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0009060CMakeCMakepublic2009-05-22 03:152016-06-10 14:30
Reportercbielow 
Assigned ToBrad King 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake-2-6 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0009060: using altered library names (CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX, or OUTPUT_NAME) leads to broken link dependencies
DescriptionHi,

lets start with code:

[CODE]

## append "d" to debug libs (not executables!)
SET(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX d);

add_library(myLib ${sources});
target_link_libraries(myLib ${QT_LIBRARIES});

add_executable(myExe myExe.C);

## --> now the trouble starts:

## either:
target_link_libraries(myExe optimized myLib${CMAKE_RELEASE_POSTFIX} debug myLib${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
##--> will break QT dependency of myEXE

## or:
target_link_libraries(myExe myLib);
##--> will generate correct QT dependencies but bad library name (missing postfix) in library list of the VS solution file.

[ENDCODE]

my current workaround is to "manually" add the QT dependency to myExe, but this is bad style.

I tried to set the <CONFIG>_OUTPUT_NAME property, but the issue remained...


greetings
Chris
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2009-05-22 03:15cbielowNew Issue
2009-09-14 12:44Bill HoffmanStatusnew => assigned
2009-09-14 12:44Bill HoffmanAssigned To => Brad King
2009-09-14 18:09Brad KingNote Added: 0017495
2012-08-13 10:44Brad KingStatusassigned => backlog
2012-08-13 10:44Brad KingNote Added: 0030560
2016-06-10 14:27Kitware RobotNote Added: 0041561
2016-06-10 14:27Kitware RobotStatusbacklog => resolved
2016-06-10 14:27Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:30Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

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(0017495)
Brad King   
2009-09-14 18:09   
set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX d)
add_library(myLib ${sources})
target_link_libraries(myLib ${QT_LIBRARIES})
add_executable(myExe myExe.C)

# This line is correct:
target_link_libraries(myExe myLib)

# This line is wrong:
# target_link_libraries(myExe
# optimized myLib${CMAKE_RELEASE_POSTFIX}
# debug myLib${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
# CMake prefers its own targets to be named.
# When you name the target with the suffix then CMake
# does not recognize it as a target of which it knows.

What is the actual link line produced for myexe in each configuration?

What versions of CMake have you tried?
(0030560)
Brad King   
2012-08-13 10:44   
Sending issues I'm not actively working on to the backlog to await someone with time for them.

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(0041561)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:27   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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