[Cmake] Linking libraries

[Miller, James V (Research)]

Sounds like this "distinction" should be in the CMake documentation.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Cedilnik [mailto:andy.cedilnik at kitware.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 8:35 AM
> To: Nils H. Busch
> Cc: CMake
> Subject: Re: [Cmake] Linking libraries
> 
> 
> Hi Nils,
> 
> Make sure the ordering is correct.
> For example, for TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES you need a target, so it has to
> be done after ADD_LIBRARY or ADD_EXECUTABLE. On the other hand,
> LINK_LIBRARIES means from now on link all targets to this libraries,
> which means it has to be done before target descriptions.
> 
> 			Andy
> 
> On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 03:31, Nils H. Busch wrote:
> > in a VTK related project, I have problems linking libraries 
> other than
> > those needed by VTK when building my own libraries. In a 
> subdir, I build
> > the resp lib and try to link it to libraries needed via 
> LINK_LIBRARIES.
> > This doesn't work. Only when I use TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES 
> the specified
> > libs are linked into my target lib. Is this the intended behaviour,
> > because I think I saw examples using LINK_LIBRARIES? What is the
> > difference between those commands and when should either of 
> them be used
> 
> 
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