d592558b8b cmLocalGenerator: Drop no-op link flag placeholder infrastructure
67639002ad Ninja,Makefile: Drop now-unused placeholders from link rule variables
951e4d3f62 Ninja,Makefile: Move builtin linker flags to <LINK_FLAGS> placeholder
6b618c6079 cmLocalGenerator: Clarify MODULE link flags placeholder population
c52a654aa1 cmLocalGenerator: Improve formatting of rule placeholder variable list
37cf9941ed UseEcos: Add missing placeholder in rules to link executables
fa61be5bc4 Embarcadero,OpenWatcom: Clear unused flags for creating shared libraries
124e40947c CMakeCommonLanguageInclude: Do not unset MODULE library flags when empty
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Merge-request: !10869
Previously we used separate placeholders for builtin linker flags:
* CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_FLAGS for EXECUTABLEs
* CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_<LANG>_FLAGS for SHARED libraries
* CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_<LANG>_FLAGS for MODULE libraries
These are now always replaced by the empty string, so drop them
from our rule variables.
ea6b29a367 NVHPC: Add support for 25.07 no-pie option
8ef90ffc52 NVHPC: Add support for COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY
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Merge-request: !10867
Clear `CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_<LANG>_FLAGS` since no special
link flags are needed to create a DLL with these toolchains.
Our shared library creation rules do not reference the placeholder,
so this variable was never used. However, we may soon teach the
generators to look it up directly.
This was done by mistake in commit d090159318 (ENH: add support for the
ADSP toolchains for Blackfin, Shark and TigerShark DSPs, patch from
Raphael Cotty, 2007-07-12, v2.6.0~1446), and preserved in the
generalization by commit e9eabb0dcd (ADSP: Configure compiler in
compiler module, 2022-03-24, v3.24.0-rc1~331^2~1). Fix both places.
The `CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<LANG>_FLAGS` placeholder is meant for flags
used to compile sources meant for a shared library. It is used for
C/CXX to add PIC flags. It is not documented for public use, and we do
not populate it for Swift anyway.
In commit c54a621b55 (Cray: New platform file for Cray Linux Environment
and PrgEnv, 2015-11-13, v3.5.0-rc1~216^2~1) we populated variable
`CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_LINK_<LANG>_FLAGS`, but we never reference it, and
the generators do not use it. Static libraries are archives, and are
not produced by a linker.
In commit 9e66397c28 (Languages: Add support for Objective-C++,
2019-09-13, v3.16.0-rc1~44^2~2) we set `CMAKE_OBCXX_LINK_FLAGS`.
It was a typo for `CMAKE_OBJCXX_LINK_FLAGS`, and so has not had
any effect.
92d6126450 MSVC: Move link -machine flag out of CMAKE_*_LINKER_FLAGS
bb8baacbcc MSVC: Factor out link -machine flag name
4c6c7f4d45 MSVC: Move link -subsystem flag handling near and -machine flag handling
f1a80a5581 CUDA: Drop unused link rule variable setting on Windows
a0732ce47f CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS: Fix terminology in cache entry help string
53aab8acd6 Tests: Generalize test name RunCMake.MSVC{Warning => Default}Flags
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Merge-request: !10849
Upcoming versions of nvcc are adding support for `SYSTEM_INCLUDES`
which contain includes that are implicitly used with `-isystem`
instead of `-I`.
Support of this is needed in CMake as some CUDA Toolkit releases will
start to have a different include directory layout and using only the
output from `INCLUDES` will be insufficient to find all headers.
Enable the generation of NuGet symbol package(s) with the new variable
`CPACK_NUGET_SYMBOL_PACKAGE`. CPack generates then normal nuget package
(*.nupkg) and a symbol nuget package (*.snupkg). The new generate
package contains PDB files.
Fixes: #26976
The `CMAKE_{EXE,SHARED,MODULE,STATIC}_LINKER_FLAGS` variables are
not language-specific, so multiple languages' toolchains may disagree
about if/how to pass the flag through a compiler driver to the linker.
Furthermore, carrying the flag in public-facing variables allows projects
or users to change it even though it is required. Add policy CMP0197
to remove the flag from the public-facing variables and generate it
automatically instead:
* For command-line generators, add the `-machine:` flag to the
linker and archiver rule variables.
* For Visual Studio generators, we do not need to explicitly add the
link `-machine:` flag. MSBuild automatically adds it, and the new
behavior actually removes a duplicate we generated previously.
Issue: #21934
Clang before 20.1 does not recognize sm_100 and newer. Revise:
* commit b2251e0deb (CUDA/Clang: Update architectures supported by
CUDA 12.8, 2025-02-04, v4.0.2~4^2~1^2)
* commit a1b4c30f24 (CUDA: Add CUDA 12.9 new architectures and family
syntax, 2025-04-21, v4.0.2~3^2^2)
cdf2a36f48 HIP: Add support for [CMAKE_]HIP_LINKER_LAUNCHER
77312cc636 CUDA: Add support for [CMAKE_]CUDA_LINKER_LAUNCHER
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Merge-request: !10847
This updates the module documentation and deprecates some result
variables in favor of using imported targets.
Changes:
- Synced module documentation with other similar find modules.
- Reworded and updated descriptions.
- Renamed "Cache Variables" to "Hints".
- Added info about config mode.
- Added separate section "Deprecated Items".
- Mention of Threads::Threads imported target removed.
- Added intro code block showing how to include this module.
- Reworded module introduction.
- Used "command" instead of "function".
- Reworded command arguments and descriptions.
- Added the "See Also" section.
- Added intro code block showing how to include this module.
- Used "commands" instead of "functions".
- Reworded command descriptions.
- Synced style or command arguments.
- Added intro code blocks showing how to include these modules.
- Used word "command" instead of "macro".
- Added examples sections.
- Updated and synced descriptions of commands and arguments.
- Added a rubric title for variables that affect the checks.
- Listed CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE variable in the rubric together
with CMAKE_REQUIRED_* variables.
- Added link to CheckCompilerFlag module in the target_compile_options()
docs.
- Used lowercase style for check_fortran_compiler_flag() command.
- Added a link to `$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:languages>` generator expression
so it can be linked from other pages (See commit
2e37a20f02 for more info on the initial
style used).
- Fixed the GENEX_NOTE inclusion (starting with line after the 2nd line)
where part of the sentence was rendered in the output.
With IntelLLVM on Windows, we link using the compiler driver.
With MSVC on Windows, we invoke the linker directly. If we
use both in a single build tree, for separate languages,
the value of `CMAKE_LINK_DEF_FILE_FLAG` conflicts. Add a
per-language `CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_DEF_FILE_FLAG` variable to
avoid the conflict. Preserve the language-agnostic variable
for compatibility with projects that reference it.
Fixes: #26005
