Hello all, I'm using CMake 2.8.4 and am seeing an odd differenc between static and shared libraries in regard to the LINK_FLAGS property. In particular, I'm enabling "Whole program optimization" in Visual Studio 2010, which is done by add /GL as a compiler flag and /LTCG as a linker flag for the release configuration. However, the link flag is not used for static libraries, leading to a build warning about compiling with /GL but linking without /LTCG.
Here's an example: cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8) project (link_test) set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /GL") add_library (static_test STATIC a.cpp) set_target_properties ( static_test PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_RELEASE "/LTCG" ) add_library (shared_test SHARED a.cpp) set_target_properties ( shared_test PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_RELEASE "/LTCG" ) Just add an empty file called a.cpp to the directory, then build the whole project in release configuration. You'll get a warning like this for the static_test library: 2> a.obj : MSIL .netmodule or module compiled with /GL found; restarting link with /LTCG; add /LTCG to the link command line to improve Why is CMake not applying LINK_FLAGS_RELEASE to the static library? Thanks, Ben _______________________________________________ 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