[cmake-developers] LINK_FLAGS and STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS target properties

[Brad King]

On 10/30/2016 12:01 AM, Craig Scott wrote:
> Looking at the latest CMake docs for the LINK_FLAGS and STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS
> target properties, neither mentions support for generator expressions.
> Is it just a case of the linker properties haven't had their documentation
> updated or do they not yet have generator expression support?

Support for generator expressions has not been implemented for those.

> The situation for the INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES target property is also
> a bit odd in that it's documentation doesn't mention support for generator
> expressions, but that for LINK_LIBRARIES does.

That is just missing documentation.

> are there plans to add such support any time soon?

No, but we wouldn't be opposed to having them implemented.

Thanks,
-Brad