diff --git a/cmake/xo_macros/xo_cxx.cmake b/cmake/xo_macros/xo_cxx.cmake
index 1bfc4f2c..8f75beb6 100644
--- a/cmake/xo_macros/xo_cxx.cmake
+++ b/cmake/xo_macros/xo_cxx.cmake
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ macro(xo_cxx_toplevel_options)
     add_custom_target(all_libraries)
 endmacro()
 
+# deprecated -- prefer xo_cxx_toplevel_options3()
 macro(xo_cxx_toplevel_options2)
     enable_language(CXX)
     xo_toplevel_compile_options()
@@ -28,6 +29,15 @@ macro(xo_cxx_toplevel_options2)
     add_custom_target(all_utest_executables)
 endmacro()
 
+macro(xo_cxx_toplevel_options3)
+    enable_language(CXX)
+    xo_toplevel_compile_options()
+    enable_testing()
+    add_custom_target(all_libraries)
+    add_custom_target(all_utest_executables)
+    xo_toplevel_config2()
+endmacro()
+
 macro(xo_toplevel_testing_options)
     enable_testing()
     add_code_coverage()