[CMake] Globally Set Target Properties

[Michael Hertling]

On 11/08/2011 01:36 PM, Schuchard, Matthew wrote:
> Thanks, I think I must be doing something wrong elsewhere then, because I follow the same syntax as what you wrote.
> However, it is not working for me which means my error must be somewhere else.

Could you provide a minimal but complete exemplary project in order
to show what does not work and what you would like to see instead?

Regards,

Michael

> I had thought, based on a stack overflow link, that CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX was only for linking to libraries, but I see now it is also for linking built libraries.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Wild [mailto:themiwi at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 12:34 AM
> To: Schuchard, Matthew
> Cc: cmake at cmake.org
> Subject: Re: Globally Set Target Properties
> 
> Sorry, I misread your message. The following works for me:
> 
> --------<8----------
> cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
> project(static)
> 
> set(CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX)
> 
> add_library(a STATIC a.c)
> add_library(b STATIC b.c)
> -------->8----------
> 
> 
> Michael
> 
> On 11/07/2011 05:14 PM, Schuchard, Matthew wrote:
>> Thanks for the response.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Actually, that is what I want to do:
>>
>>  
>>
>> "> Specifically, I need to remove the prefix "lib" from all statically
>>
>>> linked libraries I build."
>>
>>  
>>
>> Also, I do not have to specify full paths to libraries I link to 
>> because of the CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX command I had mentioned in 
>> the initial message.
>>
>> Do you know if is possible to set global properties of targets like I 
>> am trying to?
>>
>>  
>>
>> *From:*Schuchard, Matthew
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 07, 2011 11:06 AM
>> *To:* Schuchard, Matthew
>> *Subject:* Globally Set Target Properties
>>
>>  
>>
>> On 11/07/2011 04:15 PM, Schuchard, Matthew wrote:
>>
>>> /I am trying to globally set target properties for an entire
>> configuration. /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /Specifically, I need to remove the prefix "lib" from all statically /
>>
>>> /linked libraries I build. /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /  /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /I already used CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX "" such that all libraries 
>>> I /
>>
>>> /explicitly link to will not have CMake search for libraries of format 
>>> /
>>
>>> /"libfoo.a" but rather "foo.a" when I specify "foo." /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /  /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /However, I cannot seem to globally specify that all target libraries 
>>> /
>>
>>> /which are statically linked which I build have the prefix removed. /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /  /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /I have tried set_target_properties with Unix wildcards to no avail. /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /I have also tried set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY PREFIX "") and /
>>
>>> /set_property(TARGET PROPERTY PREFIX "") which were both unsuccessful 
>>> (or /
>>
>>> /maybe I needed to force the cache, but cache was already an argument 
>>> in /
>>
>>> /the usage statement providing other functionality so I assumed its /
>>
>>> /normal functionality as an argument was unavailable). /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /Could not find any help on Google either. /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /  /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>> /There is also the possibility this is impossible to do with CMake, so 
>>> if /
>>
>>> /someone can verify that I would also be appreciative. /
>>
>>> //
>>
>>  
>>
>> *From:**Michael Wild* themiwi at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:cmake%40cmake.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BCMake%5D%20Globally%20Set
>> %20Target%20Properties&In-Reply-To=%3C4EB7F7A2.50903%40gmail.com%3E>
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 07, 2011 10:56 AM
>> *To:* Schuchard, Matthew
>> *Subject:* Globally Set Target Properties
>>
>>  
>>
>> These properties apply to targets *create* by CMake, that's not what 
>> you
>>
>> want. In your case, simply specify the absolute path to the library
>>
>> file. E.g.
>>
>>  
>>
>> target_link_libraries(bar /usr/lib/foo.a)
>>
>>  
>>
>> If you want to use find_library to find these libraries, have a look 
>> at
>>
>> CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES.
>>
>>  
>>
>> HTH
>>
>>  
>>
>> Michael