> I've recently switched from CMake 2.8.12 to 3.2, full of enthusiasm that > header-only libraries would now be better supported through the > INTERFACE option/target. However, the support for header-only libraries > isn't really great, in particular if you're using an IDE like Visual Studio. > > The main problem is that if you define an INTERFACE target, there's no > way to specify headers, and they won't show up in IDEs. There's > workarounds with a custom target, but that's not really great for > example to set dependencies, populate the include directory of the > library or to INSTALL the target.
i'm sometimes using the workaround of generating a dummy cpp file and use a static library instead of an interface library ... ugly hack, but allows to populate msvc/xcode/qtcreator projects ... -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
