[CMake] CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES attempts linking

[John Smith]

Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> On Thursday 03 September 2009, John Smith wrote:
>> It seems that CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES attempts to link the object
>> files into an executable:
> 
> Yes. Sometimes having it only compile but not link would be nice, but that's 
> not the case.

So, this is not by design, instead it is an artifact of the implementation?


> You can specifiy libraries to link to, so it should be possible to get it 
> linking.

That is true. But what is the obstacle to implementing the macro such
that it just does compilation (as the name suggests) and not compilation
and linking?

Thanks!