Hi, I somewhat recently filed a bug report regarding target_link_libraries favoring target names over library names (https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/17911). Brad King suggested also that I switch to UNKNOWN instead of INTERFACE for the IMPORTed targets created by my find-modules.
In my case, it seems that an INTERFACE library would be less fragile since it can make use of pkg-config instead of manually calling find_library and find_file. But is INTERFACE considered bad? I have the impression from the add_library documentation that INTERFACE libraries are meant for non-compiled things that are part of the project, but if that is the case, why is there an INTERFACE IMPORTED option? I'm looking for clarification on the difference between INTERFACE IMPORTED and UNKNOWN IMPORTED and whether I should switch my own library to the latter. Matthew Trescott -- 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: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
