[CMake] Need ability to install only dll portion of target (no lib)

[Clinton Stimpson]

INSTALL(TARGETS mytarget
  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT Runtime
  LIBRARY DESTINATION bin COMPONENT Runtime
  )

The .lib gets installed if you specify the ARCHIVE DESTINATION or just 
plain DESTINATION.

Clint

James Bigler wrote:
> When using install(TARGET) with a shared library, I get both the dll
> and the .lib (if there were exports) installed.  I'm trying to do a
> binary distribution, and I don't need or want the .lib portion.
>
> Is there a way to tell cmake to not install the .lib portion?
>
> I filed a bug on this, but there hasn't been any response on it.
> http://www.cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=8781
>
> The bug basically proposes using a special location (perhaps /dev/null
> on all platforms) which is understood to mean don't install that
> component.
>
> Setting a target property also won't work, because I want to install
> the library more than once (once for devs and once for binaries).
>
> Would a possible work around be running some kind of script after
> things are installed and remove the offending file?
>
> Thanks,
> James
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