On 26. Dec, 2009, at 17:53 , Pau Garcia i Quiles wrote: > Hello, > > I think this has already been discussed and the answer is negative but > still: when I do target_link_libraries to an external library (for > instance, my application needs to link to sqlite), is it possible to > tell CMake to link to the static version of sqlite instead of the > dynamic version? > > For instance, in Debian the libsqlite3-dev package contains both the > static and the dynamic versions of the library and they have the very > same name: > > /usr/lib/libsqlite3.a > /usr/lib/libsqlite3.so > > ( http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/libsqlite3-dev/filelist ) > > Is this feature going to be implemented any time soon? I have not > looked at the sources for target_link_libraries but at first sight it > doesn't look difficult to add something like > "static;optimized;libsqlite3.a;dynamic;optimized;libsqlite3.so". > There's the problem of find_library on Windows confusing the .lib as > the import for a .dll with a static .lib library but IIRC it's > possible to detect that.
Perhaps a variable CMAKE_FIND_STATIC with the possible values "FIRST" "LAST", "ONLY" and "NEVER, similar to CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK, would fit the bill? Michael _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
