diff --git a/Source/cmCommonTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmCommonTargetGenerator.cxx
index 252e2312d..f901414fc 100644
--- a/Source/cmCommonTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmCommonTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ std::vector<std::string>
 cmCommonTargetGenerator::GetLinkedTargetDirectories() const
 {
   std::vector<std::string> dirs;
-  std::set<cmTarget const*> emitted;
+  std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*> emitted;
   if (cmComputeLinkInformation* cli =
       this->GeneratorTarget->GetLinkInformation(this->ConfigName))
     {
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ cmCommonTargetGenerator::GetLinkedTargetDirectories() const
     for(cmComputeLinkInformation::ItemVector::const_iterator
           i = items.begin(); i != items.end(); ++i)
       {
-      cmTarget const* linkee = i->Target;
+      cmGeneratorTarget const* linkee = i->Target;
       if(linkee && !linkee->IsImported()
                 // We can ignore the INTERFACE_LIBRARY items because
                 // Target->GetLinkInformation already processed their
@@ -399,13 +399,11 @@ cmCommonTargetGenerator::GetLinkedTargetDirectories() const
                 && linkee->GetType() != cmTarget::INTERFACE_LIBRARY
                 && emitted.insert(linkee).second)
         {
-        cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
-          this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(linkee);
-        cmLocalGenerator* lg = gt->GetLocalGenerator();
-        cmMakefile* mf = linkee->GetMakefile();
+        cmLocalGenerator* lg = linkee->GetLocalGenerator();
+        cmMakefile* mf = linkee->Target->GetMakefile();
         std::string di = mf->GetCurrentBinaryDirectory();
         di += "/";
-        di += lg->GetTargetDirectory(*linkee);
+        di += lg->GetTargetDirectory(*linkee->Target);
         dirs.push_back(di);
         }
       }
diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx
index 7d20827f0..22843f170 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.cxx
@@ -320,8 +320,7 @@ int cmComputeLinkDepends::AddLinkEntry(cmLinkItem const& item)
   int index = lei->second;
   LinkEntry& entry = this->EntryList[index];
   entry.Item = item;
-  entry.Target =
-      item.Target ? this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(item.Target) : 0;
+  entry.Target = item.Target;
   entry.IsFlag = (!entry.Target && item[0] == '-' && item[1] != 'l' &&
                   item.substr(0, 10) != "-framework");
 
@@ -443,9 +442,7 @@ void cmComputeLinkDepends::HandleSharedDependency(SharedDepEntry const& dep)
     // Initialize the item entry.
     LinkEntry& entry = this->EntryList[lei->second];
     entry.Item = dep.Item;
-    entry.Target =
-        dep.Item.Target ?
-          this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(dep.Item.Target) : 0;
+    entry.Target = dep.Item.Target;
 
     // This item was added specifically because it is a dependent
     // shared library.  It may get special treatment
@@ -634,8 +631,9 @@ cmComputeLinkDepends::AddLinkEntries(
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cmTarget const* cmComputeLinkDepends::FindTargetToLink(int depender_index,
-                                                 const std::string& name)
+cmGeneratorTarget const*
+cmComputeLinkDepends::FindTargetToLink(int depender_index,
+                                       const std::string& name)
 {
   // Look for a target in the scope of the depender.
   cmGeneratorTarget const* from = this->Target;
@@ -647,7 +645,7 @@ cmTarget const* cmComputeLinkDepends::FindTargetToLink(int depender_index,
       from = depender;
       }
     }
-  return from->Target->FindTargetToLink(name);
+  return from->FindTargetToLink(name);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h
index fc484de15..d9760aa49 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkDepends.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "cmStandardIncludes.h"
 #include "cmTarget.h"
+#include "cmLinkItem.h"
 
 #include "cmGraphAdjacencyList.h"
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public:
   EntryVector const& Compute();
 
   void SetOldLinkDirMode(bool b);
-  std::set<cmTarget const*> const& GetOldWrongConfigItems() const
+  std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*> const& GetOldWrongConfigItems() const
     { return this->OldWrongConfigItems; }
 
 private:
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ private:
   void AddDirectLinkEntries();
   template <typename T>
     void AddLinkEntries(int depender_index, std::vector<T> const& libs);
-  cmTarget const* FindTargetToLink(int depender_index,
-                                   const std::string& name);
+  cmGeneratorTarget const* FindTargetToLink(int depender_index,
+                                            const std::string& name);
 
   // One entry for each unique item.
   std::vector<LinkEntry> EntryList;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ private:
 
   // Record of the original link line.
   std::vector<int> OriginalEntries;
-  std::set<cmTarget const*> OldWrongConfigItems;
+  std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*> OldWrongConfigItems;
   void CheckWrongConfigItem(cmLinkItem const& item);
 
   int ComponentOrderId;
diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
index c76cb7a58..bfa8c64e4 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.cxx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "cmState.h"
 #include "cmOutputConverter.h"
 #include "cmMakefile.h"
-#include "cmTarget.h"
 #include "cmGeneratorTarget.h"
 #include "cmake.h"
 #include "cmAlgorithms.h"
@@ -471,7 +470,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> const& cmComputeLinkInformation::GetFrameworkPaths()
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::set<cmTarget const*> const&
+const std::set<const cmGeneratorTarget*>&
 cmComputeLinkInformation::GetSharedLibrariesLinked()
 {
   return this->SharedLibrariesLinked;
@@ -537,16 +536,16 @@ bool cmComputeLinkInformation::Compute()
     // For CMake 2.4 bug-compatibility we need to consider the output
     // directories of targets linked in another configuration as link
     // directories.
-    std::set<cmTarget const*> const& wrongItems = cld.GetOldWrongConfigItems();
-    for(std::set<cmTarget const*>::const_iterator i = wrongItems.begin();
-        i != wrongItems.end(); ++i)
+    std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*> const& wrongItems =
+        cld.GetOldWrongConfigItems();
+    for(std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*>::const_iterator i =
+        wrongItems.begin(); i != wrongItems.end(); ++i)
       {
-      cmTarget const* tgt = *i;
-      cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(tgt);
+      cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt = *i;
       bool implib =
         (this->UseImportLibrary &&
          (tgt->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY));
-      std::string lib = gtgt->GetFullPath(this->Config , implib, true);
+      std::string lib = tgt->GetFullPath(this->Config , implib, true);
       this->OldLinkDirItems.push_back(lib);
       }
     }
@@ -658,7 +657,7 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::AddItem(std::string const& item,
       std::string exe = tgt->GetFullPath(config, this->UseImportLibrary,
                                          true);
       linkItem += exe;
-      this->Items.push_back(Item(linkItem, true, tgt->Target));
+      this->Items.push_back(Item(linkItem, true, tgt));
       this->Depends.push_back(exe);
       }
     else if(tgt->GetType() == cmTarget::INTERFACE_LIBRARY)
@@ -666,7 +665,7 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::AddItem(std::string const& item,
       // Add the interface library as an item so it can be considered as part
       // of COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_ enforcement.  The generators will ignore
       // this for the actual link line.
-      this->Items.push_back(Item(std::string(), true, tgt->Target));
+      this->Items.push_back(Item(std::string(), true, tgt));
       }
     else
       {
@@ -683,8 +682,8 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::AddItem(std::string const& item,
         this->Depends.push_back(lib);
         }
 
-      this->AddTargetItem(lib, tgt->Target);
-      this->AddLibraryRuntimeInfo(lib, tgt->Target);
+      this->AddTargetItem(lib, tgt);
+      this->AddLibraryRuntimeInfo(lib, tgt);
       }
     }
   else
@@ -766,7 +765,7 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::AddSharedDepItem(std::string const& item,
   if(tgt)
     {
     lib = tgt->GetFullPath(this->Config, this->UseImportLibrary);
-    this->AddLibraryRuntimeInfo(lib, tgt->Target);
+    this->AddLibraryRuntimeInfo(lib, tgt);
     }
   else
     {
@@ -1077,7 +1076,7 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::SetCurrentLinkType(LinkType lt)
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmComputeLinkInformation::AddTargetItem(std::string const& item,
-                                             cmTarget const* target)
+                                             cmGeneratorTarget const* target)
 {
   // This is called to handle a link item that is a full path to a target.
   // If the target is not a static library make sure the link type is
@@ -1096,10 +1095,9 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::AddTargetItem(std::string const& item,
     this->SharedLibrariesLinked.insert(target);
     }
 
-  cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(target);
   // Handle case of an imported shared library with no soname.
   if(this->NoSONameUsesPath &&
-     gtgt->IsImportedSharedLibWithoutSOName(this->Config))
+     target->IsImportedSharedLibWithoutSOName(this->Config))
     {
     this->AddSharedLibNoSOName(item);
     return;
@@ -1113,7 +1111,7 @@ void cmComputeLinkInformation::AddTargetItem(std::string const& item,
 
   // For compatibility with CMake 2.4 include the item's directory in
   // the linker search path.
-  if(this->OldLinkDirMode && !target->IsFrameworkOnApple() &&
+  if(this->OldLinkDirMode && !target->Target->IsFrameworkOnApple() &&
      this->OldLinkDirMask.find(cmSystemTools::GetFilenamePath(item)) ==
      this->OldLinkDirMask.end())
     {
@@ -1777,15 +1775,14 @@ cmComputeLinkInformation::GetRuntimeSearchPath()
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void
 cmComputeLinkInformation::AddLibraryRuntimeInfo(std::string const& fullPath,
-                                                cmTarget const* target)
+                                              cmGeneratorTarget const* target)
 {
-  cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(target);
   // Ignore targets on Apple where install_name is not @rpath.
   // The dependenty library can be found with other means such as
   // @loader_path or full paths.
   if(this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_PLATFORM_HAS_INSTALLNAME"))
     {
-    if(!gtgt->HasMacOSXRpathInstallNameDir(this->Config))
+    if(!target->HasMacOSXRpathInstallNameDir(this->Config))
       {
       return;
       }
@@ -1807,7 +1804,7 @@ cmComputeLinkInformation::AddLibraryRuntimeInfo(std::string const& fullPath,
 
   // Try to get the soname of the library.  Only files with this name
   // could possibly conflict.
-  std::string soName = gtgt->GetSOName(this->Config);
+  std::string soName = target->GetSOName(this->Config);
   const char* soname = soName.empty()? 0 : soName.c_str();
 
   // Include this library in the runtime path ordering.
diff --git a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.h b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.h
index b1e7e4680..5eecf7dcb 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.h
+++ b/Source/cmComputeLinkInformation.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 class cmake;
 class cmGlobalGenerator;
 class cmMakefile;
-class cmTarget;
 class cmGeneratorTarget;
 class cmOrderDirectories;
 
@@ -39,11 +38,11 @@ public:
     Item(): Value(), IsPath(true), Target(0) {}
     Item(Item const& item):
       Value(item.Value), IsPath(item.IsPath), Target(item.Target) {}
-    Item(std::string const& v, bool p, cmTarget const* target = 0):
+    Item(std::string const& v, bool p, cmGeneratorTarget const* target = 0):
       Value(v), IsPath(p), Target(target) {}
     std::string Value;
     bool IsPath;
-    cmTarget const* Target;
+    cmGeneratorTarget const* Target;
   };
   typedef std::vector<Item> ItemVector;
   ItemVector const& GetItems();
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ public:
   void GetRPath(std::vector<std::string>& runtimeDirs, bool for_install);
   std::string GetRPathString(bool for_install);
   std::string GetChrpathString();
-  std::set<cmTarget const*> const& GetSharedLibrariesLinked();
+  std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*> const& GetSharedLibrariesLinked();
 
   std::string const& GetRPathLinkFlag() const { return this->RPathLinkFlag; }
   std::string GetRPathLinkString();
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ private:
   std::vector<std::string> Depends;
   std::vector<std::string> FrameworkPaths;
   std::vector<std::string> RuntimeSearchPath;
-  std::set<cmTarget const*> SharedLibrariesLinked;
+  std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*> SharedLibrariesLinked;
 
   // Context information.
   cmGeneratorTarget const* Target;
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ private:
   std::string NoCaseExpression(const char* str);
 
   // Handling of link items.
-  void AddTargetItem(std::string const& item, cmTarget const* target);
+  void AddTargetItem(std::string const& item, const cmGeneratorTarget* target);
   void AddFullItem(std::string const& item);
   bool CheckImplicitDirItem(std::string const& item);
   void AddUserItem(std::string const& item, bool pathNotKnown);
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ private:
   bool CMP0060Warn;
 
   void AddLibraryRuntimeInfo(std::string const& fullPath,
-                             cmTarget const* target);
+                             const cmGeneratorTarget* target);
   void AddLibraryRuntimeInfo(std::string const& fullPath);
 
 };
diff --git a/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.cxx b/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.cxx
index 18aad10e4..8f3def207 100644
--- a/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmComputeTargetDepends.cxx
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::CollectTargetDepends(int depender_index)
 
   // Loop over all utility dependencies.
   {
-  std::set<cmLinkItem> const& tutils = depender->Target->GetUtilityItems();
+  std::set<cmLinkItem> const& tutils = depender->GetUtilityItems();
   std::set<std::string> emitted;
   // A target should not depend on itself.
   emitted.insert(depender->GetName());
@@ -319,22 +319,20 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::AddInterfaceDepends(int depender_index,
                                              std::set<std::string> &emitted)
 {
   cmGeneratorTarget const* depender = this->Targets[depender_index];
-  cmTarget const* dependee = dependee_name.Target;
+  cmGeneratorTarget const* dependee = dependee_name.Target;
   // Skip targets that will not really be linked.  This is probably a
   // name conflict between an external library and an executable
   // within the project.
   if(dependee &&
      dependee->GetType() == cmTarget::EXECUTABLE &&
-     !dependee->IsExecutableWithExports())
+     !dependee->Target->IsExecutableWithExports())
     {
     dependee = 0;
     }
 
   if(dependee)
     {
-    cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
-        this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(dependee);
-    this->AddInterfaceDepends(depender_index, gt, "", emitted);
+    this->AddInterfaceDepends(depender_index, dependee, "", emitted);
     std::vector<std::string> configs;
     depender->Makefile->GetConfigurations(configs);
     for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = configs.begin();
@@ -342,7 +340,7 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::AddInterfaceDepends(int depender_index,
       {
       // A target should not depend on itself.
       emitted.insert(depender->GetName());
-      this->AddInterfaceDepends(depender_index, gt, *it, emitted);
+      this->AddInterfaceDepends(depender_index, dependee, *it, emitted);
       }
     }
 }
@@ -356,7 +354,7 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::AddTargetDepend(
   cmGeneratorTarget const* depender = this->Targets[depender_index];
 
   // Check the target's makefile first.
-  cmTarget const* dependee = dependee_name.Target;
+  cmGeneratorTarget const* dependee = dependee_name.Target;
 
   if(!dependee && !linking &&
     (depender->GetType() != cmTarget::GLOBAL_TARGET))
@@ -403,16 +401,14 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::AddTargetDepend(
   // within the project.
   if(linking && dependee &&
      dependee->GetType() == cmTarget::EXECUTABLE &&
-     !dependee->IsExecutableWithExports())
+     !dependee->Target->IsExecutableWithExports())
     {
     dependee = 0;
     }
 
   if(dependee)
     {
-    cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
-        this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(dependee);
-    this->AddTargetDepend(depender_index, gt, linking);
+    this->AddTargetDepend(depender_index, dependee, linking);
     }
 }
 
@@ -426,15 +422,13 @@ void cmComputeTargetDepends::AddTargetDepend(int depender_index,
     {
     // Skip IMPORTED and INTERFACE targets but follow their utility
     // dependencies.
-    std::set<cmLinkItem> const& utils = dependee->Target->GetUtilityItems();
+    std::set<cmLinkItem> const& utils = dependee->GetUtilityItems();
     for(std::set<cmLinkItem>::const_iterator i = utils.begin();
         i != utils.end(); ++i)
       {
-      if(cmTarget const* transitive_dependee = i->Target)
+      if(cmGeneratorTarget const* transitive_dependee = i->Target)
         {
-        cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
-            this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(transitive_dependee);
-        this->AddTargetDepend(depender_index, gt, false);
+        this->AddTargetDepend(depender_index, transitive_dependee, false);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.cxx
index fed0dbc90..400fa170e 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExportBuildFileGenerator.cxx
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ cmExportBuildFileGenerator
     std::string prop = "IMPORTED_IMPLIB";
     prop += suffix;
     std::string value = target->GetFullPath(config, true);
-    target->Target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(value, value,
+    target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(value, value,
                              "${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}");
     properties[prop] = value;
     }
diff --git a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
index 5d530a0ef..b29429e60 100644
--- a/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExportFileGenerator.cxx
@@ -517,8 +517,9 @@ void cmExportFileGenerator::PopulateInterfaceProperty(
 
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void getPropertyContents(cmTarget const* tgt, const std::string& prop,
-         std::set<std::string> &ifaceProperties)
+void getPropertyContents(cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt,
+                         const std::string& prop,
+                         std::set<std::string> &ifaceProperties)
 {
   const char *p = tgt->GetProperty(prop);
   if (!p)
@@ -589,11 +590,11 @@ void cmExportFileGenerator::PopulateCompatibleInterfaceProperties(
 
   std::set<std::string> ifaceProperties;
 
-  getPropertyContents(target, "COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_BOOL", ifaceProperties);
-  getPropertyContents(target, "COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_STRING", ifaceProperties);
-  getPropertyContents(target, "COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_NUMBER_MIN",
+  getPropertyContents(gtarget, "COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_BOOL", ifaceProperties);
+  getPropertyContents(gtarget, "COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_STRING", ifaceProperties);
+  getPropertyContents(gtarget, "COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_NUMBER_MIN",
                       ifaceProperties);
-  getPropertyContents(target, "COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_NUMBER_MAX",
+  getPropertyContents(gtarget, "COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_NUMBER_MAX",
                       ifaceProperties);
 
   if (target->GetType() != cmTarget::INTERFACE_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/Source/cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator.cxx
index 630636031..b8ec0f93d 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator.cxx
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ void cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator::
             }
           std::vector<std::string>& flags = sourceFileFlagsIter->second;
           std::string flagsString =
-            this->ComputeFlagsForObject(*iter, lg, target, gtgt);
+            this->ComputeFlagsForObject(*iter, lg, gtgt);
           std::string definesString =
-            this->ComputeDefines(*iter, lg, target, gtgt);
+            this->ComputeDefines(*iter, lg, gtgt);
           flags.clear();
           cmsys::RegularExpression flagRegex;
           // Regular expression to extract compiler flags from a string
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ std::string cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator::BuildMakeCommand(
 std::string
 cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator::ComputeFlagsForObject(cmSourceFile* source,
                                                    cmLocalGenerator* lg,
-                                                   cmTarget *target,
                                                    cmGeneratorTarget* gtgt)
 {
   std::string flags;
@@ -389,7 +388,7 @@ cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator::ComputeFlagsForObject(cmSourceFile* source,
   //   }
 
   // Add shared-library flags if needed.
-  lg->AddCMP0018Flags(flags, target, language, config);
+  lg->AddCMP0018Flags(flags, gtgt->Target, language, config);
 
   // Add include directory flags.
   {
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator::ComputeFlagsForObject(cmSourceFile* source,
   lg->AppendFlags(flags, makefile->GetDefineFlags());
 
   // Add target-specific flags.
-  lg->AddCompileOptions(flags, target, language, config);
+  lg->AddCompileOptions(flags, gtgt->Target, language, config);
 
   // Add source file specific flags.
   lg->AppendFlags(flags, source->GetProperty("COMPILE_FLAGS"));
@@ -418,8 +417,8 @@ cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator::ComputeFlagsForObject(cmSourceFile* source,
 // void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::WriteTargetLanguageFlags().
 std::string
 cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator::
-ComputeDefines(cmSourceFile *source, cmLocalGenerator* lg, cmTarget *target,
-               cmGeneratorTarget*)
+ComputeDefines(cmSourceFile *source, cmLocalGenerator* lg,
+               cmGeneratorTarget* target)
 
 {
   std::set<std::string> defines;
@@ -428,13 +427,13 @@ ComputeDefines(cmSourceFile *source, cmLocalGenerator* lg, cmTarget *target,
   const std::string& config = makefile->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE");
 
   // Add the export symbol definition for shared library objects.
-  if(const char* exportMacro = target->GetExportMacro())
+  if(const char* exportMacro = target->Target->GetExportMacro())
     {
     lg->AppendDefines(defines, exportMacro);
     }
 
   // Add preprocessor definitions for this target and configuration.
-  lg->AddCompileDefinitions(defines, target, config, language);
+  lg->AddCompileDefinitions(defines, target->Target, config, language);
   lg->AppendDefines(defines, source->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
   {
   std::string defPropName = "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_";
diff --git a/Source/cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator.h b/Source/cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator.h
index 4173b7de3..5dd114075 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmExtraSublimeTextGenerator.h
@@ -79,11 +79,10 @@ private:
    */
   std::string ComputeFlagsForObject(cmSourceFile *source,
                                     cmLocalGenerator* lg,
-                                    cmTarget *target,
                                     cmGeneratorTarget* gtgt);
 
   std::string ComputeDefines(cmSourceFile *source, cmLocalGenerator* lg,
-                             cmTarget *target, cmGeneratorTarget* gtgt);
+                             cmGeneratorTarget* gtgt);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
index 78a5b6f78..88d10aa5b 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
@@ -831,8 +831,8 @@ template <typename T>
 std::string
 getLinkedTargetsContent(
   std::vector<T> const &libraries,
-  cmTarget const* target,
-  cmTarget const* headTarget,
+  cmGeneratorTarget const* target,
+  cmGeneratorTarget const* headTarget,
   cmGeneratorExpressionContext *context,
   cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *dagChecker,
   const std::string &interfacePropertyName)
@@ -858,8 +858,10 @@ getLinkedTargetsContent(
     {
     linkedTargetsContent =
         cmGeneratorExpressionNode::EvaluateDependentExpression(depString,
-                                        target->GetMakefile(), context,
-                                        headTarget, target, dagChecker);
+                                        target->Target->GetMakefile(),
+                                        context,
+                                        headTarget->Target,
+                                        target->Target, dagChecker);
     }
   linkedTargetsContent =
     cmGeneratorExpression::StripEmptyListElements(linkedTargetsContent);
@@ -1116,8 +1118,8 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
          gtgt->GetLinkInterfaceLibraries(context->Config, gHeadTarget, true))
         {
         linkedTargetsContent =
-          getLinkedTargetsContent(iface->Libraries, target,
-                                  headTarget,
+          getLinkedTargetsContent(iface->Libraries, gtgt,
+                                  gHeadTarget,
                                   context, &dagChecker,
                                   interfacePropertyName);
         }
@@ -1128,8 +1130,8 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
          gtgt->GetLinkImplementationLibraries(context->Config))
         {
         linkedTargetsContent =
-          getLinkedTargetsContent(impl->Libraries, target,
-                                  target,
+          getLinkedTargetsContent(impl->Libraries, gtgt,
+                                  gtgt,
                                   context, &dagChecker,
                                   interfacePropertyName);
         }
@@ -1658,7 +1660,7 @@ struct TargetFilesystemArtifactResultCreator<ArtifactLinkerTag>
       return std::string();
       }
     return target->GetFullPath(context->Config,
-                               target->Target->HasImportLibrary());
+                               target->HasImportLibrary());
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index f3d34e304..1699362f4 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::cmGeneratorTarget(cmTarget* t, cmLocalGenerator* lg)
   DebugCompileFeaturesDone(false),
   DebugCompileDefinitionsDone(false),
   DebugSourcesDone(false),
-  LinkImplementationLanguageIsContextDependent(true)
+  LinkImplementationLanguageIsContextDependent(true),
+  UtilityItemsDone(false)
 {
   this->Makefile = this->Target->GetMakefile();
   this->LocalGenerator = lg;
@@ -509,7 +510,8 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetSourceDepends(cmSourceFile const* sf) const
   return 0;
 }
 
-static void handleSystemIncludesDep(cmMakefile *mf, cmTarget const* depTgt,
+static void handleSystemIncludesDep(cmMakefile *mf,
+                                  cmGeneratorTarget const* depTgt,
                                   const std::string& config,
                                   cmGeneratorTarget const* headTarget,
                                   cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *dagChecker,
@@ -523,7 +525,7 @@ static void handleSystemIncludesDep(cmMakefile *mf, cmTarget const* depTgt,
     cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(ge.Parse(dirs)
                                       ->Evaluate(mf,
                                       config, false, headTarget->Target,
-                                      depTgt, dagChecker), result);
+                                      depTgt->Target, dagChecker), result);
     }
   if (!depTgt->IsImported() || excludeImported)
     {
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@ static void handleSystemIncludesDep(cmMakefile *mf, cmTarget const* depTgt,
     cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(ge.Parse(dirs)
                                       ->Evaluate(mf,
                                       config, false, headTarget->Target,
-                                      depTgt, dagChecker), result);
+                                      depTgt->Target, dagChecker), result);
     }
 }
 
@@ -760,7 +762,25 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetExpectedXamlSources(std::set<std::string>& srcs,
 {
   XamlData data;
   IMPLEMENT_VISIT_IMPL(Xaml, COMMA cmGeneratorTarget::XamlData)
-  srcs = data.ExpectedXamlSources;
+      srcs = data.ExpectedXamlSources;
+}
+
+std::set<cmLinkItem> const& cmGeneratorTarget::GetUtilityItems() const
+{
+  if(!this->UtilityItemsDone)
+    {
+    this->UtilityItemsDone = true;
+    std::set<std::string> const& utilities = this->Target->GetUtilities();
+    for(std::set<std::string>::const_iterator i = utilities.begin();
+        i != utilities.end(); ++i)
+      {
+      cmTarget* tgt = this->Makefile->FindTargetToUse(*i);
+      cmGeneratorTarget* gt = tgt ? this->GlobalGenerator
+          ->GetGeneratorTarget(tgt) : 0;
+      this->UtilityItems.insert(cmLinkItem(*i, gt));
+      }
+    }
+  return this->UtilityItems;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -864,9 +884,9 @@ bool cmGeneratorTarget::IsSystemIncludeDirectory(const std::string& dir,
                                           &dagChecker), result);
       }
 
-    std::vector<cmTarget const*> const& deps =
+    std::vector<cmGeneratorTarget const*> const& deps =
       this->GetLinkImplementationClosure(config);
-    for(std::vector<cmTarget const*>::const_iterator
+    for(std::vector<cmGeneratorTarget const*>::const_iterator
           li = deps.begin(), le = deps.end(); li != le; ++li)
       {
       handleSystemIncludesDep(this->Makefile, *li, config, this,
@@ -1711,15 +1731,12 @@ public:
         }
       return;
       }
-    if(!this->Visited.insert(item.Target).second)
+    if(!this->Visited.insert(item.Target->Target).second)
       {
       return;
       }
-    cmGeneratorTarget* gtgt =
-        this->Target->GetLocalGenerator()->GetGlobalGenerator()
-            ->GetGeneratorTarget(item.Target);
     cmLinkInterface const* iface =
-      gtgt->GetLinkInterface(this->Config, this->HeadTarget);
+      item.Target->GetLinkInterface(this->Config, this->HeadTarget);
     if(!iface) { return; }
 
     for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator
@@ -2050,15 +2067,14 @@ void processILibs(const std::string& config,
                   cmGeneratorTarget const* headTarget,
                   cmLinkItem const& item,
                   cmGlobalGenerator* gg,
-                  std::vector<cmTarget const*>& tgts,
-                  std::set<cmTarget const*>& emitted)
+                  std::vector<cmGeneratorTarget const*>& tgts,
+                  std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*>& emitted)
 {
   if (item.Target && emitted.insert(item.Target).second)
     {
     tgts.push_back(item.Target);
-    cmGeneratorTarget* gt = gg->GetGeneratorTarget(item.Target);
     if(cmLinkInterfaceLibraries const* iface =
-       gt->GetLinkInterfaceLibraries(config, headTarget, true))
+       item.Target->GetLinkInterfaceLibraries(config, headTarget, true))
       {
       for(std::vector<cmLinkItem>::const_iterator
             it = iface->Libraries.begin();
@@ -2071,7 +2087,7 @@ void processILibs(const std::string& config,
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-const std::vector<const cmTarget*>&
+const std::vector<const cmGeneratorTarget*>&
 cmGeneratorTarget::GetLinkImplementationClosure(
     const std::string& config) const
 {
@@ -2080,7 +2096,7 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetLinkImplementationClosure(
   if(!tgts.Done)
     {
     tgts.Done = true;
-    std::set<cmTarget const*> emitted;
+    std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*> emitted;
 
     cmLinkImplementationLibraries const* impl
       = this->GetLinkImplementationLibraries(config);
@@ -3615,10 +3631,10 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetCompatibleInterfaces(std::string const& config) const
     compat.Done = true;
     compat.PropsBool.insert("POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE");
     compat.PropsString.insert("AUTOUIC_OPTIONS");
-    std::vector<cmTarget const*> const& deps =
+    std::vector<cmGeneratorTarget const*> const& deps =
       this->GetLinkImplementationClosure(config);
-    for(std::vector<cmTarget const*>::const_iterator li = deps.begin();
-        li != deps.end(); ++li)
+    for(std::vector<cmGeneratorTarget const*>::const_iterator li =
+        deps.begin(); li != deps.end(); ++li)
       {
 #define CM_READ_COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE(X, x) \
       if(const char* prop = (*li)->GetProperty("COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_" #X)) \
@@ -3735,7 +3751,7 @@ const char * getLinkInterfaceDependentProperty(cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt,
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<typename PropertyType>
 void checkPropertyConsistency(cmGeneratorTarget const* depender,
-                              cmTarget const* dependee,
+                              cmGeneratorTarget const* dependee,
                               const std::string& propName,
                               std::set<std::string> &emitted,
                               const std::string& config,
@@ -3751,7 +3767,7 @@ void checkPropertyConsistency(cmGeneratorTarget const* depender,
   std::vector<std::string> props;
   cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(prop, props);
   std::string pdir =
-    dependee->GetMakefile()->GetRequiredDefinition("CMAKE_ROOT");
+    dependee->Target->GetMakefile()->GetRequiredDefinition("CMAKE_ROOT");
   pdir += "/Help/prop_tgt/";
 
   for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator pi = props.begin();
@@ -3964,18 +3980,20 @@ std::string compatibilityAgree(CompatibleType t, bool dominant)
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<typename PropertyType>
-PropertyType getTypedProperty(cmTarget const* tgt, const std::string& prop);
+PropertyType getTypedProperty(cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt,
+                              const std::string& prop);
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<>
-bool getTypedProperty<bool>(cmTarget const* tgt, const std::string& prop)
+bool getTypedProperty<bool>(cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt,
+                            const std::string& prop)
 {
   return tgt->GetPropertyAsBool(prop);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<>
-const char *getTypedProperty<const char *>(cmTarget const* tgt,
+const char *getTypedProperty<const char *>(cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt,
                                            const std::string& prop)
 {
   return tgt->GetProperty(prop);
@@ -4105,7 +4123,7 @@ PropertyType checkInterfacePropertyCompatibility(cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt,
                                           CompatibleType t,
                                           PropertyType *)
 {
-  PropertyType propContent = getTypedProperty<PropertyType>(tgt->Target, p);
+  PropertyType propContent = getTypedProperty<PropertyType>(tgt, p);
   const bool explicitlySet = tgt->Target->GetProperties()
                                   .find(p)
                                   != tgt->Target->GetProperties().end();
@@ -4114,7 +4132,7 @@ PropertyType checkInterfacePropertyCompatibility(cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt,
   assert((impliedByUse ^ explicitlySet)
       || (!impliedByUse && !explicitlySet));
 
-  std::vector<cmTarget const*> const& deps =
+  std::vector<cmGeneratorTarget const*> const& deps =
     tgt->GetLinkImplementationClosure(config);
 
   if(deps.empty())
@@ -4141,7 +4159,7 @@ PropertyType checkInterfacePropertyCompatibility(cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt,
     }
 
   std::string interfaceProperty = "INTERFACE_" + p;
-  for(std::vector<cmTarget const*>::const_iterator li =
+  for(std::vector<cmGeneratorTarget const*>::const_iterator li =
       deps.begin();
       li != deps.end(); ++li)
     {
@@ -4151,11 +4169,11 @@ PropertyType checkInterfacePropertyCompatibility(cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt,
     // target itself has a POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE which disagrees
     // with a dependency.
 
-    cmTarget const* theTarget = *li;
+    cmGeneratorTarget const* theTarget = *li;
 
-    const bool ifaceIsSet = theTarget->GetProperties()
+    const bool ifaceIsSet = theTarget->Target->GetProperties()
                             .find(interfaceProperty)
-                            != theTarget->GetProperties().end();
+                            != theTarget->Target->GetProperties().end();
     PropertyType ifacePropContent =
                     getTypedProperty<PropertyType>(theTarget,
                               interfaceProperty);
@@ -4410,7 +4428,7 @@ void cmGeneratorTarget::LookupLinkItems(std::vector<std::string> const& names,
       {
       continue;
       }
-    items.push_back(cmLinkItem(name, this->Target->FindTargetToLink(name)));
+    items.push_back(cmLinkItem(name, this->FindTargetToLink(name)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -4473,7 +4491,7 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetLinkInterface(const std::string& config,
     return &hm.begin()->second;
     }
 
-  cmOptionalLinkInterface& iface = hm[head->Target];
+  cmOptionalLinkInterface& iface = hm[head];
   if(!iface.LibrariesDone)
     {
     iface.LibrariesDone = true;
@@ -4625,7 +4643,7 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetLinkInterfaceLibraries(const std::string& config,
     return &hm.begin()->second;
     }
 
-  cmOptionalLinkInterface& iface = hm[head->Target];
+  cmOptionalLinkInterface& iface = hm[head];
   if(!iface.LibrariesDone)
     {
     iface.LibrariesDone = true;
@@ -5062,7 +5080,7 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetImportLinkInterface(const std::string& config,
     return &hm.begin()->second;
     }
 
-  cmOptionalLinkInterface& iface = hm[headTarget->Target];
+  cmOptionalLinkInterface& iface = hm[headTarget];
   if(!iface.AllDone)
     {
     iface.AllDone = true;
@@ -5381,7 +5399,7 @@ void cmGeneratorTarget::ComputeLinkImplementationLibraries(
 
       // The entry is meant for this configuration.
       impl.Libraries.push_back(
-        cmLinkImplItem(name, this->Target->FindTargetToLink(name),
+        cmLinkImplItem(name, this->FindTargetToLink(name),
                        *btIt, evaluated != *le));
       }
 
@@ -5413,11 +5431,47 @@ void cmGeneratorTarget::ComputeLinkImplementationLibraries(
         }
       // Support OLD behavior for CMP0003.
       impl.WrongConfigLibraries.push_back(
-        cmLinkItem(name, this->Target->FindTargetToLink(name)));
+        cmLinkItem(name, this->FindTargetToLink(name)));
       }
     }
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cmGeneratorTarget*
+cmGeneratorTarget::FindTargetToLink(std::string const& name) const
+{
+  cmTarget const* tgt = this->Makefile->FindTargetToUse(name);
+
+  // Skip targets that will not really be linked.  This is probably a
+  // name conflict between an external library and an executable
+  // within the project.
+  if(tgt && tgt->GetType() == cmTarget::EXECUTABLE &&
+     !tgt->IsExecutableWithExports())
+    {
+    tgt = 0;
+    }
+
+  if(tgt && tgt->GetType() == cmTarget::OBJECT_LIBRARY)
+    {
+    std::ostringstream e;
+    e << "Target \"" << this->GetName() << "\" links to "
+      "OBJECT library \"" << tgt->GetName() << "\" but this is not "
+      "allowed.  "
+      "One may link only to STATIC or SHARED libraries, or to executables "
+      "with the ENABLE_EXPORTS property set.";
+    cmake* cm = this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance();
+    cm->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str(),
+                     this->Target->GetBacktrace());
+    tgt = 0;
+    }
+
+  if (!tgt)
+    {
+    return 0;
+    }
+  return this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(tgt);
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string
 cmGeneratorTarget::GetPDBDirectory(const std::string& config) const
@@ -5429,3 +5483,47 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetPDBDirectory(const std::string& config) const
     }
   return "";
 }
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGeneratorTarget::HasImplibGNUtoMS() const
+{
+  return this->HasImportLibrary()
+      && this->GetPropertyAsBool("GNUtoMS");
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGeneratorTarget::GetImplibGNUtoMS(std::string const& gnuName,
+                                std::string& out, const char* newExt) const
+{
+  if(this->HasImplibGNUtoMS() &&
+     gnuName.size() > 6 && gnuName.substr(gnuName.size()-6) == ".dll.a")
+    {
+    out = gnuName.substr(0, gnuName.size()-6);
+    out += newExt? newExt : ".lib";
+    return true;
+    }
+  return false;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGeneratorTarget::HasImportLibrary() const
+{
+  return (this->Target->IsDLLPlatform() &&
+          (this->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY ||
+           this->Target->IsExecutableWithExports()));
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetSupportDirectory() const
+{
+  std::string dir = this->Makefile->GetCurrentBinaryDirectory();
+  dir += cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
+  dir += "/";
+  dir += this->GetName();
+#if defined(__VMS)
+  dir += "_dir";
+#else
+  dir += ".dir";
+#endif
+  return dir;
+}
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index 799110c4f..258c55629 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public:
   void GetExpectedXamlSources(std::set<std::string>&,
                               const std::string& config) const;
 
+  std::set<cmLinkItem>const& GetUtilityItems() const;
+
   void ComputeObjectMapping();
 
   const char* GetFeature(const std::string& feature,
@@ -214,6 +216,8 @@ public:
                                           cmOptionalLinkImplementation& impl,
                                           const cmGeneratorTarget* head) const;
 
+  cmGeneratorTarget* FindTargetToLink(std::string const& name) const;
+
   // Compute the set of languages compiled by the target.  This is
   // computed every time it is called because the languages can change
   // when source file properties are changed and we do not have enough
@@ -386,6 +390,20 @@ public:
   ///! Return the preferred linker language for this target
   std::string GetLinkerLanguage(const std::string& config = "") const;
 
+  /** Does this target have a GNU implib to convert to MS format?  */
+  bool HasImplibGNUtoMS() const;
+
+  /** Convert the given GNU import library name (.dll.a) to a name with a new
+      extension (.lib or ${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}).  */
+  bool GetImplibGNUtoMS(std::string const& gnuName, std::string& out,
+                        const char* newExt = 0) const;
+
+  /** Return whether or not the target has a DLL import library.  */
+  bool HasImportLibrary() const;
+
+  /** Get a build-tree directory in which to place target support files.  */
+  std::string GetSupportDirectory() const;
+
   struct SourceFileFlags
   GetTargetSourceFileFlags(const cmSourceFile* sf) const;
 
@@ -473,7 +491,7 @@ private:
   cmGeneratorTarget(cmGeneratorTarget const&);
   void operator=(cmGeneratorTarget const&);
 
-  struct LinkImplClosure: public std::vector<cmTarget const*>
+  struct LinkImplClosure: public std::vector<cmGeneratorTarget const*>
   {
     LinkImplClosure(): Done(false) {}
     bool Done;
@@ -537,6 +555,7 @@ private:
   typedef std::pair<std::string, bool> OutputNameKey;
   typedef std::map<OutputNameKey, std::string> OutputNameMapType;
   mutable OutputNameMapType OutputNameMap;
+  mutable std::set<cmLinkItem> UtilityItems;
   mutable bool PolicyWarnedCMP0022;
   mutable bool DebugIncludesDone;
   mutable bool DebugCompileOptionsDone;
@@ -544,13 +563,14 @@ private:
   mutable bool DebugCompileDefinitionsDone;
   mutable bool DebugSourcesDone;
   mutable bool LinkImplementationLanguageIsContextDependent;
+  mutable bool UtilityItemsDone;
 
   bool ComputePDBOutputDir(const std::string& kind, const std::string& config,
                            std::string& out) const;
 
 public:
-  std::vector<cmTarget const*> const&
-    GetLinkImplementationClosure(const std::string& config) const;
+  const std::vector<const cmGeneratorTarget*>&
+  GetLinkImplementationClosure(const std::string& config) const;
 
   mutable std::map<std::string, std::string> MaxLanguageStandards;
   std::map<std::string, std::string> const&
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
index 765a53833..6750611d2 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
@@ -2893,13 +2893,14 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::WriteSummary()
       {
       continue;
       }
-    this->WriteSummary(ti->second);
-    fout << ti->second->GetSupportDirectory() << "\n";
+    cmGeneratorTarget* gt = this->GetGeneratorTarget(ti->second);
+    this->WriteSummary(gt);
+    fout << gt->GetSupportDirectory() << "\n";
     }
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmGlobalGenerator::WriteSummary(cmTarget* target)
+void cmGlobalGenerator::WriteSummary(cmGeneratorTarget* target)
 {
   // Place the labels file in a per-target support directory.
   std::string dir = target->GetSupportDirectory();
@@ -2942,17 +2943,15 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::WriteSummary(cmTarget* target)
     fout << "# Source files and their labels\n";
     std::vector<cmSourceFile*> sources;
     std::vector<std::string> configs;
-    target->GetMakefile()->GetConfigurations(configs);
+    target->Target->GetMakefile()->GetConfigurations(configs);
     if (configs.empty())
       {
       configs.push_back("");
       }
-    cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
-        this->GetGeneratorTarget(target);
     for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator ci = configs.begin();
         ci != configs.end(); ++ci)
       {
-      gt->GetSourceFiles(sources, *ci);
+      target->GetSourceFiles(sources, *ci);
       }
     std::vector<cmSourceFile*>::const_iterator sourcesEnd
         = cmRemoveDuplicates(sources);
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index b22c695b2..55e376669 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ private:
   void WriteRuleHashes(std::string const& pfile);
 
   void WriteSummary();
-  void WriteSummary(cmTarget* target);
+  void WriteSummary(cmGeneratorTarget* target);
   void FinalizeTargetCompileInfo();
 
   virtual void ForceLinkerLanguages();
diff --git a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
index 2ea36fb86..c2a18af64 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void cmInstallTargetGenerator::GenerateScriptForConfig(std::ostream& os,
       filesFrom.push_back(from1);
       filesTo.push_back(to1);
       std::string targetNameImportLib;
-      if(this->Target->Target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetNameImport,
+      if(this->Target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetNameImport,
                                         targetNameImportLib))
         {
         filesFrom.push_back(fromDirConfig + targetNameImportLib);
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void cmInstallTargetGenerator::GenerateScriptForConfig(std::ostream& os,
       filesFrom.push_back(from1);
       filesTo.push_back(to1);
       std::string targetNameImportLib;
-      if(this->Target->Target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetNameImport,
+      if(this->Target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetNameImport,
                                         targetNameImportLib))
         {
         filesFrom.push_back(fromDirConfig + targetNameImportLib);
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ cmInstallTargetGenerator::GetInstallFilename(cmTarget const* target,
     if(nameType == NameImplib)
       {
       // Use the import library name.
-      if(!target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetNameImport, fname,
+      if(!gtgt->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetNameImport, fname,
                                    "${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"))
         {
         fname = targetNameImport;
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ cmInstallTargetGenerator::GetInstallFilename(cmTarget const* target,
     if(nameType == NameImplib)
       {
       // Use the import library name.
-      if(!target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetNameImport, fname,
+      if(!gtgt->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetNameImport, fname,
                                    "${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"))
         {
         fname = targetNameImport;
@@ -563,12 +563,12 @@ cmInstallTargetGenerator
   std::map<std::string, std::string> install_name_remap;
   if(cmComputeLinkInformation* cli = this->Target->GetLinkInformation(config))
     {
-    std::set<cmTarget const*> const& sharedLibs
+    std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*> const& sharedLibs
                                             = cli->GetSharedLibrariesLinked();
-    for(std::set<cmTarget const*>::const_iterator j = sharedLibs.begin();
-        j != sharedLibs.end(); ++j)
+    for(std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*>::const_iterator j
+        = sharedLibs.begin(); j != sharedLibs.end(); ++j)
       {
-      cmTarget const* tgt = *j;
+      cmGeneratorTarget const* tgt = *j;
 
       // The install_name of an imported target does not change.
       if(tgt->IsImported())
@@ -576,20 +576,17 @@ cmInstallTargetGenerator
         continue;
         }
 
-      cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = tgt->GetMakefile()
-                                          ->GetGlobalGenerator()
-                                          ->GetGeneratorTarget(tgt);
       // If the build tree and install tree use different path
       // components of the install_name field then we need to create a
       // mapping to be applied after installation.
-      std::string for_build = gtgt->GetInstallNameDirForBuildTree(config);
-      std::string for_install = gtgt->GetInstallNameDirForInstallTree();
+      std::string for_build = tgt->GetInstallNameDirForBuildTree(config);
+      std::string for_install = tgt->GetInstallNameDirForInstallTree();
       if(for_build != for_install)
         {
         // The directory portions differ.  Append the filename to
         // create the mapping.
         std::string fname =
-          this->GetInstallFilename(tgt, config, NameSO);
+          this->GetInstallFilename(tgt->Target, config, NameSO);
 
         // Map from the build-tree install_name.
         for_build += fname;
diff --git a/Source/cmLinkItem.h b/Source/cmLinkItem.h
index 10dd465f8..b875cc03d 100644
--- a/Source/cmLinkItem.h
+++ b/Source/cmLinkItem.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "cmListFileCache.h"
 
-class cmTarget;
+class cmGeneratorTarget;
 
 // Basic information about each link item.
 class cmLinkItem: public std::string
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ class cmLinkItem: public std::string
 public:
   cmLinkItem(): std_string(), Target(0) {}
   cmLinkItem(const std_string& n,
-             cmTarget const* t): std_string(n), Target(t) {}
+             cmGeneratorTarget const* t): std_string(n), Target(t) {}
   cmLinkItem(cmLinkItem const& r): std_string(r), Target(r.Target) {}
-  cmTarget const* Target;
+  cmGeneratorTarget const* Target;
 };
 
 class cmLinkImplItem: public cmLinkItem
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class cmLinkImplItem: public cmLinkItem
 public:
   cmLinkImplItem(): cmLinkItem(), Backtrace(), FromGenex(false) {}
   cmLinkImplItem(std::string const& n,
-                 cmTarget const* t,
+                 cmGeneratorTarget const* t,
                  cmListFileBacktrace const& bt,
                  bool fromGenex):
     cmLinkItem(n, t), Backtrace(bt), FromGenex(fromGenex) {}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct cmOptionalLinkInterface: public cmLinkInterface
 };
 
 struct cmHeadToLinkInterfaceMap:
-    public std::map<cmTarget const*, cmOptionalLinkInterface>
+    public std::map<cmGeneratorTarget const*, cmOptionalLinkInterface>
 {
 };
 
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
index f6b907e24..2d2de5f47 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator::WriteExecutableRule(bool relink)
                                           cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
                                           cmLocalGenerator::UNCHANGED));
     std::string implib;
-    if(this->Target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetFullPathImport, implib))
+    if(this->GeneratorTarget->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetFullPathImport, implib))
       {
       exeCleanFiles.push_back(this->Convert(implib,
                                             cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator::WriteExecutableRule(bool relink)
   vars.CMTarget = this->Target;
   vars.Language = linkLanguage.c_str();
   vars.Objects = buildObjs.c_str();
-  std::string objectDir = this->Target->GetSupportDirectory();
+  std::string objectDir = this->GeneratorTarget->GetSupportDirectory();
   objectDir = this->Convert(objectDir,
                             cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
                             cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
index 3b3f63e2d..8b60a23b6 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
         cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
         cmLocalGenerator::UNCHANGED));
     std::string implib;
-    if(this->Target->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetFullPathImport, implib))
+    if(this->GeneratorTarget->GetImplibGNUtoMS(targetFullPathImport, implib))
       {
       libCleanFiles.push_back(this->Convert(implib,
                                             cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
     if(this->Target->GetPropertyAsBool("WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS"))
       {
       std::string name_of_def_file =
-        this->Target->GetSupportDirectory();
+        this->GeneratorTarget->GetSupportDirectory();
       name_of_def_file += std::string("/") +
         this->Target->GetName();
       name_of_def_file += ".def";
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
   vars.CMTarget = this->Target;
   vars.Language = linkLanguage.c_str();
   vars.Objects = buildObjs.c_str();
-  std::string objectDir = this->Target->GetSupportDirectory();
+  std::string objectDir = this->GeneratorTarget->GetSupportDirectory();
   objectDir = this->Convert(objectDir,
                             cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
                             cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index f17f66db6..4ddcac626 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@ cmMakefileTargetGenerator
       this->GeneratorTarget->GetCompilePDBPath(this->ConfigName);
     if(targetFullPathCompilePDB.empty())
       {
-      targetFullPathCompilePDB = this->Target->GetSupportDirectory() + "/";
+      targetFullPathCompilePDB =
+          this->GeneratorTarget->GetSupportDirectory() + "/";
       }
     }
 
@@ -594,7 +595,7 @@ cmMakefileTargetGenerator
                   cmLocalGenerator::NONE,
                   cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
   vars.Object = shellObj.c_str();
-  std::string objectDir = this->Target->GetSupportDirectory();
+  std::string objectDir = this->GeneratorTarget->GetSupportDirectory();
   objectDir = this->Convert(objectDir,
                             cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
                             cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
@@ -1517,7 +1518,7 @@ std::string cmMakefileTargetGenerator::GetLinkRule(
                                               const std::string& linkRuleVar)
 {
   std::string linkRule = this->Makefile->GetRequiredDefinition(linkRuleVar);
-  if(this->Target->HasImplibGNUtoMS())
+  if(this->GeneratorTarget->HasImplibGNUtoMS())
     {
     std::string ruleVar = "CMAKE_";
     ruleVar += this->GeneratorTarget->GetLinkerLanguage(this->ConfigName);
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
index 2a6c4149f..c64fe5063 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -492,9 +492,8 @@ void cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator::WriteLinkStatement()
     {
     if(target.GetPropertyAsBool("WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS"))
       {
-      std::string dllname = targetOutput;
       std::string name_of_def_file
-        = target.GetSupportDirectory();
+        = gt.GetSupportDirectory();
       name_of_def_file += "/" + target.GetName();
       name_of_def_file += ".def ";
       vars["LINK_FLAGS"] += " /DEF:";
@@ -559,7 +558,7 @@ void cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator::WriteLinkStatement()
                                               cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
     vars["TARGET_IMPLIB"] = impLibPath;
     EnsureParentDirectoryExists(impLibPath);
-    if(target.HasImportLibrary())
+    if(genTarget.HasImportLibrary())
       {
       byproducts.push_back(targetOutputImplib);
       }
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@ void cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator::WriteLinkStatement()
     vars["TARGET_PDB"] = base + suffix + dbg_suffix;
     }
 
-  const std::string objPath = GetTarget()->GetSupportDirectory();
+  const std::string objPath = GetGeneratorTarget()->GetSupportDirectory();
   vars["OBJECT_DIR"] =
     this->GetLocalGenerator()->ConvertToOutputFormat(
       this->ConvertToNinjaPath(objPath), cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@ void cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator::WriteLinkStatement()
       this->GetLocalGenerator()->ConvertToOutputFormat(
         cmSystemTools::GetCMakeCommand(), cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
       std::string name_of_def_file
-        = target.GetSupportDirectory();
+        = gt.GetSupportDirectory();
       name_of_def_file += "/" + target.GetName();
       name_of_def_file += ".def";
       std::string cmd = cmakeCommand;
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
index dcd7bd80b..4080d9000 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool cmNinjaTargetGenerator::SetMsvcTargetPdbVariable(cmNinjaVars& vars) const
               this->GeneratorTarget->GetCompilePDBPath(this->GetConfigName());
       if(compilePdbPath.empty())
         {
-        compilePdbPath = this->Target->GetSupportDirectory() + "/";
+        compilePdbPath = this->GeneratorTarget->GetSupportDirectory() + "/";
         }
       }
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ cmNinjaTargetGenerator
   std::string const language = source->GetLanguage();
   std::string const sourceFileName =
     language=="RC" ? source->GetFullPath() : this->GetSourceFilePath(source);
-  std::string const objectDir = this->Target->GetSupportDirectory();
+  std::string const objectDir = this->GeneratorTarget->GetSupportDirectory();
   std::string const objectFileName = this->GetObjectFilePath(source);
   std::string const objectFileDir =
     cmSystemTools::GetFilenamePath(objectFileName);
diff --git a/Source/cmQtAutoGeneratorInitializer.cxx b/Source/cmQtAutoGeneratorInitializer.cxx
index 378f13254..6e3f65ff7 100644
--- a/Source/cmQtAutoGeneratorInitializer.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmQtAutoGeneratorInitializer.cxx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void SetupSourceFiles(cmGeneratorTarget const* target,
         std::string basename = cmsys::SystemTools::
                                       GetFilenameWithoutLastExtension(absFile);
 
-        std::string rcc_output_dir = target->Target->GetSupportDirectory();
+        std::string rcc_output_dir = target->GetSupportDirectory();
         cmSystemTools::MakeDirectory(rcc_output_dir.c_str());
         std::string rcc_output_file = rcc_output_dir;
         rcc_output_file += "/qrc_" + basename + ".cpp";
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ void cmQtAutoGeneratorInitializer::InitializeAutogenTarget(
           std::string basename = cmsys::SystemTools::
                                   GetFilenameWithoutLastExtension(absFile);
 
-          std::string rcc_output_dir = target->Target->GetSupportDirectory();
+          std::string rcc_output_dir = target->GetSupportDirectory();
           cmSystemTools::MakeDirectory(rcc_output_dir.c_str());
           std::string rcc_output_file = rcc_output_dir;
           rcc_output_file += "/qrc_" + basename + ".cpp";
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 3de7efed2..b8beb5c29 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -67,12 +67,10 @@ public:
   cmTargetInternals()
     : Backtrace()
     {
-    this->UtilityItemsDone = false;
     }
   cmTargetInternals(cmTargetInternals const&)
     : Backtrace()
     {
-    this->UtilityItemsDone = false;
     }
   ~cmTargetInternals();
 
@@ -82,9 +80,6 @@ public:
   typedef std::map<std::string, cmTarget::ImportInfo> ImportInfoMapType;
   ImportInfoMapType ImportInfoMap;
 
-  std::set<cmLinkItem> UtilityItems;
-  bool UtilityItemsDone;
-
   std::vector<std::string> IncludeDirectoriesEntries;
   std::vector<cmListFileBacktrace> IncludeDirectoriesBacktraces;
   std::vector<std::string> CompileOptionsEntries;
@@ -363,22 +358,6 @@ cmListFileBacktrace const* cmTarget::GetUtilityBacktrace(
   return &i->second;
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::set<cmLinkItem> const& cmTarget::GetUtilityItems() const
-{
-  if(!this->Internal->UtilityItemsDone)
-    {
-    this->Internal->UtilityItemsDone = true;
-    for(std::set<std::string>::const_iterator i = this->Utilities.begin();
-        i != this->Utilities.end(); ++i)
-      {
-      this->Internal->UtilityItems.insert(
-        cmLinkItem(*i, this->Makefile->FindTargetToUse(*i)));
-      }
-    }
-  return this->Internal->UtilityItems;
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmTarget::FinishConfigure()
 {
@@ -402,21 +381,6 @@ cmListFileBacktrace const& cmTarget::GetBacktrace() const
   return this->Internal->Backtrace;
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::string cmTarget::GetSupportDirectory() const
-{
-  std::string dir = this->Makefile->GetCurrentBinaryDirectory();
-  dir += cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
-  dir += "/";
-  dir += this->Name;
-#if defined(__VMS)
-  dir += "_dir";
-#else
-  dir += ".dir";
-#endif
-  return dir;
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool cmTarget::IsExecutableWithExports() const
 {
@@ -2219,26 +2183,6 @@ void cmTarget::ComputeVersionedName(std::string& vName,
   vName += this->IsApple? suffix : std::string();
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool cmTarget::HasImplibGNUtoMS() const
-{
-  return this->HasImportLibrary() && this->GetPropertyAsBool("GNUtoMS");
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool cmTarget::GetImplibGNUtoMS(std::string const& gnuName,
-                                std::string& out, const char* newExt) const
-{
-  if(this->HasImplibGNUtoMS() &&
-     gnuName.size() > 6 && gnuName.substr(gnuName.size()-6) == ".dll.a")
-    {
-    out = gnuName.substr(0, gnuName.size()-6);
-    out += newExt? newExt : ".lib";
-    return true;
-    }
-  return false;
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmTarget::SetPropertyDefault(const std::string& property,
                                   const char* default_value)
@@ -2690,37 +2634,6 @@ void cmTarget::ComputeImportInfo(std::string const& desired_config,
     }
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cmTarget const* cmTarget::FindTargetToLink(std::string const& name) const
-{
-  cmTarget const* tgt = this->Makefile->FindTargetToUse(name);
-
-  // Skip targets that will not really be linked.  This is probably a
-  // name conflict between an external library and an executable
-  // within the project.
-  if(tgt && tgt->GetType() == cmTarget::EXECUTABLE &&
-     !tgt->IsExecutableWithExports())
-    {
-    tgt = 0;
-    }
-
-  if(tgt && tgt->GetType() == cmTarget::OBJECT_LIBRARY)
-    {
-    std::ostringstream e;
-    e << "Target \"" << this->GetName() << "\" links to "
-      "OBJECT library \"" << tgt->GetName() << "\" but this is not "
-      "allowed.  "
-      "One may link only to STATIC or SHARED libraries, or to executables "
-      "with the ENABLE_EXPORTS property set.";
-    cmake* cm = this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance();
-    cm->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str(), this->GetBacktrace());
-    tgt = 0;
-    }
-
-  // Return the target found, if any.
-  return tgt;
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string cmTarget::CheckCMP0004(std::string const& item) const
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index 16d01219a..01261ed52 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "cmPropertyMap.h"
 #include "cmPolicies.h"
 #include "cmListFileCache.h"
-#include "cmLinkItem.h"
 
 #include <cmsys/auto_ptr.hxx>
 #if defined(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_CMAKE)
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ public:
   void AddUtility(const std::string& u, cmMakefile *makefile = 0);
   ///! Get the utilities used by this target
   std::set<std::string>const& GetUtilities() const { return this->Utilities; }
-  std::set<cmLinkItem>const& GetUtilityItems() const;
   cmListFileBacktrace const* GetUtilityBacktrace(const std::string& u) const;
 
   /** Finalize the target at the end of the Configure step.  */
@@ -225,8 +223,6 @@ public:
 
   void GetObjectLibrariesCMP0026(std::vector<cmTarget*>& objlibs) const;
 
-  cmTarget const* FindTargetToLink(std::string const& name) const;
-
   /** Strip off leading and trailing whitespace from an item named in
       the link dependencies of this target.  */
   std::string CheckCMP0004(std::string const& item) const;
@@ -244,14 +240,6 @@ public:
   void
   GetTargetVersion(bool soversion, int& major, int& minor, int& patch) const;
 
-  /** Does this target have a GNU implib to convert to MS format?  */
-  bool HasImplibGNUtoMS() const;
-
-  /** Convert the given GNU import library name (.dll.a) to a name with a new
-      extension (.lib or ${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}).  */
-  bool GetImplibGNUtoMS(std::string const& gnuName, std::string& out,
-                        const char* newExt = 0) const;
-
   // Get the properties
   cmPropertyMap &GetProperties() const { return this->Properties; }
 
@@ -274,9 +262,6 @@ public:
   /** Return whether or not the target is for a DLL platform.  */
   bool IsDLLPlatform() const { return this->DLLPlatform; }
 
-  /** Return whether or not the target has a DLL import library.  */
-  bool HasImportLibrary() const;
-
   /** Return whether this target is a shared library Framework on
       Apple.  */
   bool IsFrameworkOnApple() const;
@@ -297,9 +282,6 @@ public:
   /** Get a backtrace from the creation of the target.  */
   cmListFileBacktrace const& GetBacktrace() const;
 
-  /** Get a build-tree directory in which to place target support files.  */
-  std::string GetSupportDirectory() const;
-
   /** @return whether this target have a well defined output file name. */
   bool HaveWellDefinedOutputFiles() const;
 
@@ -475,6 +457,9 @@ private:
 
   void MaybeInvalidatePropertyCache(const std::string& prop);
 
+  /** Return whether or not the target has a DLL import library.  */
+  bool HasImportLibrary() const;
+
   // Internal representation details.
   friend class cmTargetInternals;
   friend class cmGeneratorTarget;