*Approach 1:* CMakeLists.txt: cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6) project(main CXX C)
add_executable(main main.cpp) target_include_directories(main PRIVATE include build/deps/yara/src/yara/libyara/include) target_link_libraries (main -Lbuild/src/ -Lbuild/deps/yara/src/yara/libyara/.libs yaracpp yara pthread ssl crypto) I got: *cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$(pwd)/install" ..* -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 7.4.0 -- The C compiler identification is GNU 7.4.0 -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting CXX compile features -- Detecting CXX compile features - done -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting C compile features -- Detecting C compile features - done -- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /home/mevasu/yaracpp/build2 * cmake --build . -- -j $NPROC* Scanning dependencies of target main [ 50%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/main.dir/main.cpp.o [100%] Linking CXX executable main /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lyaracpp /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lyara collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status CMakeFiles/main.dir/build.make:94: recipe for target 'main' failed make[2]: *** [main] Error 1 CMakeFiles/Makefile2:67: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/main.dir/all' failed make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/main.dir/all] Error 2 Makefile:83: recipe for target 'all' failed make: *** [all] Error 2 * Approach 2:* CMakeLists.txt: cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6) project(main CXX C) add_executable(main main.cpp) add_library(yara STATIC IMPORTED) set_target_properties(yara PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION "build/deps/yara/src/yara/libyara/.libs/libyara.a" INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "build/deps/yara/src/yara/libyara/include") add_library(yaracpp STATIC IMPORTED) set_target_properties(yaracpp PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION "build/src/libyaracpp.a" INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "include") I got: *cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$(pwd)/install" ..* -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 7.4.0 -- The C compiler identification is GNU 7.4.0 -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting CXX compile features -- Detecting CXX compile features - done -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting C compile features -- Detecting C compile features - done -- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /home/mevasu/Desktop/yaracpp/build2 * cmake --build . -- -j $NPROC* Scanning dependencies of target main [ 50%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/main.dir/main.cpp.o /home/mevasu/Desktop/yaracpp/main.cpp:2:10: fatal error: yaracpp/yaracpp.h: No such file or directory #include "yaracpp/yaracpp.h" ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ compilation terminated. CMakeFiles/main.dir/build.make:62: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/main.dir/main.cpp.o' failed make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/main.dir/main.cpp.o] Error 1 CMakeFiles/Makefile2:67: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/main.dir/all' failed make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/main.dir/all] Error 2 Makefile:83: recipe for target 'all' failed make: *** [all] Error 2 The libraries that I'm trying to link are actually static libraries and from the link that you gave in the above answer, I encountered: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/target_link_libraries.html where I tried giving this approach: * Approach 3* CMakeLists.txt: cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6) project(main CXX C) add_executable(main main.cpp) target_include_directories(main PRIVATE include build/deps/yara/src/yara/libyara/include) target_link_libraries (main -Lbuild/src/libyaracpp.a -Lbuild/deps/yara/src/yara/libyara/.libs/libyara.a yaracpp yara pthread ssl crypto) I got: * cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$(pwd)/install" ..* -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 7.4.0 -- The C compiler identification is GNU 7.4.0 -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting CXX compile features -- Detecting CXX compile features - done -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting C compile features -- Detecting C compile features - done -- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /home/mevasu/yaracpp/build2 *cmake --build . -- -j $NPROC* Scanning dependencies of target main [ 50%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/main.dir/main.cpp.o [100%] Linking CXX executable main /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lyaracpp /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lyara collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status CMakeFiles/main.dir/build.make:94: recipe for target 'main' failed make[2]: *** [main] Error 1 CMakeFiles/Makefile2:67: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/main.dir/all' failed make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/main.dir/all] Error 2 Makefile:83: recipe for target 'all' failed make: *** [all] Error 2 Also, inside target_link_libraries() irrespective of putting -lyaracpp and -lyara or yaracpp and yara, I got the same errors. -- Sent from: http://cmake.3232098.n2.nabble.com/ -- 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. 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