diff --git a/Modules/Qt4Macros.cmake b/Modules/Qt4Macros.cmake
index 5e13b59a26..f1aedd743b 100644
--- a/Modules/Qt4Macros.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Qt4Macros.cmake
@@ -113,19 +113,16 @@ macro (QT4_CREATE_MOC_COMMAND infile outfile moc_flags moc_options moc_target)
   set (_moc_parameters ${moc_flags} ${moc_options} -o "${outfile}" "${infile}")
   string (REPLACE ";" "\n" _moc_parameters "${_moc_parameters}")
 
-  set(targetincludes)
-  set(targetdefines)
   if(moc_target)
-    list(APPEND targetincludes "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${moc_target},INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>")
-    list(APPEND targetdefines "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${moc_target},COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>")
+    set(targetincludes "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${moc_target},INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>")
+    set(targetdefines "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${moc_target},COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>")
 
     set(targetincludes "$<$<BOOL:${targetincludes}>:-I$<JOIN:${targetincludes},\n-I>\n>")
     set(targetdefines "$<$<BOOL:${targetdefines}>:-D$<JOIN:${targetdefines},\n-D>\n>")
 
     file (GENERATE
       OUTPUT ${_moc_parameters_file}
-      CONTENT "${targetdefines}${targetincludes}${targetoptions}${_moc_parameters}\n"
-      CONDITION 1
+      CONTENT "${targetdefines}${targetincludes}${_moc_parameters}\n"
     )
 
     set(targetincludes)
diff --git a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
index cfd5e76df0..58b71473a6 100644
--- a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
@@ -963,9 +963,11 @@ void cmDocumentVariables::DefineVariables(cmake* cm)
      "Enables tracing output for target properties.",
      "This variable can be populated with a list of properties to generate "
      "debug output for when evaluating target properties.  Currently it can "
-     "only be used when evaluating the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES target property.  "
-     "In that case, it outputs a backtrace for each include directory in "
-     "the build.  Default is unset.",false,"Variables That Change Behavior");
+     "only be used when evaluating the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, "
+     "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS and COMPILE_OPTIONS target properties.  "
+     "In that case, it outputs a backtrace for each entry in the target "
+     "propertythe build.  Default is unset.",
+     false,"Variables That Change Behavior");
 
   // Variables defined by CMake that describe the system
 
@@ -1518,6 +1520,22 @@ void cmDocumentVariables::DefineVariables(cmake* cm)
      "See that target property for additional information.",
      false,
      "Variables that Control the Build");
+  cm->DefineProperty
+    ("CMAKE_<LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET", cmProperty::VARIABLE,
+     "Default value for <LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET of targets.",
+     "This variable is used to initialize the "
+     "<LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET property on all the targets. "
+     "See that target property for additional information.",
+     false,
+     "Variables that Control the Build");
+  cm->DefineProperty
+    ("CMAKE_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN", cmProperty::VARIABLE,
+     "Default value for VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN of targets.",
+     "This variable is used to initialize the "
+     "VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN property on all the targets. "
+     "See that target property for additional information.",
+     false,
+     "Variables that Control the Build");
 
 //   Variables defined when the a language is enabled These variables will
 // also be defined whenever CMake has loaded its support for compiling (LANG)
diff --git a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
index 36802b5fc4..d4437a8275 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ cmExportFileGenerator
     cmMakefile *mf = target->GetMakefile();
     cmOStringStream e;
     e << "Target \"" << target->GetName() << "\" has policy CMP0022 enabled, "
-         "but also has old-style INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES properties "
+         "but also has old-style LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES properties "
          "populated, but it was exported without the "
          "EXPORT_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES to export the old-style properties";
     mf->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str());
diff --git a/Source/cmFileCommand.h b/Source/cmFileCommand.h
index 586fee2ad4..aa755d1f50 100644
--- a/Source/cmFileCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmFileCommand.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
       "  file(TIMESTAMP filename variable [<format string>] [UTC])\n"
       "  file(GENERATE OUTPUT output_file\n"
       "       <INPUT input_file|CONTENT input_content>\n"
-      "       CONDITION expression)\n"
+      "       [CONDITION expression])\n"
       "WRITE will write a message into a file called 'filename'. It "
       "overwrites the file if it already exists, and creates the file "
       "if it does not exist. (If the file is a build input, use "
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
index b59298feef..d0b61909a1 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
@@ -790,11 +790,12 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 
     if (propertyName == "LINKER_LANGUAGE")
       {
-      if (dagCheckerParent && dagCheckerParent->EvaluatingLinkLibraries())
+      if (target->LinkLanguagePropagatesToDependents() &&
+          dagCheckerParent && dagCheckerParent->EvaluatingLinkLibraries())
         {
         reportError(context, content->GetOriginalExpression(),
             "LINKER_LANGUAGE target property can not be used while evaluating "
-            "link libraries");
+            "link libraries for a static library");
         return std::string();
         }
       const char *lang = target->GetLinkerLanguage(context->Config);
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index 2cd19cf2ea..78012de7b8 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -4081,7 +4081,7 @@ void cmMakefile::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
      "List of options to pass to the compiler.",
      "This property specifies the list of directories given "
      "so far for this property.  "
-     "This property exists on directories and targets.  "
+     "This property exists on directories and targets."
      "\n"
      "The target property values are used by the generators to set "
      "the options for the compiler.\n"
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index b9dc4238f7..560f07ccc0 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void cmTarget::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
      "List of options to pass to the compiler.",
      "This property specifies the list of options specified "
      "so far for this property.  "
-     "This property exists on directories and targets.  "
+     "This property exists on directories and targets."
      "\n"
      "The target property values are used by the generators to set "
      "the options for the compiler.\n"
@@ -1001,22 +1001,13 @@ void cmTarget::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
      "(such as \"lib\") on a library name.");
 
   cm->DefineProperty
-    ("C_VISIBILITY_PRESET", cmProperty::TARGET,
+    ("<LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET", cmProperty::TARGET,
      "Value for symbol visibility compile flags",
-     "The C_VISIBILITY_PRESET property determines the value passed used in "
-     "a visibility related compile option, such as -fvisibility=.  This "
-     "property only has an affect for libraries and executables with "
+     "The <LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET property determines the value passed in "
+     "a visibility related compile option, such as -fvisibility= for <LANG>.  "
+     "This property only has an affect for libraries and executables with "
      "exports.  This property is initialized by the value of the variable "
-     "CMAKE_C_VISIBILITY_PRESET if it is set when a target is created.");
-
-  cm->DefineProperty
-    ("CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET", cmProperty::TARGET,
-     "Value for symbol visibility compile flags",
-     "The CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET property determines the value passed used in "
-     "a visibility related compile option, such as -fvisibility=.  This "
-     "property only has an affect for libraries and executables with "
-     "exports.  This property is initialized by the value of the variable "
-     "CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET if it is set when a target is created.");
+     "CMAKE_<LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET if it is set when a target is created.");
 
   cm->DefineProperty
     ("VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN", cmProperty::TARGET,
@@ -2530,6 +2521,7 @@ void cmTarget::GetTllSignatureTraces(cmOStringStream &s,
                         = (sig == cmTarget::KeywordTLLSignature ? "keyword"
                                                                 : "plain");
     s << "The uses of the " << sigString << " signature are here:\n";
+    std::set<cmStdString> emitted;
     for(std::vector<cmListFileBacktrace>::const_iterator it = sigs.begin();
         it != sigs.end(); ++it)
       {
@@ -2537,7 +2529,12 @@ void cmTarget::GetTllSignatureTraces(cmOStringStream &s,
       if(i != it->end())
         {
         cmListFileContext const& lfc = *i;
-        s << " * " << (lfc.Line? "": " in ") << lfc << std::endl;
+        cmOStringStream line;
+        line << " * " << (lfc.Line? "": " in ") << lfc << std::endl;
+        if (emitted.insert(line.str()).second)
+          {
+          s << line.str();
+          }
         ++i;
         }
       }
@@ -6244,7 +6241,7 @@ void cmTarget::ComputeImportInfo(std::string const& desired_config,
   }
 
   // Get the link languages.
-  if(this->GetType() == cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY)
+  if(this->LinkLanguagePropagatesToDependents())
     {
     std::string linkProp = "IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LANGUAGES";
     linkProp += suffix;
@@ -6470,6 +6467,15 @@ bool cmTarget::ComputeLinkInterface(const char* config, LinkInterface& iface,
             break;
           }
         }
+      else
+        {
+        iface.Libraries = impl->Libraries;
+        if(this->LinkLanguagePropagatesToDependents())
+          {
+          // Targets using this archive need its language runtime libraries.
+          iface.Languages = impl->Languages;
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -6498,7 +6504,8 @@ bool cmTarget::ComputeLinkInterface(const char* config, LinkInterface& iface,
                                         headTarget,
                                         this, &dagChecker), iface.Libraries);
 
-    if(this->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY)
+    if(this->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY
+        || this->GetType() == cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY)
       {
       // Shared libraries may have runtime implementation dependencies
       // on other shared libraries that are not in the interface.
@@ -6532,6 +6539,11 @@ bool cmTarget::ComputeLinkInterface(const char* config, LinkInterface& iface,
             }
           }
         }
+      if(this->LinkLanguagePropagatesToDependents())
+        {
+        // Targets using this archive need its language runtime libraries.
+        iface.Languages = impl->Languages;
+        }
       }
     }
   else if (this->GetPolicyStatusCMP0022() == cmPolicies::WARN
@@ -6546,7 +6558,7 @@ bool cmTarget::ComputeLinkInterface(const char* config, LinkInterface& iface,
     iface.ImplementationIsInterface = true;
     iface.Libraries = impl->Libraries;
     iface.WrongConfigLibraries = impl->WrongConfigLibraries;
-    if(this->GetType() == cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY)
+    if(this->LinkLanguagePropagatesToDependents())
       {
       // Targets using this archive need its language runtime libraries.
       iface.Languages = impl->Languages;
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index 24a71ed63f..27b74ca4b0 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -549,6 +549,9 @@ public:
 
   void FinalizeSystemIncludeDirectories();
 
+  bool LinkLanguagePropagatesToDependents() const
+  { return this->TargetTypeValue == STATIC_LIBRARY; }
+
 private:
   // The set of include directories that are marked as system include
   // directories.
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/CMakeLists.txt
index dd6ab416c1..07d7c4392a 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,12 @@ assert_property(cmp0022ifacelib INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "")
 
 add_executable(cmp0022exe cmp0022exe.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(cmp0022exe cmp0022lib)
+
+add_library(staticlib1 STATIC staticlib1.cpp)
+generate_export_header(staticlib1)
+add_library(staticlib2 STATIC staticlib2.cpp)
+generate_export_header(staticlib2)
+target_link_libraries(staticlib1 LINK_PUBLIC staticlib2)
+
+add_executable(staticlib_exe staticlib_exe.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(staticlib_exe staticlib1)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib1.cpp b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib1.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a253c46f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib1.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+int staticlib1() { return 0; }
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib1.h b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib1.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bbf23ffdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib1.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#ifdef _WIN32
+__declspec(dllexport)
+#endif
+int staticlib1();
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib2.cpp b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e38063b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+int staticlib2() { return 0; }
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib2.h b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib2.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4e07b6c13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#ifdef _WIN32
+__declspec(dllexport)
+#endif
+int staticlib2();
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib_exe.cpp b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib_exe.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97adc40dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeCommands/target_link_libraries/cmp0022/staticlib_exe.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+#include "staticlib1.h"
+#include "staticlib2.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+  return staticlib1() + staticlib2();
+}
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0022/CMP0022-export-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0022/CMP0022-export-stderr.txt
index 6c2905702f..ae7627e1e8 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0022/CMP0022-export-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0022/CMP0022-export-stderr.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 CMake Error at CMP0022-export.cmake:11 \(export\):
   Target "cmp0022NEW" has policy CMP0022 enabled, but also has old-style
-  INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES properties populated, but it was exported without
+  LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES properties populated, but it was exported without
   the EXPORT_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES to export the old-style properties
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0022/CMP0022-install-export-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0022/CMP0022-install-export-stderr.txt
index 3425e8e47b..405dd8dc8a 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0022/CMP0022-install-export-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMP0022/CMP0022-install-export-stderr.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 CMake Error in CMakeLists.txt:
   Target "cmp0022NEW" has policy CMP0022 enabled, but also has old-style
-  INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES properties populated, but it was exported without
+  LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES properties populated, but it was exported without
   the EXPORT_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES to export the old-style properties
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/Languages/LINK_LANGUAGE-genex.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/Languages/LINK_LANGUAGE-genex.cmake
index d4e31cde38..64f394c116 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/Languages/LINK_LANGUAGE-genex.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/Languages/LINK_LANGUAGE-genex.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 
-add_library(foo SHARED empty.cpp)
-add_library(bar SHARED empty.cpp)
+add_library(foo STATIC empty.cpp)
+add_library(bar STATIC empty.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(foo $<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:LINKER_LANGUAGE>,anything>:bar>)