diff --git a/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
index 354f12341..5a3e7d104 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ set(SRCS
   cmFileTimeComparison.cxx
   cmFileTimeComparison.h
   cmGeneratedFileStream.cxx
+  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.cxx
+  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.h
   cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
   cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.h
   cmGeneratorExpressionLexer.cxx
diff --git a/Source/cmAddTestCommand.h b/Source/cmAddTestCommand.h
index b11bff967..6a0cd9d2e 100644
--- a/Source/cmAddTestCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmAddTestCommand.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
       "\n"
       "Arguments after COMMAND may use \"generator expressions\" with the "
       "syntax \"$<...>\".  "
-      CM_DOCUMENT_COMMAND_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS
+      CM_DOCUMENT_ADD_TEST_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS
       "Example usage:\n"
       "  add_test(NAME mytest\n"
       "           COMMAND testDriver --config $<CONFIGURATION>\n"
diff --git a/Source/cmDocumentGeneratorExpressions.h b/Source/cmDocumentGeneratorExpressions.h
index 74c673a35..6b0cf4914 100644
--- a/Source/cmDocumentGeneratorExpressions.h
+++ b/Source/cmDocumentGeneratorExpressions.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef cmDocumentGeneratorExpressions_h
 #define cmDocumentGeneratorExpressions_h
 
-#define CM_DOCUMENT_COMMAND_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS                       \
+#define CM_DOCUMENT_ADD_TEST_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS                      \
   "Generator expressions are evaluted during build system generation "  \
   "to produce information specific to each build configuration.  "      \
   "Valid expressions are:\n"                                            \
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
   "  $<1:...>                  = content of \"...\"\n"                  \
   "  $<CONFIG:cfg>             = '1' if config is \"cfg\", else '0'\n"  \
   "  $<CONFIGURATION>          = configuration name\n"                  \
+  "  $<BOOL:...>               = '1' if the '...' is true, else '0'\n"  \
+  "  $<STREQUAL:a,b>           = '1' if a is STREQUAL b, else '0'\n"    \
+  "  $<ANGLE-R>                = A literal '>'. Used to compare "       \
+  "strings which contain a '>' for example.\n"                          \
+  "  $<COMMA>                  = A literal ','. Used to compare "       \
+  "strings which contain a ',' for example.\n"                          \
   "  $<TARGET_FILE:tgt>        = main file (.exe, .so.1.2, .a)\n"       \
   "  $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE:tgt> = file used to link (.a, .lib, .so)\n"   \
   "  $<TARGET_SONAME_FILE:tgt> = file with soname (.so.3)\n"            \
@@ -29,11 +35,20 @@
   "  $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:tgt>/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:tgt>\n"                  \
   "  $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_DIR:tgt>/$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME:tgt>\n"    \
   "  $<TARGET_SONAME_FILE_DIR:tgt>/$<TARGET_SONAME_FILE_NAME:tgt>\n"    \
+  "  $<TARGET_PROPERTY:tgt,prop>   = The value of the property prop\n"  \
+  "the target tgt. Note that tgt is not added as a dependency of the "  \
+  "target this expression is evaluated on.\n" \
   "Boolean expressions:\n"                                              \
   "  $<AND:?[,?]...>           = '1' if all '?' are '1', else '0'\n"    \
   "  $<OR:?[,?]...>            = '0' if all '?' are '0', else '1'\n"    \
   "  $<NOT:?>                  = '0' if '?' is '1', else '1'\n"         \
   "where '?' is always either '0' or '1'.\n"                            \
+
+#define CM_DOCUMENT_COMMAND_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS                       \
+  CM_DOCUMENT_ADD_TEST_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS \
+  "Expressions with an implicit 'this' target:"                         \
+  "  $<TARGET_PROPERTY:prop>   = The value of the property prop on\n"   \
+  "the target on which the generator expression is evaluated.\n"        \
   ""
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
index b1bbd905d..8b2dabacf 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
@@ -617,14 +617,17 @@ void cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator::AppendTarget(cmGeneratedFileStream& fout,
           "         <Option compiler=\"" << compiler << "\" />\n"
           "         <Compiler>\n";
 
+    cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GlobalGenerator
+                                  ->GetGeneratorTarget(target);
+
     // the compilerdefines for this target
-    const char* cdefs = target->GetMakefile()->GetProperty(
-                                                        "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS");
-    if(cdefs)
+    std::string cdefs = gtgt->GetCompileDefinitions();
+
+    if(cdefs.empty())
       {
       // Expand the list.
       std::vector<std::string> defs;
-      cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(cdefs, defs);
+      cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(cdefs.c_str(), defs);
       for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator di = defs.begin();
           di != defs.end(); ++di)
         {
@@ -633,59 +636,57 @@ void cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator::AppendTarget(cmGeneratedFileStream& fout,
         }
       }
 
-      // the include directories for this target
-      std::set<std::string> uniqIncludeDirs;
+    // the include directories for this target
+    std::set<std::string> uniqIncludeDirs;
 
-      cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GlobalGenerator
-                                    ->GetGeneratorTarget(target);
-      std::vector<std::string> includes;
-      target->GetMakefile()->GetLocalGenerator()->
-        GetIncludeDirectories(includes, gtgt);
-      for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator dirIt=includes.begin();
-          dirIt != includes.end();
+    std::vector<std::string> includes;
+    target->GetMakefile()->GetLocalGenerator()->
+      GetIncludeDirectories(includes, gtgt);
+    for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator dirIt=includes.begin();
+        dirIt != includes.end();
+        ++dirIt)
+      {
+      uniqIncludeDirs.insert(*dirIt);
+      }
+
+    std::string systemIncludeDirs = makefile->GetSafeDefinition(
+                              "CMAKE_EXTRA_GENERATOR_C_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS");
+    if (!systemIncludeDirs.empty())
+      {
+      std::vector<std::string> dirs;
+      cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(systemIncludeDirs.c_str(), dirs);
+      for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator dirIt=dirs.begin();
+          dirIt != dirs.end();
           ++dirIt)
         {
         uniqIncludeDirs.insert(*dirIt);
         }
+      }
 
-      std::string systemIncludeDirs = makefile->GetSafeDefinition(
-                                "CMAKE_EXTRA_GENERATOR_C_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS");
-      if (!systemIncludeDirs.empty())
-        {
-        std::vector<std::string> dirs;
-        cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(systemIncludeDirs.c_str(), dirs);
-        for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator dirIt=dirs.begin();
-            dirIt != dirs.end();
-            ++dirIt)
-          {
-          uniqIncludeDirs.insert(*dirIt);
-          }
-        }
-
-      systemIncludeDirs = makefile->GetSafeDefinition(
-                              "CMAKE_EXTRA_GENERATOR_CXX_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS");
-      if (!systemIncludeDirs.empty())
-        {
-        std::vector<std::string> dirs;
-        cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(systemIncludeDirs.c_str(), dirs);
-        for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator dirIt=dirs.begin();
-            dirIt != dirs.end();
-            ++dirIt)
-          {
-          uniqIncludeDirs.insert(*dirIt);
-          }
-        }
-
-      for(std::set<std::string>::const_iterator dirIt=uniqIncludeDirs.begin();
-          dirIt != uniqIncludeDirs.end();
+    systemIncludeDirs = makefile->GetSafeDefinition(
+                            "CMAKE_EXTRA_GENERATOR_CXX_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIRS");
+    if (!systemIncludeDirs.empty())
+      {
+      std::vector<std::string> dirs;
+      cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(systemIncludeDirs.c_str(), dirs);
+      for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator dirIt=dirs.begin();
+          dirIt != dirs.end();
           ++dirIt)
         {
-        fout <<"            <Add directory=\"" << dirIt->c_str() << "\" />\n";
+        uniqIncludeDirs.insert(*dirIt);
         }
-
-      fout<<"         </Compiler>\n";
       }
-    else // e.g. all and the GLOBAL and UTILITY targets
+
+    for(std::set<std::string>::const_iterator dirIt=uniqIncludeDirs.begin();
+        dirIt != uniqIncludeDirs.end();
+        ++dirIt)
+      {
+      fout <<"            <Add directory=\"" << dirIt->c_str() << "\" />\n";
+      }
+
+    fout<<"         </Compiler>\n";
+    }
+  else // e.g. all and the GLOBAL and UTILITY targets
     {
     fout<<"         <Option working_dir=\""
                             << makefile->GetStartOutputDirectory() << "\" />\n"
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpression.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpression.cxx
index 0885616ad..3f8e962be 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpression.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpression.cxx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.h"
 #include "cmGeneratorExpressionLexer.h"
 #include "cmGeneratorExpressionParser.h"
+#include "cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.h"
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cmGeneratorExpression::cmGeneratorExpression(
@@ -65,7 +66,9 @@ cmGeneratorExpression::~cmGeneratorExpression()
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 const char *cmCompiledGeneratorExpression::Evaluate(
-  cmMakefile* mf, const char* config, bool quiet) const
+  cmMakefile* mf, const char* config, bool quiet,
+  cmGeneratorTarget *target,
+  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *dagChecker) const
 {
   if (!this->NeedsParsing)
     {
@@ -84,11 +87,12 @@ const char *cmCompiledGeneratorExpression::Evaluate(
   context.Config = config;
   context.Quiet = quiet;
   context.HadError = false;
+  context.Target = target;
   context.Backtrace = this->Backtrace;
 
   for ( ; it != end; ++it)
     {
-    this->Output += (*it)->Evaluate(&context);
+    this->Output += (*it)->Evaluate(&context, dagChecker);
     if (context.HadError)
       {
       this->Output = "";
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpression.h b/Source/cmGeneratorExpression.h
index b8467c27c..d37ce97d3 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpression.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpression.h
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
   implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
   See the License for more information.
 ============================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef cmGeneratorExpression_h
+#define cmGeneratorExpression_h
+
 #include "cmStandardIncludes.h"
 
 #include <stack>
@@ -16,10 +20,12 @@
 #include <cmsys/RegularExpression.hxx>
 
 class cmTarget;
+class cmGeneratorTarget;
 class cmMakefile;
 class cmListFileBacktrace;
 
 struct cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator;
+struct cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker;
 
 class cmCompiledGeneratorExpression;
 
@@ -54,7 +60,9 @@ class cmCompiledGeneratorExpression
 {
 public:
   const char* Evaluate(cmMakefile* mf, const char* config,
-                        bool quiet = false) const;
+                       bool quiet = false,
+                       cmGeneratorTarget *target = 0,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *dagChecker = 0) const;
 
   /** Get set of targets found during evaluations.  */
   std::set<cmTarget*> const& GetTargets() const
@@ -80,3 +88,5 @@ private:
   mutable std::set<cmTarget*> Targets;
   mutable std::string Output;
 };
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfb0ddf92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*============================================================================
+  CMake - Cross Platform Makefile Generator
+  Copyright 2012 Stephen Kelly <steveire@gmail.com>
+
+  Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
+  see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
+
+  This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+  See the License for more information.
+============================================================================*/
+
+#include "cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.h"
+
+#include "cmMakefile.h"
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker::cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker(
+                const cmListFileBacktrace &backtrace,
+                const std::string &target,
+                const std::string &property,
+                const GeneratorExpressionContent *content,
+                cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *parent)
+  : Parent(parent), Target(target), Property(property),
+    Content(content), Backtrace(backtrace)
+{
+  this->IsDAG = this->isDAG();
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker::check() const
+{
+  return this->IsDAG;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker::reportError(
+                  cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
+                  const std::string &expr)
+{
+  if (this->IsDAG)
+    {
+    return;
+    }
+
+  context->HadError = true;
+  if (context->Quiet)
+    {
+    return;
+    }
+
+  const cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *parent = this->Parent;
+
+  if (parent && !parent->Parent)
+    {
+    cmOStringStream e;
+    e << "Error evaluating generator expression:\n"
+      << "  " << expr << "\n"
+      << "Self reference on target \""
+      << context->Target->GetName() << "\".\n";
+    context->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()
+      ->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str().c_str(),
+                      parent->Backtrace);
+    return;
+    }
+
+  {
+  cmOStringStream e;
+  e << "Error evaluating generator expression:\n"
+    << "  " << expr << "\n"
+    << "Dependency loop found.";
+  context->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()
+    ->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str().c_str(),
+                    context->Backtrace);
+  }
+
+  int loopStep = 1;
+  while (parent)
+    {
+    cmOStringStream e;
+    e << "Loop step " << loopStep << "\n"
+      << "  "
+      << (parent->Content ? parent->Content->GetOriginalExpression() : expr)
+      << "\n";
+    context->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()
+      ->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str().c_str(),
+                      parent->Backtrace);
+    parent = parent->Parent;
+    ++loopStep;
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker::isDAG() const
+{
+  const cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *parent = this->Parent;
+  while (parent)
+    {
+    if (this->Target == parent->Target && this->Property == parent->Property)
+      {
+      return false;
+      }
+    parent = parent->Parent;
+    }
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.h b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffc84f8fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*============================================================================
+  CMake - Cross Platform Makefile Generator
+  Copyright 2012 Stephen Kelly <steveire@gmail.com>
+
+  Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
+  see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
+
+  This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+  See the License for more information.
+============================================================================*/
+#ifndef cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker_h
+#define cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker_h
+
+#include "cmStandardIncludes.h"
+
+#include "cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.h"
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+struct cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker
+{
+  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker(const cmListFileBacktrace &backtrace,
+                                  const std::string &target,
+                                  const std::string &property,
+                                  const GeneratorExpressionContent *content,
+                                  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *parent);
+
+  bool check() const;
+
+  void reportError(cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
+                   const std::string &expr);
+private:
+  bool isDAG() const;
+
+private:
+  const cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker * const Parent;
+  const std::string Target;
+  const std::string Property;
+  const GeneratorExpressionContent * const Content;
+  const cmListFileBacktrace Backtrace;
+  bool IsDAG;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
index 9f84ed279..22f60d4eb 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include "cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.h"
 #include "cmGeneratorExpressionParser.h"
+#include "cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.h"
+#include "cmGeneratorExpression.h"
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static void reportError(cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ struct cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 
   virtual std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &parameters,
                                cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
-                               const GeneratorExpressionContent *content
+                               const GeneratorExpressionContent *content,
+                               cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *dagChecker
                               ) const = 0;
 };
 
@@ -60,7 +63,8 @@ static const struct ZeroNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 
   std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &,
                        cmGeneratorExpressionContext *,
-                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *) const
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
   {
     // Unreachable
     return std::string();
@@ -76,7 +80,8 @@ static const struct OneNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 
   std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &,
                        cmGeneratorExpressionContext *,
-                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *) const
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
   {
     // Unreachable
     return std::string();
@@ -93,7 +98,8 @@ static const struct OP ## Node : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode \
  \
   std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &parameters, \
                        cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context, \
-                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *content) const \
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *content, \
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const \
   { \
     std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = parameters.begin(); \
     const std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator end = parameters.end(); \
@@ -123,9 +129,11 @@ BOOLEAN_OP_NODE(orNode, OR, 0, 1)
 static const struct NotNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 {
   NotNode() {}
+
   std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &parameters,
                        cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
-                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *content) const
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *content,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
   {
     if (*parameters.begin() != "0" && *parameters.begin() != "1")
       {
@@ -137,15 +145,81 @@ static const struct NotNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
   }
 } notNode;
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static const struct BoolNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
+{
+  BoolNode() {}
+
+  virtual int NumExpectedParameters() const { return 1; }
+
+  std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &parameters,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionContext *,
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
+  {
+    return !cmSystemTools::IsOff(parameters.begin()->c_str()) ? "1" : "0";
+  }
+} boolNode;
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static const struct StrEqualNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
+{
+  StrEqualNode() {}
+
+  virtual int NumExpectedParameters() const { return 2; }
+
+  std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &parameters,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionContext *,
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
+  {
+    return *parameters.begin() == parameters.at(1) ? "1" : "0";
+  }
+} strEqualNode;
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static const struct Angle_RNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
+{
+  Angle_RNode() {}
+
+  virtual int NumExpectedParameters() const { return 0; }
+
+  std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionContext *,
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
+  {
+    return ">";
+  }
+} angle_rNode;
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static const struct CommaNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
+{
+  CommaNode() {}
+
+  virtual int NumExpectedParameters() const { return 0; }
+
+  std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionContext *,
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
+  {
+    return ",";
+  }
+} commaNode;
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static const struct ConfigurationNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 {
   ConfigurationNode() {}
+
   virtual int NumExpectedParameters() const { return 0; }
 
   std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &,
                        cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
-                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *) const
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
   {
     return context->Config ? context->Config : "";
   }
@@ -160,7 +234,8 @@ static const struct ConfigurationTestNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 
   std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &parameters,
                        cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
-                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *content) const
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *content,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
   {
     if (!context->Config)
       {
@@ -179,6 +254,61 @@ static const struct ConfigurationTestNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
   }
 } configurationTestNode;
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
+{
+  TargetPropertyNode() {}
+
+  // This node handles errors on parameter count itself.
+  virtual int NumExpectedParameters() const { return -1; }
+
+  std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &parameters,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *content,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *dagCheckerParent
+                      ) const
+  {
+    if (parameters.size() != 1 && parameters.size() != 2)
+      {
+      reportError(context, content->GetOriginalExpression(),
+          "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:...> expression requires one or two parameters");
+      return std::string();
+      }
+    cmGeneratorTarget* target = context->Target;
+    std::string propertyName = *parameters.begin();
+    if (parameters.size() == 2)
+      {
+      target = context->Makefile->FindGeneratorTargetToUse(
+                                                parameters.begin()->c_str());
+
+      if (!target)
+        {
+        cmOStringStream e;
+        e << "Target \""
+          << target
+          << "\" not found.";
+        reportError(context, content->GetOriginalExpression(), e.str());
+        }
+      propertyName = parameters.at(1);
+      }
+
+    cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker dagChecker(context->Backtrace,
+                                               target->GetName(),
+                                               propertyName,
+                                               content,
+                                               dagCheckerParent);
+
+    if (!dagChecker.check())
+      {
+      dagChecker.reportError(context, content->GetOriginalExpression());
+      return std::string();
+      }
+
+    const char *prop = target->GetProperty(propertyName.c_str());
+    return prop ? prop : "";
+  }
+} targetPropertyNode;
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<bool linker, bool soname>
 struct TargetFilesystemArtifactResultCreator
@@ -293,7 +423,8 @@ struct TargetFilesystemArtifact : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
 
   std::string Evaluate(const std::vector<std::string> &parameters,
                        cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
-                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *content) const
+                       const GeneratorExpressionContent *content,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
   {
     // Lookup the referenced target.
     std::string name = *parameters.begin();
@@ -392,7 +523,18 @@ cmGeneratorExpressionNode* GetNode(const std::string &identifier)
     return &targetLinkerFileDirNode;
   else if (identifier == "TARGET_SONAME_FILE_DIR")
     return &targetSoNameFileDirNode;
+  else if (identifier == "STREQUAL")
+    return &strEqualNode;
+  else if (identifier == "BOOL")
+    return &boolNode;
+  else if (identifier == "ANGLE-R")
+    return &angle_rNode;
+  else if (identifier == "COMMA")
+    return &commaNode;
+  else if (identifier == "TARGET_PROPERTY")
+    return &targetPropertyNode;
   return 0;
+
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -412,7 +554,8 @@ std::string GeneratorExpressionContent::GetOriginalExpression() const
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string GeneratorExpressionContent::Evaluate(
-                                  cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context) const
+                            cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
+                            cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *dagChecker) const
 {
   std::string identifier;
   {
@@ -422,7 +565,7 @@ std::string GeneratorExpressionContent::Evaluate(
                                           = this->IdentifierChildren.end();
   for ( ; it != end; ++it)
     {
-    identifier += (*it)->Evaluate(context);
+    identifier += (*it)->Evaluate(context, dagChecker);
     if (context->HadError)
       {
       return std::string();
@@ -465,7 +608,7 @@ std::string GeneratorExpressionContent::Evaluate(
                                                                 = pit->end();
       for ( ; it != end; ++it)
         {
-        result += (*it)->Evaluate(context);
+        result += (*it)->Evaluate(context, dagChecker);
         if (context->HadError)
           {
           return std::string();
@@ -491,7 +634,7 @@ std::string GeneratorExpressionContent::Evaluate(
                                                               pit->end();
     for ( ; it != end; ++it)
       {
-      parameter += (*it)->Evaluate(context);
+      parameter += (*it)->Evaluate(context, dagChecker);
       if (context->HadError)
         {
         return std::string();
@@ -534,7 +677,7 @@ std::string GeneratorExpressionContent::Evaluate(
     return std::string();
     }
 
-  return node->Evaluate(parameters, context, this);
+  return node->Evaluate(parameters, context, this, dagChecker);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.h b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.h
index 5163ca002..04a2acdc6 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.h
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "cmListFileCache.h"
+
+class cmTarget;
+class cmGeneratorTarget;
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 struct cmGeneratorExpressionContext
 {
@@ -22,11 +27,13 @@ struct cmGeneratorExpressionContext
   std::set<cmTarget*> Targets;
   cmMakefile *Makefile;
   const char *Config;
-  cmTarget *Target;
+  cmGeneratorTarget *Target;
   bool Quiet;
   bool HadError;
 };
 
+struct cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker;
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 struct cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator
 {
@@ -41,8 +48,8 @@ struct cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator
 
   virtual Type GetType() const = 0;
 
-  virtual std::string Evaluate(cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context
-                              ) const = 0;
+  virtual std::string Evaluate(cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
+                              cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const = 0;
 
 private:
   cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator(const cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator &);
@@ -57,7 +64,8 @@ struct TextContent : public cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator
 
   }
 
-  std::string Evaluate(cmGeneratorExpressionContext *) const
+  std::string Evaluate(cmGeneratorExpressionContext *,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
   {
     return std::string(this->Content, this->Length);
   }
@@ -102,7 +110,8 @@ struct GeneratorExpressionContent : public cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator
     return cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator::Generator;
   }
 
-  std::string Evaluate(cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context) const;
+  std::string Evaluate(cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
+                       cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const;
 
   std::string GetOriginalExpression() const;
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index 91f16d102..d4b57f4a0 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "cmComputeLinkInformation.h"
 #include "cmGlobalGenerator.h"
 #include "cmSourceFile.h"
+#include "cmGeneratorExpression.h"
+#include "cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -289,19 +291,40 @@ std::vector<std::string> cmGeneratorTarget::GetIncludeDirectories()
 {
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
   const char *prop = this->Target->GetProperty("INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES");
-  if(prop)
+  if(!prop)
     {
-    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(prop, includes);
+    return includes;
     }
 
+  const char *config = this->Makefile->GetDefinition("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE");
+  cmListFileBacktrace lfbt;
+  cmGeneratorExpression ge(lfbt);
+
+  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker dagChecker(lfbt,
+                                              this->GetName(),
+                                              "INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES", 0, 0);
+
+  cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(ge.Parse(prop)
+                                    .Evaluate(this->Makefile,
+                                              config,
+                                              false,
+                                              this,
+                                              &dagChecker),
+                                    includes);
+
   std::set<std::string> uniqueIncludes;
   std::vector<std::string> orderedAndUniqueIncludes;
   for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator
       li = includes.begin(); li != includes.end(); ++li)
     {
-    if(uniqueIncludes.insert(*li).second)
+    std::string inc = *li;
+    if (!cmSystemTools::IsOff(inc.c_str()))
       {
-      orderedAndUniqueIncludes.push_back(*li);
+      cmSystemTools::ConvertToUnixSlashes(inc);
+      }
+    if(uniqueIncludes.insert(inc).second)
+      {
+      orderedAndUniqueIncludes.push_back(inc);
       }
     }
 
@@ -309,15 +332,30 @@ std::vector<std::string> cmGeneratorTarget::GetIncludeDirectories()
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-const char *cmGeneratorTarget::GetCompileDefinitions(const char *config)
+std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetCompileDefinitions(const char *config)
 {
-  if (!config)
+  std::string defPropName = "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS";
+  if (config)
     {
-    return this->Target->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS");
+    defPropName += "_" + cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config);
     }
-  std::string defPropName = "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_";
-  defPropName +=
-    cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config);
 
-  return this->Target->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str());
+  const char *prop = this->Target->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str());
+
+  if (!prop)
+    {
+    return "";
+    }
+
+  cmListFileBacktrace lfbt;
+  cmGeneratorExpression ge(lfbt);
+
+  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker dagChecker(lfbt,
+                                             this->GetName(),
+                                             defPropName, 0, 0);
+  return ge.Parse(prop).Evaluate(this->Makefile,
+                                 config,
+                                 false,
+                                 this,
+                                 &dagChecker);
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index 4487c1136..8ea17d7e8 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
   /** Get the include directories for this target.  */
   std::vector<std::string> GetIncludeDirectories();
 
-  const char *GetCompileDefinitions(const char *config = 0);
+  std::string GetCompileDefinitions(const char *config = 0);
 
 private:
   void ClassifySources();
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index 39b0ffe62..95c680713 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -1647,16 +1647,12 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateBuildSettings(cmTarget& target,
     // Add the export symbol definition for shared library objects.
     this->AppendDefines(ppDefs, exportMacro);
     }
-  this->AppendDefines
-    (ppDefs, this->CurrentMakefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
-  this->AppendDefines(ppDefs, target.GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
+  cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
+  this->AppendDefines(ppDefs, gtgt->GetCompileDefinitions().c_str());
   if(configName)
     {
-    std::string defVarName = "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_";
-    defVarName += cmSystemTools::UpperCase(configName);
-    this->AppendDefines
-      (ppDefs, this->CurrentMakefile->GetProperty(defVarName.c_str()));
-    this->AppendDefines(ppDefs, target.GetProperty(defVarName.c_str()));
+    this->AppendDefines(ppDefs,
+                        gtgt->GetCompileDefinitions(configName).c_str());
     }
   buildSettings->AddAttribute
     ("GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", ppDefs.CreateList());
@@ -1713,10 +1709,8 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateBuildSettings(cmTarget& target,
 
   // Set target-specific architectures.
   std::vector<std::string> archs;
-  {
-  cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
   gtgt->GetAppleArchs(configName, archs);
-  }
+
   if(!archs.empty())
     {
     // Enable ARCHS attribute.
@@ -1953,7 +1947,6 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateBuildSettings(cmTarget& target,
   BuildObjectListOrString dirs(this, this->XcodeVersion >= 30);
   BuildObjectListOrString fdirs(this, this->XcodeVersion >= 30);
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
   this->CurrentLocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, gtgt);
   std::set<cmStdString> emitted;
   emitted.insert("/System/Library/Frameworks");
diff --git a/Source/cmIncludeDirectoryCommand.cxx b/Source/cmIncludeDirectoryCommand.cxx
index 4dd98a16c..ba8184989 100644
--- a/Source/cmIncludeDirectoryCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmIncludeDirectoryCommand.cxx
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ bool cmIncludeDirectoryCommand
   return true;
 }
 
+static bool StartsWithGeneratorExpression(const std::string &input)
+{
+  return input[0] == '$' && input[1] == '<';
+}
+
 // do a lot of cleanup on the arguments because this is one place where folks
 // sometimes take the output of a program and pass it directly into this
 // command not thinking that a single argument could be filled with spaces
@@ -105,10 +110,13 @@ void cmIncludeDirectoryCommand::AddDirectory(const char *i,
     cmSystemTools::ConvertToUnixSlashes(ret);
     if(!cmSystemTools::FileIsFullPath(ret.c_str()))
       {
-      std::string tmp = this->Makefile->GetStartDirectory();
-      tmp += "/";
-      tmp += ret;
-      ret = tmp;
+      if(!StartsWithGeneratorExpression(ret))
+        {
+        std::string tmp = this->Makefile->GetStartDirectory();
+        tmp += "/";
+        tmp += ret;
+        ret = tmp;
+        }
       }
     }
   this->Makefile->AddIncludeDirectory(ret.c_str(), before);
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index d45265884..6079ba809 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -1390,6 +1390,11 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetIncludeDirectories(std::vector<std::string>& dirs,
       }
     }
 
+  if(!target)
+    {
+    return;
+    }
+
   // Load implicit include directories for this language.
   std::string impDirVar = "CMAKE_";
   impDirVar += lang;
@@ -1407,10 +1412,8 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetIncludeDirectories(std::vector<std::string>& dirs,
 
   // Get the target-specific include directories.
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  if(target)
-    {
-    includes = target->GetIncludeDirectories();
-    }
+
+  includes = target->GetIncludeDirectories();
 
   // Support putting all the in-project include directories first if
   // it is requested by the project.
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index 0916d4422..9aaacf7e1 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ public:
    */
   void AppendDefines(std::set<std::string>& defines,
                      const char* defines_list);
+  void AppendDefines(std::set<std::string>& defines,
+                     std::string defines_list)
+  {
+    this->AppendDefines(defines, defines_list.c_str());
+  }
   /**
    * Join a set of defines into a definesString with a space separator.
    */
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index 2ededfe0a..11d9d9cb2 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -724,10 +724,6 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteConfiguration(std::ostream& fout,
     flags += targetFlags;
     }
 
-  std::string configUpper = cmSystemTools::UpperCase(configName);
-  std::string defPropName = "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_";
-  defPropName += configUpper;
-
   // Get preprocessor definitions for this directory.
   std::string defineFlags = this->Makefile->GetDefineFlags();
   Options::Tool t = Options::Compiler;
@@ -744,11 +740,10 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteConfiguration(std::ostream& fout,
   targetOptions.Parse(flags.c_str());
   targetOptions.Parse(defineFlags.c_str());
   targetOptions.ParseFinish();
-  targetOptions.AddDefines
-    (this->Makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
-  targetOptions.AddDefines(target.GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
-  targetOptions.AddDefines(this->Makefile->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
-  targetOptions.AddDefines(target.GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
+  cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
+    this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
+  targetOptions.AddDefines(gt->GetCompileDefinitions().c_str());
+  targetOptions.AddDefines(gt->GetCompileDefinitions(configName).c_str());
   targetOptions.SetVerboseMakefile(
     this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE"));
 
@@ -819,8 +814,6 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteConfiguration(std::ostream& fout,
   targetOptions.OutputAdditionalOptions(fout, "\t\t\t\t", "\n");
   fout << "\t\t\t\tAdditionalIncludeDirectories=\"";
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
-    this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
   this->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, gt);
   std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = includes.begin();
   for(;i != includes.end(); ++i)
diff --git a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
index fea117a4f..90718ab1d 100644
--- a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -1225,21 +1225,16 @@ bool cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::ComputeClOptions(
     flags += " ";
     flags += targetFlags;
     }
-  std::string configUpper = cmSystemTools::UpperCase(configName);
-  std::string defPropName = "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_";
-  defPropName += configUpper;
-
   // Get preprocessor definitions for this directory.
   std::string defineFlags = this->Target->GetMakefile()->GetDefineFlags();
   clOptions.FixExceptionHandlingDefault();
   clOptions.AddFlag("PrecompiledHeader", "NotUsing");
   clOptions.Parse(flags.c_str());
   clOptions.Parse(defineFlags.c_str());
-  clOptions.AddDefines
-    (this->Makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
-  clOptions.AddDefines(this->Target->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
-  clOptions.AddDefines(this->Makefile->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
-  clOptions.AddDefines(this->Target->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
+  clOptions.AddDefines(
+                     this->GeneratorTarget->GetCompileDefinitions().c_str());
+  clOptions.AddDefines(this->GeneratorTarget->GetCompileDefinitions(
+                                                configName.c_str()).c_str());
   clOptions.SetVerboseMakefile(
     this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE"));
 
diff --git a/Tests/CompileDefinitions/compiletest.cpp b/Tests/CompileDefinitions/compiletest.cpp
index 6db6f3f96..4a68a0750 100644
--- a/Tests/CompileDefinitions/compiletest.cpp
+++ b/Tests/CompileDefinitions/compiletest.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ enum {
 #endif
 };
 
+#ifdef TEST_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS
+#ifndef CMAKE_IS_DECLARATIVE
+#error Expect declarative definition
+#endif
+#ifdef GE_NOT_DEFINED
+#error Expect not defined generator expression
+#endif
+#endif
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   return 0;
diff --git a/Tests/CompileDefinitions/target_prop/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CompileDefinitions/target_prop/CMakeLists.txt
index e2b6ba9b2..fcb22b019 100644
--- a/Tests/CompileDefinitions/target_prop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CompileDefinitions/target_prop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@ set_target_properties(target_prop_executable PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS CMAK
 
 set_property(TARGET target_prop_executable APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS CMAKE_IS_REALLY="Very Fun" CMAKE_IS=Fun)
 set_property(TARGET target_prop_executable APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS CMAKE_IS_FUN CMAKE_IS_="Fun")
+
+set_property(TARGET target_prop_executable APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS
+  TEST_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS
+    "$<1:CMAKE_IS_DECLARATIVE>"
+    "$<0:GE_NOT_DEFINED>"
+)
diff --git a/Tests/GeneratorExpression/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/GeneratorExpression/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b135dcb5..79a8abbf3 100644
--- a/Tests/GeneratorExpression/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/GeneratorExpression/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,23 @@ add_custom_target(check ALL
     -Dtest_or_1=$<OR:1>
     -Dtest_or_1_0=$<OR:1,0>
     -Dtest_or_1_1=$<OR:1,1>
+    -Dtest_bool_notfound=$<BOOL:NOTFOUND>
+    -Dtest_bool_foo_notfound=$<BOOL:Foo-NOTFOUND>
+    -Dtest_bool_true=$<BOOL:True>
+    -Dtest_bool_false=$<BOOL:False>
+    -Dtest_bool_on=$<BOOL:On>
+    -Dtest_bool_off=$<BOOL:Off>
+    -Dtest_bool_no=$<BOOL:No>
+    -Dtest_bool_n=$<BOOL:N>
+    -Dtest_strequal_yes_yes=$<STREQUAL:Yes,Yes>
+    -Dtest_strequal_yes_yes_cs=$<STREQUAL:Yes,yes>
+    -Dtest_strequal_yes_no=$<STREQUAL:Yes,No>
+    -Dtest_strequal_no_yes=$<STREQUAL:No,Yes>
+    -Dtest_strequal_angle_r=$<STREQUAL:$<ANGLE-R>,$<ANGLE-R>>
+    -Dtest_strequal_comma=$<STREQUAL:$<COMMA>,$<COMMA>>
+    -Dtest_strequal_angle_r_comma=$<STREQUAL:$<ANGLE-R>,$<COMMA>>
+    -Dtest_angle_r=$<ANGLE-R>
+    -Dtest_comma=$<COMMA>
     -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/check.cmake
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "check done"
   VERBATIM
diff --git a/Tests/GeneratorExpression/check.cmake b/Tests/GeneratorExpression/check.cmake
index e243d8528..6fb87a282 100644
--- a/Tests/GeneratorExpression/check.cmake
+++ b/Tests/GeneratorExpression/check.cmake
@@ -23,3 +23,20 @@ check(test_or_0_1 "1")
 check(test_or_1 "1")
 check(test_or_1_0 "1")
 check(test_or_1_1 "1")
+check(test_bool_notfound "0")
+check(test_bool_foo_notfound "0")
+check(test_bool_true "1")
+check(test_bool_false "0")
+check(test_bool_on "1")
+check(test_bool_off "0")
+check(test_bool_no "0")
+check(test_bool_n "0")
+check(test_strequal_yes_yes "1")
+check(test_strequal_yes_yes_cs "0")
+check(test_strequal_yes_no "0")
+check(test_strequal_no_yes "0")
+check(test_strequal_angle_r "1")
+check(test_strequal_comma "1")
+check(test_strequal_angle_r_comma "0")
+check(test_angle_r ">")
+check(test_comma ",")
diff --git a/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/CMakeLists.txt
index 334b8be62..4b6f682a9 100644
--- a/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,13 +12,21 @@ create_header(bar)
 create_header(bat)
 create_header(foo)
 create_header(baz)
+create_header(bang)
+create_header(bing)
+create_header(bung)
 
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
 include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bar")
+include_directories("$<1:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bang>")
 
 add_executable(TargetIncludeDirectories main.cpp)
 set_property(TARGET TargetIncludeDirectories APPEND PROPERTY INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bat")
 set_property(TARGET TargetIncludeDirectories APPEND PROPERTY INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/foo")
+set_property(TARGET TargetIncludeDirectories APPEND PROPERTY
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "$<1:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bing>")
 
 include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/baz")
+include_directories("$<1:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bung>")
+include_directories("sing$<1:/ting>")
diff --git a/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/main.cpp b/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/main.cpp
index 8aa35320f..63217f4a5 100644
--- a/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/main.cpp
+++ b/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include "bat.h"
 #include "foo.h"
 #include "baz.h"
+#include "bang.h"
+#include "bing.h"
+#include "bung.h"
+#include "ting.h"
 
 int main(int, char**)
 {
diff --git a/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/sing/ting/ting.h b/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/sing/ting/ting.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fe01dd3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/IncludeDirectories/TargetIncludeDirectories/sing/ting/ting.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//ting.h
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ea54f169..2fa714170 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ macro(add_RunCMake_test test)
 endmacro()
 
 add_RunCMake_test(GeneratorExpression)
+add_RunCMake_test(TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions)
 add_RunCMake_test(Languages)
 add_RunCMake_test(ObjectLibrary)
 
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference1-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference1-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference1-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference1-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference1-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..791c4a9b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference1-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error:
+  Error evaluating generator expression:
+
+    \$<TARGET_PROPERTY:INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+
+  Self reference on target "TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions".$
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference1.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference1.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a85731ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference1.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp"
+           "int main(int, char **) { return 0; }\n")
+
+add_executable(TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions
+           "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp")
+include_directories("$<TARGET_PROPERTY:INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>")
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference2-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference2-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference2-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference2-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference2-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..791c4a9b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference2-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error:
+  Error evaluating generator expression:
+
+    \$<TARGET_PROPERTY:INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+
+  Self reference on target "TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions".$
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference2.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference2.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1459b8cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference2.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp"
+           "int main(int, char **) { return 0; }\n")
+
+add_executable(TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions
+           "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp")
+set_property(TARGET TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions PROPERTY
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>"
+)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference3-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference3-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference3-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference3-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference3-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f60d72632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference3-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error:
+  Error evaluating generator expression:
+
+    \$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+
+  Self reference on target "TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions".$
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference3.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference3.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..433b73011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference3.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp"
+           "int main(int, char **) { return 0; }\n")
+
+add_executable(TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions
+           "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp")
+include_directories(
+  "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>")
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference4-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference4-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference4-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference4-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference4-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f60d72632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference4-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error:
+  Error evaluating generator expression:
+
+    \$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+
+  Self reference on target "TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions".$
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference4.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference4.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b6445916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference4.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp"
+           "int main(int, char **) { return 0; }\n")
+
+add_executable(TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions
+           "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp")
+set_property(TARGET TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions PROPERTY
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
+  "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>"
+)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference5-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference5-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference5-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference5-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference5-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b22d0fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference5-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error:
+  Error evaluating generator expression:
+
+    \$<TARGET_PROPERTY:COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>
+
+  Self reference on target "TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions".$
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference5.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference5.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74fff674d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference5.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp"
+           "int main(int, char **) { return 0; }\n")
+
+add_executable(TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions
+           "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp")
+set_property(TARGET TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions
+PROPERTY
+  COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>"
+)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference6-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference6-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference6-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference6-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference6-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe7caa3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference6-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error:
+  Error evaluating generator expression:
+
+    \$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions,COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>
+
+  Self reference on target "TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions".$
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference6.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference6.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6650d3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/BadSelfReference6.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp"
+           "int main(int, char **) { return 0; }\n")
+
+add_executable(TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions
+           "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/main.cpp")
+set_property(TARGET TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions PROPERTY
+COMPILE_DEFINITIONS
+  "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions,COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>"
+)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22577da4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+project(${RunCMake_TEST} CXX)
+
+# MSVC creates extra targets which pollute the stderr unless we set this.
+set(CMAKE_SUPPRESS_REGENERATION TRUE)
+
+include(${RunCMake_TEST}.cmake)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/RunCMakeTest.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2ff05b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/TargetPropertyGeneratorExpressions/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+include(RunCMake)
+
+run_cmake(BadSelfReference1)
+run_cmake(BadSelfReference2)
+run_cmake(BadSelfReference3)
+run_cmake(BadSelfReference4)
+run_cmake(BadSelfReference5)
+run_cmake(BadSelfReference6)
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index ceddfdc41..1466a4001 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ CMAKE_CXX_SOURCES="\
   cmInstallDirectoryGenerator \
   cmGeneratedFileStream \
   cmGeneratorTarget \
+  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker \
   cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator \
   cmGeneratorExpressionLexer \
   cmGeneratorExpressionParser \