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diff --git a/share/cmake-3.18/Help/policy/CMP0038.rst b/share/cmake-3.18/Help/policy/CMP0038.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7fb2209 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/cmake-3.18/Help/policy/CMP0038.rst @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +CMP0038 +------- + +Targets may not link directly to themselves. + +CMake 2.8.12 and lower allowed a build target to link to itself directly with +a :command:`target_link_libraries` call. This is an indicator of a bug in +user code. + +The ``OLD`` behavior for this policy is to ignore targets which list themselves +in their own link implementation. The ``NEW`` behavior for this policy is to +report an error if a target attempts to link to itself. + +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 :command:`cmake_policy` command to set it to ``OLD`` or ``NEW`` explicitly. + +.. include:: DEPRECATED.txt |