[CMake] Doesn't support SHARED libraries during cross compiling using ARM RVCT40.

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Wednesday 15 June 2011, jianhua wrote:
> Hi All;
> 
> No matter Linux or Windows, when try to build SHARED library, it will
> always get the following error message. ADD_LIBRARY(hello SHARED  hello.c)
> 
> ADD_LIBRARY for library hello is used with the SHARED option, but the
> target platform supports only STATIC libraries. Building it STATIC
> instead. This may lead to problems.
> 
> My question:
> a) Why not support it? Is my CMakeLists any wrong for cross compiling?
> b) Is there any method available to support it?
> 
> I have searched in google and found the following threat, but after
> SET_PROPERTY(GLOBAL PROPERTY TARGET_SUPPORTS_SHARED_LIBS TRUE), it still
> got the same error message.
> http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/5y7PkYdzD3pM4MX0QSD9
> 
> Anyone who has idea about it please help, thanks.
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  brewmp-arm.cmake
> 
> INCLUDE (CMakeForceCompiler)

Are you sure you need this ?
This is in general a bad idea.

> 
> SET (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Generic)

"Generic" operating system does not support shared libs.
Do you have an operation system on your target device ?

Alex