Unless it is overridden somewhere else along the way, the following is used to create the link command line for a C++ executable:
(found in Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake) if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE) set(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <FLAGS> <CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS> -o <TARGET> <LINK_LIBRARIES>") endif() As you can see, by default, the C++ compiler is used as a front end to link C++ executables... Similarly for other types of targets, there are CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY and CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE. And for other languages, there are CMAKE_${LANG}_CREATE_... variables too. In order to use the linker you want, you would have to define a custom CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE that uses "<CMAKE_LINKER>" in its definition of the linker command line. HTH, David C. -- 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