CMake/Help/command/add_dependencies.rst
Brad King ac14cbf017 Allow add_dependencies() on INTERFACE libraries (#15414)
Revert commit v3.0.0-rc1~175^2~20 (add_dependencies: Disallow use with
INTERFACE_LIBRARY, 2013-12-25).  Teach our dependency analysis to
transitively follow INTERFACE target utility dependencies as was done or
IMPORTED targets in commit v2.8.6~127^2~1 (Allow add_dependencies() on
imported targets, 2010-11-19).  Extend the InterfaceLibrary test with a
case to cover header generation for a header-only INTERFACE library via
a custom target.
2015-03-27 16:25:09 -04:00

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add_dependencies
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Add a dependency between top-level targets.
::
add_dependencies(<target> [<target-dependency>]...)
Make a top-level ``<target>`` depend on other top-level targets to
ensure that they build before ``<target>`` does. A top-level target
is one created by one of the :command:`add_executable`,
:command:`add_library`, or :command:`add_custom_target` commands.
Dependencies added to an :ref:`imported target <Imported Targets>`
or an :ref:`interface library <Interface Libraries>` are followed
transitively in its place since the target itself does not build.
See the ``DEPENDS`` option of :command:`add_custom_target` and
:command:`add_custom_command` commands for adding file-level
dependencies in custom rules. See the :prop_sf:`OBJECT_DEPENDS`
source file property to add file-level dependencies to object files.