New in version 3.18.
A target is not allowed to link to itself even through an ALIAS
target.
In CMake 3.17 and below, a target can link to a target aliased to itself.
The OLD
behavior for this policy is to allow a target to link to a target aliased to itself.
The NEW
behavior of this policy is to prevent a target to link to itself through an ALIAS
target.
This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.17. Use the cmake_policy()
command to set it to OLD
or NEW
explicitly. Unlike many policies, CMake version 3.19.0-rc3 does not warn when this policy is not set and simply uses OLD
behavior.
Note
The OLD
behavior of a policy is deprecated by definition
and may be removed in a future version of CMake.
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https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.19/policy/CMP0108.html