cmake 4.0.3 says:

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:453 (add_dependencies):
  The dependency target "check-examples" of target "check" does not exist.

--- awesome-4.3/CMakeLists.txt	2025-07-07 03:46:45.744459445 +0100
+++ awesome-4.3/CMakeLists.txt	2025-07-07 03:46:36.772773452 +0100
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
     list(APPEND CHECK_QA_TARGETS luacheck)
 endif()
 add_custom_target(check-qa DEPENDS ${CHECK_QA_TARGETS})
-add_dependencies(check check-qa check-examples)
+add_dependencies(check check-qa)
 # }}}
 
 INCLUDE(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Packaging.cmake)