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1target_compile_features
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3
4.. versionadded:: 3.1
5
6Add expected compiler features to a target.
7
8.. code-block:: cmake
9
10  target_compile_features(<target> <PRIVATE|PUBLIC|INTERFACE> <feature> [...])
11
12Specifies compiler features required when compiling a given target.  If the
13feature is not listed in the :variable:`CMAKE_C_COMPILE_FEATURES`,
14:variable:`CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILE_FEATURES`, or :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES`
15variables, then an error will be reported by CMake.  If the use of the feature requires
16an additional compiler flag, such as ``-std=gnu++11``, the flag will be added
17automatically.
18
19The ``INTERFACE``, ``PUBLIC`` and ``PRIVATE`` keywords are required to
20specify the scope of the features.  ``PRIVATE`` and ``PUBLIC`` items will
21populate the :prop_tgt:`COMPILE_FEATURES` property of ``<target>``.
22``PUBLIC`` and ``INTERFACE`` items will populate the
23:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_COMPILE_FEATURES` property of ``<target>``.
24Repeated calls for the same ``<target>`` append items.
25
26.. versionadded:: 3.11
27  Allow setting ``INTERFACE`` items on :ref:`IMPORTED targets <Imported Targets>`.
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29The named ``<target>`` must have been created by a command such as
30:command:`add_executable` or :command:`add_library` and must not be an
31:ref:`ALIAS target <Alias Targets>`.
32
33Arguments to ``target_compile_features`` may use "generator expressions"
34with the syntax ``$<...>``.
35See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for available
36expressions.  See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for
37information on compile features and a list of supported compilers.
38