[cmake-developers] [CMake 0013902]: target_link_libraries should not accept utility targets

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The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=13902 
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Reported By:                Stephen Kelly
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    CMake
Issue ID:                   13902
Category:                   CMake
Reproducibility:            have not tried
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             2013-02-08 14:17 EST
Last Modified:              2013-02-08 14:17 EST
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Summary:                    target_link_libraries should not accept utility
targets
Description: 

Code like this should throw an error. A policy will be needed for this.

 add_custom_target(check ALL
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo check
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(check somelib)

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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2013-02-08 14:17 Stephen Kelly  New Issue                                    
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