Merge topic 'doc-usage-requirements'

0c54b775 Help: Document the purpose of usage requirements clearly.
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Brad King 2014-02-19 08:34:29 -05:00 committed by CMake Topic Stage
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@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ Each command may be invoked with multiple uses of each keyword:
INTERFACE USING_ARCHIVE_LIB
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Note that usage requirements are not designed as a way to make downstreams
use particular :prop_tgt:`COMPILE_OPTIONS` or
:prop_tgt:`COMPILE_DEFINITIONS` etc for convenience only. The contents of
the properties must be **requirements**, not merely recommendations or
convenience.
Target Properties
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