| CMP0038 |
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| |
| 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 |
