Yes, the behavior is documented in several places, the most prominent being here: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.html#transitive-usage-requirements
On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 9:22 PM, Ivan Shapovalov <inte...@intelfx.name> wrote: > On 2016-08-15 at 21:46 -0400, Guillaume Dumont wrote: >> As far as I know the PRIVATE >> keyword >> should have no effect on transitive linking when foo is static and we >> call: >> >> target_link_libraries(foo PRIVATE bar) >> >> Hope this helps. > > Wow. I did not know that. Should've tested on sample project. > It does not solve include path bloat though, but that's a minor issue. > > One question remains... is this behavior documented somewhere? > > Anyway, huge thanks, > -- > Ivan Shapovalov / intelfx / > -- > > 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 -- 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