From f70eb84be7f7432a69ac306bb3746ba57ff0635e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brad King Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:34:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Help: Clarify role of TARGET_NAME generator expression --- Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst index 9630de6c07..68eb3eeb06 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst @@ -1727,11 +1727,13 @@ These expressions look up information about a target. Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this expression is evaluated on. -.. genex:: $ +.. genex:: $ - Marks ``...`` as being the name of a target. This is required if exporting - targets to multiple dependent export sets. The ``...`` must be a literal - name of a target, it may not contain generator expressions. + The target name ``tgt`` as written. This marks ``tgt`` as being the name + of a target inside a larger expression, which is required if exporting + targets to multiple dependent export sets. The ``tgt`` text must be a + literal name of a target; it may not contain generator expressions. + The target does not have to exist. .. genex:: $