[cmake-developers] [CMake 0014050]: add_dependencies refuses to work on some targets

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The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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http://www.cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=14050 
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Reported By:                Dave Abrahams
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    CMake
Issue ID:                   14050
Category:                   CMake
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             2013-03-29 14:30 EDT
Last Modified:              2013-03-29 14:30 EDT
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Summary:                    add_dependencies refuses to work on some targets
Description: 
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:10 (add_dependencies):
  add_dependencies Adding dependency to non-existent target: foo

This is very surprising and non-uniform.

Steps to Reproduce: 
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
add_custom_command(
  OUTPUT foo
  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch foo)

add_custom_command(
  OUTPUT bar
  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch bar)

add_dependencies(foo bar)

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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2013-03-29 14:30 Dave Abrahams  New Issue                                    
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