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Help: Consolidate add_library documentation on IMPORTED libraries

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Move documentation on IMPORTED INTERFACE libraries to the main section
on Imported Libraries.  Revise the section to clarify the different
kinds of imported libraries that can be created and what properties they
need.

Issue: #18975
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Brad King
2020-07-31 11:35:46 -04:00
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@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Interface Libraries
.. code-block:: cmake
add_library(<name> INTERFACE [IMPORTED [GLOBAL]])
add_library(<name> INTERFACE)
Creates an :ref:`Interface Library <Interface Libraries>`. An ``INTERFACE``
library target does not directly create build output, though it may
@@ -117,50 +117,52 @@ the interface target using the commands:
and then it is used as an argument to :command:`target_link_libraries`
like any other target.
An ``INTERFACE`` :ref:`Imported Target <Imported Targets>` may also be
created with this signature. An ``IMPORTED`` library target references a
library defined outside the project. The target name has scope in the
directory in which it is created and below, but the ``GLOBAL`` option
extends visibility. It may be referenced like any target built within
the project. ``IMPORTED`` libraries are useful for convenient reference
from commands like :command:`target_link_libraries`.
Imported Libraries
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. code-block:: cmake
add_library(<name> <SHARED|STATIC|MODULE|OBJECT|UNKNOWN> IMPORTED
[GLOBAL])
add_library(<name> <type> IMPORTED [GLOBAL])
An :ref:`IMPORTED library target <Imported Targets>` references a library
file located outside the project. No rules are generated to build it, and
the :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` target property is ``True``. The target name has
scope in the directory in which it is created and below, but the ``GLOBAL``
option extends visibility. It may be referenced like any target built
within the project. ``IMPORTED`` libraries are useful for convenient
reference from commands like :command:`target_link_libraries`. Details
about the imported library are specified by setting properties whose names
begin in ``IMPORTED_`` and ``INTERFACE_``.
Creates an :ref:`IMPORTED library target <Imported Targets>` called ``<name>``.
No rules are generated to build it, and the :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` target
property is ``True``. The target name has scope in the directory in which
it is created and below, but the ``GLOBAL`` option extends visibility.
It may be referenced like any target built within the project.
``IMPORTED`` libraries are useful for convenient reference from commands
like :command:`target_link_libraries`. Details about the imported library
are specified by setting properties whose names begin in ``IMPORTED_`` and
``INTERFACE_``.
The most important properties are:
The ``<type>`` must be one of:
* :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION` (and its per-configuration
variant :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION_<CONFIG>`) which specifies the
``STATIC``, ``SHARED``, ``MODULE``, ``UNKNOWN``
References a library file located outside the project. The
:prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION` target property (or its per-configuration
variant :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION_<CONFIG>`) specifies the
location of the main library file on disk.
* :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_OBJECTS` (and :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_OBJECTS_<CONFIG>`)
for object libraries, specifies the locations of object files on disk.
* :prop_tgt:`PUBLIC_HEADER` files to be installed during :command:`install` invocation
Additional usage requirements may be specified in ``INTERFACE_*`` properties.
An ``UNKNOWN`` library type is typically only used in the implementation of
:ref:`Find Modules`. It allows the path to an imported library (often found
using the :command:`find_library` command) to be used without having to know
what type of library it is. This is especially useful on Windows where a
static library and a DLL's import library both have the same file extension.
``OBJECT``
References a set of object files located outside the project.
The :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_OBJECTS` target property (or its per-configuration
variant :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_OBJECTS_<CONFIG>`) specifies the locations of
object files on disk.
Additional usage requirements may be specified in ``INTERFACE_*`` properties.
``INTERFACE``
Does not reference any library or object files on disk, but may
specify usage requirements in ``INTERFACE_*`` properties.
See documentation of the ``IMPORTED_*`` and ``INTERFACE_*`` properties
for more information.
An ``UNKNOWN`` library type is typically only used in the implementation of
:ref:`Find Modules`. It allows the path to an imported library (often found
using the :command:`find_library` command) to be used without having to know
what type of library it is. This is especially useful on Windows where a
static library and a DLL's import library both have the same file extension.
Alias Libraries
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^