[CMake] add_library and target_link_libraries in differentdirectories?

[David Cole]

Really, the target_link_libraries command for a given lib or exe belongs in
the same CMakeLists.txt file that you call add_library or add_executable
from. What is your reason for wanting to put the list of dependencies
somewhere else?


On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Alexandre Feblot <
Alexandre.Feblot at thomsonreuters.com> wrote:

>  Hi Andreas,
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> In fact, this is already what I did:
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> Here is a synopsis of my CMakeLists files:
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> ROOT CMakeLists.txt:
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> -        define some general stuff, options, macros.
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> -        call add_subdirectory() for all subdirectories
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> -        *trying* to set link dependencies with target_link_libraries()
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> subdir CMakeLists.txt:
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>       - defining libs with add_library()
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> Or don't I understand what you mean by " before linking the libs "?
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> Alexandre
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cmake-bounces at cmake.org [mailto:cmake-bounces at cmake.org] On Behalf
> Of Andreas Pakulat
> Sent: Monday, 12 January 2009 14:32
> To: cmake at cmake.org
> Subject: Re: [CMake] add_library and target_link_libraries in
> differentdirectories?
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> On 12.01.09 11:27:28, Alexandre Feblot wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > I have not been able to define a library dependency in a directory
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> > different from the one in which the library target is created.
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> > Is this done by design, or is there any way to do it?
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> > My goal would be to have
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> > -          each library in it's own directory (and a CMakeLists.txt file
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> > with a add_library command)
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> > -          all dependencies stored in a single file at the root level
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> Then you need to call add_subdirectory() for the library subdirs before
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> linking the libs. You can't link a target that you havent' defined yet.
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> Andreas
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