[CMake] Default library name?

[Hendrik Greving]

The name property doesn't return the library name for libraries, i.e. on
Linux, no lib prefix and .so suffix. Also the PREFIX and SUFFIX (see above)
don't appear to be set. Is it possible to retrieve the default library name
on a given platform?

On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 9:57 AM Robert Maynard <robert.maynard at kitware.com>
wrote:

> That is correct behavior. OUTPUT_NAME is a customization point to
> allow projects to change the name, so if it isn't set CMake will use
> the NAME property.
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 12:42 PM Hendrik Greving
> <hendrik.greving.smi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think OUTPUT_NAME is not set by default. I am getting var-NOTFOUND
> > Same for RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME, LIBRARY_OUTPUT_NAME, PREFIX and SUFFIX
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 9:26 AM Robert Maynard <
> robert.maynard at kitware.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> At configure time you query OUTPUT_NAME target property
> >> (https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.11/prop_tgt/OUTPUT_NAME.html) and if
> >> not set you use NAME (
> >> https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.11/prop_tgt/NAME.html )
> >> On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 11:48 AM Hendrik Greving
> >> <hendrik.greving.smi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi, is there a way to get the default library or executable name at
> configure time (except obsolete LOCATION property)? i.e.
> lib${target_name}.so in Linux, where target_name is NAME target property?
> Thanks in advance.
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