[CMake] Dll API in static build

[David Cole]

Using the keyword SHARED in the add_library command will always build a shared library regardless of the BUILD_SHARED_LIBS value.



On May 16, 2012, at 6:15 PM, Totte Karlsson <totte at dunescientific.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I am building a C++ library, using Cmake. When creating the build files from CMkae UI, I have a BUILD_SHARED_LIBS option, allowing the user to create a static, or a dll version of the library.
> 
> In addition to the 'main' library, and in the same Cmkae project, I have a C wrapper, that should always be compiled as a dll, linked to the main library (static or shared).
> 
> When un-checking the build shared libs option, the C API is built as a static lib. I guess that makes sense. But how can one over ride this, and force the C api to always be build as a shared lib?
> 
> -totte
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