[CMake] [Feature-request] CMake Error: Attempt to add link target foo of type: MODULE_LIBRARY

[Mathieu Malaterre]

On 4/26/07, Bill Hoffman <bill.hoffman at kitware.com> wrote:
> Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> > On 4/26/07, Bill Hoffman <bill.hoffman at kitware.com> wrote:
> >> Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> >  Is this possible to change the error into a warning on system where
> >> > there is no difference between module and shared library ? If
> >> > CMAKE_MODULE_EXISTS is not set, I think this is resonnable to allow
> >> > people to link to module, right ?
> >> I don't agree, it will make your cmakelist file unportable.   When built
> >> on a system
> >> where they are different it won't work.  If it is not a module, then
> >> don't build it as
> >> a module.
> >
> > What you are describing is the *implementation* in CMake, you made the
> > decision to make MODULE and SHARED different type even on platform
> > where there is no difference.
> But to be cross platform, we have to go to the least common
> denominator.  If you don't care about the difference, then just use
> SHARED all the time and you will be good.  So, you could do this by your
> self:
>
> if(APPLE)
>    // use module
> else
>    // use shared
> endif
>
> But if you need to link to it on one platform, I can't see why you would
> not need to link to it on the platform that requires module to be different.


Thanks ! That should work for me ... until we decide to support Apple :)

-Mathieu