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Brad King 687a91967f Revert INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_DIRECT feature for 3.23 branch
Revert commit f3ad061858 (Add usage requirements to update direct link
dependencies, 2022-01-12, v3.23.0-rc1~44^2) and the property storage
updates in its predecessor commit 193a999cd5 (cmTarget: Add
INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_DIRECT{,_EXCLUDE} backtrace storage,
2022-01-06, v3.23.0-rc1~44^2~1) from the 3.23 release branch.

After initial experience using the feature in practice, additional
design considerations have been raised for discussion in the original
issue.  To avoid rushing this for the 3.23 series, we've decided to
revert the feature for now so it can be revised for a future release.

Issue: #22496
2022-03-21 13:17:32 -04:00

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INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES
------------------------
List public interface libraries for a library.
This property contains the list of transitive link dependencies. When
the target is linked into another target using the
:command:`target_link_libraries` command, the libraries listed (and
recursively their link interface libraries) will be provided to the
other target also. This property is overridden by the
:prop_tgt:`LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES` or
:prop_tgt:`LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_<CONFIG>` property if policy
:policy:`CMP0022` is ``OLD`` or unset.
The value of this property is used by the generators when constructing
the link rule for a dependent target. A dependent target's direct
link dependencies, specified by its :prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARIES` target
property, are linked first, followed by indirect dependencies from the
transitive closure of the direct dependencies'
``INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`` properties. See policy :policy:`CMP0022`.
Contents of ``INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`` may use "generator expressions"
with the syntax ``$<...>``. See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)`
manual for available expressions. See the :manual:`cmake-buildsystem(7)`
manual for more on defining buildsystem properties.
.. include:: LINK_LIBRARIES_INDIRECTION.txt
``INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`` adds transitive link dependencies for a
target's dependents. In advanced use cases, one may update the
direct link dependencies of a target's dependents by using the
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_DIRECT` and
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_DIRECT_EXCLUDE` target properties.
Creating Relocatable Packages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. |INTERFACE_PROPERTY_LINK| replace:: ``INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES``
.. include:: /include/INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_WARNING.txt