function(DIFF)
  # ~~~
  # DIFF(
  # NAME
  # GOLDEN
  # ACTUAL
  # )
  #
  # This function provides targets to check the differences between a generated file (ACTUAL) and its golden XML reference (GOLDEN).
  # If the diff is empty (meaning that the GOLDEN and ACTUAL are consistent) the build is successful, otherwise it ends in a failure.
  #
  # NAME name of the target that will be generated.
  # GOLDEN golden reference file.
  # ACTUAL generated file that has to be checked with the GOLDEN one.
  #
  # Usage: diff(NAME <target_name> GOLDEN <file_name.golden.xml> ACTUAL <file_name.actual.xml>)
  set(options)
  set(oneValueArgs NAME GOLDEN ACTUAL)
  set(multiValueArgs)

  cmake_parse_arguments(
    DIFF
    "${options}"
    "${oneValueArgs}"
    "${multiValueArgs}"
    ${ARGN}
    )

  set(DIFF_FILE_A ${DIFF_GOLDEN})
  set(DIFF_FILE_B ${DIFF_ACTUAL})

  append_file_dependency(DIFF_FILE_A_DEP ${DIFF_FILE_A})
  append_file_dependency(DIFF_FILE_B_DEP ${DIFF_FILE_B})
  get_file_location(DIFF_FILE_A_LOCATION ${DIFF_FILE_A})
  get_file_location(DIFF_FILE_B_LOCATION ${DIFF_FILE_B})

  set(DIFF_OUTPUT ${DIFF_NAME}.diff)
  add_custom_command(
    OUTPUT ${DIFF_OUTPUT}
    DEPENDS
      ${DIFF_FILE_A_LOCATION}
      ${DIFF_FILE_A_DEP}
      ${DIFF_FILE_B_LOCATION}
      ${DIFF_FILE_B_DEP}
    COMMAND
      diff -u ${DIFF_FILE_A_LOCATION} ${DIFF_FILE_B_LOCATION} > ${DIFF_OUTPUT} || true
    COMMAND
      diff -u ${DIFF_FILE_A_LOCATION} ${DIFF_FILE_B_LOCATION}
    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
  )
  add_file_target(FILE ${DIFF_OUTPUT} GENERATED)

  add_custom_target(
    ${DIFF_NAME}
    DEPENDS ${DIFF_OUTPUT}
  )
endfunction(DIFF)