Answering my own question again -- this is a logged bug here: http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=9284
David Cole is of the opinion this error is useful in the context of fixup_bundle. Maybe so, but it's a right PITA. If you're building the library that's getting copied as part of fixup_bundle, and the permissions don't allow RPATH_REMOVE to work, you're dead in the water until you figure out how to add an install step to move the file and change the permissions. I'm dealing with it by adding a custom ExternalProject step to adjust perms after the install. Just getting that right was a whole other story... _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake