target_compile_definitions is transitive for PUBLIC/INTERFACE definitions. Can you provide an example where that is failing?
On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 6:32 PM Mario Emmenlauer <ma...@emmenlauer.de> wrote: > > Sorry if this has been discussed before, I searched the mailing > list and google but could not find this exact issue (only [1] and > [2] that refer to library dependencies). > > I have a case where it seems target_compile_definitions() is not > transitive (it is not passed down via libraries), is that possible? > I have a project that sets a PUBLIC definition on libA, and during > the build of libB that links libA the definition is applied. But the > definition does not pass down to executables linking libB. This is > confusing for me because library dependencies and includes seem to > be transitive (linking libB also links libA automatically). > > Is it by design that target_compile_definitions() is not transitive > in cmake 3.12.1? Or am I doing something wrong? > > [2] https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/17633 > [1] https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/12435 > > All the best, > > Mario Emmenlauer > > > -- > BioDataAnalysis GmbH, Mario Emmenlauer Tel. Buero: +49-89-74677203 > Balanstr. 43 mailto: memmenlauer * biodataanalysis.de > D-81669 München http://www.biodataanalysis.de/ > -- > > 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 >
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