[cmake-developers] FindPkgConfig and IMPORTED_TARGET in 3.6.0

[Rolf Eike Beer]

Am 2016-06-17 15:36, schrieb Ben Boeckel:
> Hi,
> 
> Nils, the IMPORTED_TARGET feature in pkg_check_modules is nice! Thanks
> for that. However, it is hidden behind the check that pkg_check_modules
> uses to see if it already ran:
> 
>     if (NOT DEFINED __pkg_config_checked_${_prefix} OR
>         __pkg_config_checked_${_prefix} LESS ${PKG_CONFIG_VERSION} OR
>         NOT ${_prefix}_FOUND)
> 
> which means that on the second configure, the target is not created
> causing build faiures. Could you please look at reordering the logic so
> that the imported target is always created (if requested)? Thanks.
> 
> Brad, this is in the rc releases; what should be done? Block the
> release, undocument the feature, or wait for a patch?

I also have another todo for FindFreetype open which I must handle. I'll 
do both over the weekend.

Greetings,

Eike