CHEVRIER, Marc wrote: > > Hi, > > Currently it is not possible to create an alias target for an imported > target (I.e. add_library with ALIAS keyword). But I don’t understand what > is the technical constraint or semantic reason behind this limitation. If > anybody can explain this limitation, it will be nice.
It was designed with as many restrictions as I could think of (everything which was not part of the need to add it at all): http://www.cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commitdiff;h=370bf554 The restrictions are there because they are easy to lift later when a need arises without breaking user code. It also means that design considerations which were not known or understood two years ago can be considered in designing new interfaces. Do you have a need for ALIAS IMPORTED libraries? Can you describe it? Thanks, Steve. -- 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
