add_custom_target(custom) target_sources(custom PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/GeneratedMain.txt" ) set_source_files_properties( "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/GeneratedMain.txt" PROPERTIES GENERATED "1") get_property(prop SOURCE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/GeneratedMain.txt" PROPERTY GENERATED) message(NOTICE "prop: `${prop}`")