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+add_executable
+--------------
+
+Add an executable to the project using the specified source files.
+
+::
+
+  add_executable(<name> [WIN32] [MACOSX_BUNDLE]
+                 [EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL]
+                 source1 [source2 ...])
+
+Adds an executable target called ``<name>`` to be built from the source
+files listed in the command invocation.  The ``<name>`` corresponds to the
+logical target name and must be globally unique within a project.  The
+actual file name of the executable built is constructed based on
+conventions of the native platform (such as ``<name>.exe`` or just
+``<name>``).
+
+By default the executable file will be created in the build tree
+directory corresponding to the source tree directory in which the
+command was invoked.  See documentation of the
+:prop_tgt:`RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` target property to change this
+location.  See documentation of the :prop_tgt:`OUTPUT_NAME` target property
+to change the ``<name>`` part of the final file name.
+
+If ``WIN32`` is given the property :prop_tgt:`WIN32_EXECUTABLE` will be
+set on the target created.  See documentation of that target property for
+details.
+
+If ``MACOSX_BUNDLE`` is given the corresponding property will be set on
+the created target.  See documentation of the :prop_tgt:`MACOSX_BUNDLE`
+target property for details.
+
+If ``EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL`` is given the corresponding property will be set on
+the created target.  See documentation of the :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL`
+target property for details.
+
+Source arguments to ``add_executable`` may use "generator expressions" with
+the syntax ``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)`
+manual for available expressions.  See the :manual:`cmake-buildsystem(7)`
+manual for more on defining buildsystem properties.
+
+See also :prop_sf:`HEADER_FILE_ONLY` on what to do if some sources are
+pre-processed, and you want to have the original sources reachable from
+within IDE.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+::
+
+  add_executable(<name> IMPORTED [GLOBAL])
+
+An :ref:`IMPORTED executable target <Imported Targets>` references an
+executable file located outside the project.  No rules are generated to
+build it, and the :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` target property is ``True``.  The
+target name has scope in the directory in which it is created and below, but
+the ``GLOBAL`` option extends visibility.  It may be referenced like any
+target built within the project.  ``IMPORTED`` executables are useful
+for convenient reference from commands like :command:`add_custom_command`.
+Details about the imported executable are specified by setting properties
+whose names begin in ``IMPORTED_``.  The most important such property is
+:prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION` (and its per-configuration version
+:prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION_<CONFIG>`) which specifies the location of
+the main executable file on disk.  See documentation of the ``IMPORTED_*``
+properties for more information.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+::
+
+  add_executable(<name> ALIAS <target>)
+
+Creates an :ref:`Alias Target <Alias Targets>`, such that ``<name>`` can
+be used to refer to ``<target>`` in subsequent commands.  The ``<name>``
+does not appear in the generated buildsystem as a make target.  The
+``<target>`` may not be an :ref:`Imported Target <Imported Targets>` or an
+``ALIAS``.  ``ALIAS`` targets can be used as targets to read properties
+from, executables for custom commands and custom targets.  They can also be
+tested for existence with the regular :command:`if(TARGET)` subcommand.
+The ``<name>`` may not be used to modify properties of ``<target>``, that
+is, it may not be used as the operand of :command:`set_property`,
+:command:`set_target_properties`, :command:`target_link_libraries` etc.
+An ``ALIAS`` target may not be installed or exported.