On 01/18/2017 03:14 PM, Ben Boeckel wrote: > So I talked with Rob about this a bit and the INTERFACE bit is actually > the *exporting* of the target. Installing the target can install the > objects. I think the way this could work is that if it is installed, the > objects go and if they are exported,
I agree something along these lines is the way to go. The limitation of not being able to install object libraries is only there because when object libraries were first implemented they had a very specific purpose and we didn't want to have to delay them just to think through all the semantics of installation. > they are exported as an INTERFACE library which supports a > $<TARGET_OBJECTS> genex (and if the target is not installed, it > wouldn't work). We should also consider exporting them as something like add_library(myobjlib OBJECT IMPORTED) set_property(TARGET myobjlib PROPERTY IMPORTED_OBJECTS ...) There is no reason it has to specifically be an INTERFACE library. In fact if we don't also work out target_link_libraries semantics for object libraries then we can't export them as INTERFACE libraries or tll() with them would have to be defined. -Brad -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
