target_link_libraries() when given an explicit path+filename as PUBLIC ( not PRIVATE ) will be part of the transitive dependencies. An explicit path+filename is not a target to CMake, nor will CMake compute that it maps to an existing target ( be it imported or a 'normal' target ).
> This makes me think that install(TARGETS ...) not supporting imported targets > is likely an oversight by the CMake developers When exporting targets CMake exports what import targets something it depends on. So if you have target_link_libraries(my_target PUBLIC ZLIB::ZLIB) CMake when exporting my_target will export it depends on ZLIB::ZLIB. It does this so that export information is machine relocatable. It is than up to each project to generate an Config module that does the required find_package calls to re-locate ZLIB. On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 6:36 PM Benjamin Shadwick <benshadw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As a followup to my previous email dated 7/15/19, I learned from a co-worker > this week that if Project A's target_link_libraries() links against an > explicit path+filename of an external library, a subsequent install(TARGETS > ...) command will actually include that dependency in the exported target for > Library A1, such that it will be picked up as a transitive dependency when > later linking Library A1 into a binary in Project B. > > This makes me think that install(TARGETS ...) not supporting imported targets > is likely an oversight by the CMake developers. This ought to be fixed, > because it effectively discourages people from following the "modern CMake" > approach of using targets wherever possible. > -- > > 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: > https://cmake.org/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: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
