Hi, > I tried several times now to find documentation about how to define > and use target names which seem to have namespaces, like Qt ones. > > For example: add_executable( MyProject::some_target ... )
AFAIK target namespaces are intended for imported targets, not "regular" targets: "A NAMESPACE with double-colons is specified when exporting the targets for installation. This convention of double-colons gives CMake a hint that the name is an IMPORTED target when it is used by downstreams with the target_link_libraries() command. This way, CMake can issue a diagnostic if the package providing it has not yet been found." [1] [1] http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.3/manual/cmake-packages.7.html?highlight=namespace > I can't find any documentation or even name for this. > Is it considered a "namespace"? > In any way I found nothing specific to this syntax in the wiki. The concept is called "namespace" in cmake, just as you assumed. I don't know if there's anything about it in the wiki, but the official documentation has a (very) short description in the cmake_packages[1] page, as well as in the documentation for the export command. Cheers, Johannes -- 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
