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diff --git a/Help/command/target_compile_definitions.rst b/Help/command/target_compile_definitions.rst index 8bd323375..3709e7a2e 100644 --- a/Help/command/target_compile_definitions.rst +++ b/Help/command/target_compile_definitions.rst @@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ Add compile definitions to a target. Specify compile definitions to use when compiling a given ``<target>``. The named ``<target>`` must have been created by a command such as :command:`add_executable` or :command:`add_library` and must not be an -:ref:`Imported Target <Imported Targets>`. +:ref:`ALIAS target <Alias Targets>`. The ``INTERFACE``, ``PUBLIC`` and ``PRIVATE`` keywords are required to specify the scope of the following arguments. ``PRIVATE`` and ``PUBLIC`` items will populate the :prop_tgt:`COMPILE_DEFINITIONS` property of ``<target>``. ``PUBLIC`` and ``INTERFACE`` items will populate the -:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS` property of ``<target>``. The -following arguments specify compile definitions. Repeated calls for the +:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS` property of ``<target>``. +(:ref:`IMPORTED targets <Imported Targets>` only support ``INTERFACE`` items.) +The following arguments specify compile definitions. Repeated calls for the same ``<target>`` append items in the order called. Arguments to ``target_compile_definitions`` may use "generator expressions" |