diff --git i/CMakeLists.txt w/CMakeLists.txt
index bb12a7cf5..932187427 100644
--- i/CMakeLists.txt
+++ w/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project(Eigen)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 
 set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR
     "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include/eigen2"
diff --git i/doc/examples/CMakeLists.txt w/doc/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 9db5b1f58..b535ae80e 100644
--- i/doc/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ w/doc/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE(${example} ${example_src})
 if(EIGEN_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_TO_LINK_TO)
   target_link_libraries(${example} ${EIGEN_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_TO_LINK_TO})
 endif()
-GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(example_executable
-                    ${example} LOCATION)
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
   TARGET ${example}
   POST_BUILD
-  COMMAND ${example_executable}
+  COMMAND ${example}
   ARGS >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${example}.out
 )
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(all_examples ${example})
diff --git i/doc/snippets/CMakeLists.txt w/doc/snippets/CMakeLists.txt
index 7458830b0..153dbfc68 100644
--- i/doc/snippets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ w/doc/snippets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE(${compile_snippet_target}
 if(EIGEN_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_TO_LINK_TO)
   target_link_libraries(${compile_snippet_target} ${EIGEN_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_TO_LINK_TO})
 endif()
-GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(compile_snippet_executable
-                    ${compile_snippet_target} LOCATION)
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
   TARGET ${compile_snippet_target}
   POST_BUILD
-  COMMAND ${compile_snippet_executable}
+  COMMAND ${compile_snippet_target}
   ARGS >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${snippet}.out
 )
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(all_snippets ${compile_snippet_target})