[CMake] How to specify library dependencies?

Michael Jackson mike.jackson at bluequartz.net
Tue Nov 25 17:25:18 EST 2008


On Nov 25, 2008, at 5:18 PM, Robert Dailey wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdailey at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Michael Jackson <mike.jackson at bluequartz.net 
> > wrote:
> One of the better sources to look at is FindBoost.cmake:
>
> Here are some CMake Predefined variables that you will find useful:
> APPLE
> CYGWIN
> MSVC
> UNIX
> WIN32
>
> You can use the cmake --help-variable [variable] for more  
> information if you have the command line handy.
>
> You may also might need to parse the contents of the CMAKE_SYSTEM  
> variable or the CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM variable. Look at the docs for the  
> differences between them.
>
> CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME and CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME may also come in handy.
>
> What about for library dependencies for different build  
> configurations, such as release and debug?
>
> Suppose I have a_d.lib and a_d.o for debug, and a.lib and a.o for  
> release. What would I do in this case? Must I use the if  
> conditionals for this as well? Not sure how CMake handles this  
> common scenario.
>
> I think I found the solution:
>
> target_link_libraries( MyProject
>     debug a_d
>     optimized a
> )
>
> Is this correct?

The last email wasn't what you were looking for. Sorry.

Your usage is correct.
_________________________________________________________
Mike Jackson                  mike.jackson at bluequartz.net
BlueQuartz Software                    www.bluequartz.net
Principal Software Engineer                  Dayton, Ohio





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