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diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0037.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0037.rst index 9f8457c62..9895fb0b4 100644 --- a/Help/policy/CMP0037.rst +++ b/Help/policy/CMP0037.rst @@ -10,19 +10,25 @@ as :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` and some diagnostics expect target names to match a restricted pattern. Target names may contain upper and lower case letters, numbers, the underscore -character (_), dot(.), plus(+) and minus(-). As a special case, ALIAS -targets and IMPORTED targets may contain two consequtive colons. +character (``_``), dot(``.``), plus(``+``) and minus(``-``). +As a special case, ``ALIAS`` and ``IMPORTED`` targets may contain +two consecutive colons. Target names reserved by one or more CMake generators are not allowed. -Among others these include "all", "help" and "test". +Among others these include ``all``, ``clean``, ``help``, and ``install``. -The OLD behavior for this policy is to allow creating targets with +Target names associated with optional features, such as ``test`` and +``package``, may also be reserved. CMake 3.10 and below always reserve them. +CMake 3.11 and above reserve them only when the corresponding feature is +enabled (e.g. by including the :module:`CTest` or :module:`CPack` modules). + +The ``OLD`` behavior for this policy is to allow creating targets with reserved names or which do not match the validity pattern. -The NEW behavior for this policy is to report an error +The ``NEW`` behavior for this policy is to report an error if an add_* command is used with an invalid target name. This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.0. CMake version -|release| warns when the policy is not set and uses OLD behavior. Use -the cmake_policy command to set it to OLD or NEW explicitly. +|release| warns when the policy is not set and uses ``OLD`` behavior. Use +the :command:`cmake_policy` command to set it to ``OLD`` or ``NEW`` explicitly. .. include:: DEPRECATED.txt |