Document target templates

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Duncan Ogilvie 1 year ago
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FOLDER = "MyFolder"
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## Templates
To avoid repeating yourself you can create your own target type and use it in your targets:
```toml
[template.example]
condition = "MYPROJECT_BUILD_EXAMPLES"
type = "executable"
link-libraries = ["myproject::mylib"]
add-function = ""
pass-sources = false
# Properties from the template are merged with the ones here
[target.myexample]
type = "example"
sources = ["src/myexample.cpp"]
```
The properties declared on a `template` are the same as the ones you use for targets. The only exceptions are:
- `add-function`: Specifies a custom add function. Projects like [pybind11](https://pybind11.readthedocs.io/en/stable/cmake/index.html#new-findpython-mode) have their own `add_xxx` function, which you can specify here.
- `pass-sources`: Pass sources directly to the add function instead of using `target_sources`.
## Tests and installation (unfinished)
**Note**: The `[[test]]` and `[[install]]` are unfinished features and will likely change in a future release.

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