Handle targets in the LINK_LIBRARIES of try_compile.

Imported targets are re-exported so that they can be used by the
try_compile generated code with target_link_libraries.

This makes the use of the cmake_expand_imported_targets macro
obsolete. The macro is not able to expand the generator expressions
which may appear in the IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES content.
Instead it just sees them as 'not a target'.

15 files changed, 150 insertions, 64 deletions

diff --git a/Modules/CheckCSourceCompiles.cmake b/Modules/CheckCSourceCompiles.cmake
index b457754..86a4565 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckCSourceCompiles.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckCSourceCompiles.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 
 macro(CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES SOURCE VAR)
@@ -43,10 +42,8 @@ macro(CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES SOURCE VAR)
     set(MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS
       "-D${VAR} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES
-        "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+        LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     else()
       set(CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES)
     endif()
@@ -64,8 +61,8 @@ macro(CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES SOURCE VAR)
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/src.c
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+      ${CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}
       CMAKE_FLAGS -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS}
-      "${CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}"
       "${CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_INCLUDES}"
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
 
diff --git a/Modules/CheckCSourceRuns.cmake b/Modules/CheckCSourceRuns.cmake
index bc64acd..e3a091f 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckCSourceRuns.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckCSourceRuns.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 
 macro(CHECK_C_SOURCE_RUNS SOURCE VAR)
@@ -32,10 +31,8 @@ macro(CHECK_C_SOURCE_RUNS SOURCE VAR)
     set(MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS
       "-D${VAR} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES
-        "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+        LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     else()
       set(CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES)
     endif()
@@ -53,9 +50,9 @@ macro(CHECK_C_SOURCE_RUNS SOURCE VAR)
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/src.c
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+      ${CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}
       CMAKE_FLAGS -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS}
       -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=${CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH}
-      "${CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}"
       "${CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_INCLUDES}"
       COMPILE_OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
     # if it did not compile make the return value fail code of 1
diff --git a/Modules/CheckCXXSourceCompiles.cmake b/Modules/CheckCXXSourceCompiles.cmake
index c0be1f7..734c083 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckCXXSourceCompiles.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckCXXSourceCompiles.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 
 macro(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES SOURCE VAR)
@@ -44,10 +43,8 @@ macro(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES SOURCE VAR)
     set(MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS
       "-D${VAR} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES
-        "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+        LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     else()
       set(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES)
     endif()
@@ -65,8 +62,8 @@ macro(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES SOURCE VAR)
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/src.cxx
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+      ${CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}
       CMAKE_FLAGS -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS}
-      "${CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}"
       "${CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_INCLUDES}"
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
 
diff --git a/Modules/CheckCXXSourceRuns.cmake b/Modules/CheckCXXSourceRuns.cmake
index 47ab161..9e401f1 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckCXXSourceRuns.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckCXXSourceRuns.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 
 macro(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_RUNS SOURCE VAR)
@@ -32,10 +31,8 @@ macro(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_RUNS SOURCE VAR)
     set(MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS
       "-D${VAR} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES
-        "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+        LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     else()
       set(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES)
     endif()
@@ -53,9 +50,9 @@ macro(CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_RUNS SOURCE VAR)
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/src.cxx
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+      ${CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}
       CMAKE_FLAGS -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS}
       -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=${CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH}
-      "${CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_LIBRARIES}"
       "${CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES_ADD_INCLUDES}"
       COMPILE_OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
 
diff --git a/Modules/CheckFortranFunctionExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckFortranFunctionExists.cmake
index 4b9f9b7..45dd7be 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckFortranFunctionExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckFortranFunctionExists.cmake
@@ -22,17 +22,14 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 
 macro(CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS FUNCTION VARIABLE)
   if(NOT DEFINED ${VARIABLE})
     message(STATUS "Looking for Fortran ${FUNCTION}")
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      cmake_expand_imported_targets(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES
-        "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+        LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     else()
       set(CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES)
     endif()
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ macro(CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS FUNCTION VARIABLE)
     try_compile(${VARIABLE}
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testFortranCompiler.f
-    CMAKE_FLAGS "${CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES}"
+    ${CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES}
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT
     )
 #    message(STATUS "${OUTPUT}")
diff --git a/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.cmake
index 3f952e0..7aa1748 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.cmake
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 
 macro(CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS FUNCTION VARIABLE)
@@ -36,10 +35,8 @@ macro(CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS FUNCTION VARIABLE)
       "-DCHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS=${FUNCTION} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
     message(STATUS "Looking for ${FUNCTION}")
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES
-        "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+        LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     else()
       set(CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES)
     endif()
@@ -53,8 +50,8 @@ macro(CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS FUNCTION VARIABLE)
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
       ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+      ${CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES}
       CMAKE_FLAGS -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${MACRO_CHECK_FUNCTION_DEFINITIONS}
-      "${CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES}"
       "${CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS_ADD_INCLUDES}"
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
     if(${VARIABLE})
diff --git a/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake
index 697f8a4..fb7d0ec 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckLibraryExists.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 
 macro(CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS LIBRARY FUNCTION LOCATION VARIABLE)
@@ -36,19 +35,17 @@ macro(CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS LIBRARY FUNCTION LOCATION VARIABLE)
     message(STATUS "Looking for ${FUNCTION} in ${LIBRARY}")
     set(CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES ${LIBRARY})
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES
-        ${CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES} ${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
+        ${CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     endif()
     try_compile(${VARIABLE}
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
       ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+      LINK_LIBRARIES ${CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES}
       CMAKE_FLAGS
       -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${MACRO_CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_DEFINITION}
       -DLINK_DIRECTORIES:STRING=${LOCATION}
-      "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS_LIBRARIES}"
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
 
     if(${VARIABLE})
diff --git a/Modules/CheckPrototypeDefinition.cmake b/Modules/CheckPrototypeDefinition.cmake
index 74b94b8..2342b3c 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckPrototypeDefinition.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckPrototypeDefinition.cmake
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 #
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 get_filename_component(__check_proto_def_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" PATH)
 
@@ -46,10 +45,8 @@ function(CHECK_PROTOTYPE_DEFINITION _FUNCTION _PROTOTYPE _RETURN _HEADER _VARIAB
 
     set(CHECK_PROTOTYPE_DEFINITION_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
     if (CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      cmake_expand_imported_targets(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_PROTOTYPE_DEFINITION_LIBS
-        "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+        LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     else()
       set(CHECK_PROTOTYPE_DEFINITION_LIBS)
     endif()
@@ -78,8 +75,8 @@ function(CHECK_PROTOTYPE_DEFINITION _FUNCTION _PROTOTYPE _RETURN _HEADER _VARIAB
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/CheckPrototypeDefinition.c
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+      ${CHECK_PROTOTYPE_DEFINITION_LIBS}
       CMAKE_FLAGS -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${CHECK_PROTOTYPE_DEFINITION_FLAGS}
-      "${CHECK_PROTOTYPE_DEFINITION_LIBS}"
       "${CMAKE_SYMBOL_EXISTS_INCLUDES}"
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
 
diff --git a/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake
index 5a8597f..0969bc5 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckSymbolExists.cmake
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 
 macro(CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS SYMBOL FILES VARIABLE)
@@ -47,10 +46,8 @@ macro(_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS SOURCEFILE SYMBOL FILES VARIABLE)
     set(CMAKE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_CONTENT "/* */\n")
     set(MACRO_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_LIBS
-        "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+        LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     else()
       set(CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_LIBS)
     endif()
@@ -75,9 +72,9 @@ macro(_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS SOURCEFILE SYMBOL FILES VARIABLE)
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
       "${SOURCEFILE}"
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+      ${CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_LIBS}
       CMAKE_FLAGS
       -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${MACRO_CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_FLAGS}
-      "${CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS_LIBS}"
       "${CMAKE_SYMBOL_EXISTS_INCLUDES}"
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
     if(${VARIABLE})
diff --git a/Modules/CheckTypeSize.cmake b/Modules/CheckTypeSize.cmake
index 7285b8a..2d0eab5 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckTypeSize.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckTypeSize.cmake
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
 include(CheckIncludeFile)
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 cmake_policy(PUSH)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6 FATAL_ERROR)
@@ -83,18 +82,16 @@ function(__check_type_size_impl type var map builtin)
 
   # Perform the check.
 
-  # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-  cmake_expand_imported_targets(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
 
   set(src ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CheckTypeSize/${var}.c)
   set(bin ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CheckTypeSize/${var}.bin)
   configure_file(${__check_type_size_dir}/CheckTypeSize.c.in ${src} @ONLY)
   try_compile(HAVE_${var} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${src}
     COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+    LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}
     CMAKE_FLAGS
       "-DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}"
       "-DINCLUDE_DIRECTORIES:STRING=${CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES}"
-      "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}"
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE output
     COPY_FILE ${bin}
     )
diff --git a/Modules/CheckVariableExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckVariableExists.cmake
index f9155a0..a21e65f 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckVariableExists.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckVariableExists.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeExpandImportedTargets.cmake")
 
 
 macro(CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS VAR VARIABLE)
@@ -35,10 +34,8 @@ macro(CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS VAR VARIABLE)
       "-DCHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS=${VAR} ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
     message(STATUS "Looking for ${VAR}")
     if(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-      # this one translates potentially used imported library targets to their files on disk
-      CMAKE_EXPAND_IMPORTED_TARGETS(_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES  LIBRARIES  ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} CONFIGURATION "${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION}")
       set(CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES
-        "-DLINK_LIBRARIES:STRING=${_ADJUSTED_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+        LINK_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
     else()
       set(CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES)
     endif()
@@ -46,8 +43,8 @@ macro(CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS VAR VARIABLE)
       ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
       ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckVariableExists.c
       COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS}
+      ${CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES}
       CMAKE_FLAGS -DCOMPILE_DEFINITIONS:STRING=${MACRO_CHECK_VARIABLE_DEFINITIONS}
-      "${CHECK_VARIABLE_EXISTS_ADD_LIBRARIES}"
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
     if(${VARIABLE})
       set(${VARIABLE} 1 CACHE INTERNAL "Have variable ${VAR}")
diff --git a/Source/cmCoreTryCompile.cxx b/Source/cmCoreTryCompile.cxx
index 1ae7035..387f6ed 100644
--- a/Source/cmCoreTryCompile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmCoreTryCompile.cxx
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
 #include "cmake.h"
 #include "cmCacheManager.h"
 #include "cmGlobalGenerator.h"
+#include "cmExportTryCompileFileGenerator.h"
 #include <cmsys/Directory.hxx>
 
+#include <assert.h>
+
 int cmCoreTryCompile::TryCompileCode(std::vector<std::string> const& argv)
 {
   this->BinaryDirectory = argv[1].c_str();
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ int cmCoreTryCompile::TryCompileCode(std::vector<std::string> const& argv)
      // is not used, so it matches regular command line parsing which has
      // the program name as arg 0
       for (; i < argv.size() && argv[i] != "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS" &&
-             argv[i] != "OUTPUT_VARIABLE";
+             argv[i] != "OUTPUT_VARIABLE" &&
+             argv[i] != "LINK_LIBRARIES";
            ++i)
         {
         extraArgs++;
@@ -75,7 +79,8 @@ int cmCoreTryCompile::TryCompileCode(std::vector<std::string> const& argv)
       {
       extraArgs++;
       for (i = i + 1; i < argv.size() && argv[i] != "CMAKE_FLAGS" &&
-             argv[i] != "OUTPUT_VARIABLE";
+             argv[i] != "OUTPUT_VARIABLE" &&
+             argv[i] != "LINK_LIBRARIES";
            ++i)
         {
         extraArgs++;
@@ -85,6 +90,61 @@ int cmCoreTryCompile::TryCompileCode(std::vector<std::string> const& argv)
       }
     }
 
+  std::vector<cmTarget*> targets;
+  std::string libsToLink = " ";
+  bool useOldLinkLibs = true;
+  for (i = 3; i < argv.size(); ++i)
+    {
+    if (argv[i] == "LINK_LIBRARIES")
+      {
+      if ( argv.size() <= (i+1) )
+        {
+        this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR,
+          "LINK_LIBRARIES specified but there is no content");
+        return -1;
+        }
+      extraArgs++;
+      ++i;
+      useOldLinkLibs = false;
+      for ( ; i < argv.size() && argv[i] != "CMAKE_FLAGS"
+          && argv[i] != "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS" && argv[i] != "OUTPUT_VARIABLE";
+          ++i)
+        {
+        extraArgs++;
+        libsToLink += argv[i] + " ";
+        cmTarget *tgt = this->Makefile->FindTargetToUse(argv[i].c_str());
+        if (!tgt)
+          {
+          continue;
+          }
+        switch(tgt->GetType())
+        {
+        case cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY:
+        case cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY:
+        case cmTarget::UNKNOWN_LIBRARY:
+          break;
+        case cmTarget::EXECUTABLE:
+          if (tgt->IsExecutableWithExports())
+            {
+            break;
+            }
+        default:
+          this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR,
+            "Only libraries may be used as try_compile IMPORTED "
+            "LINK_LIBRARIES.  Got " + std::string(tgt->GetName()) + " of "
+            "type " + tgt->GetTargetTypeName(tgt->GetType()) + ".");
+          return -1;
+        }
+        if (!tgt->IsImported())
+          {
+          continue;
+          }
+        targets.push_back(tgt);
+        }
+      break;
+      }
+    }
+
   // look for COPY_FILE
   std::string copyFile;
   for (i = 3; i < argv.size(); ++i)
@@ -247,6 +307,32 @@ int cmCoreTryCompile::TryCompileCode(std::vector<std::string> const& argv)
       fprintf(fout, ")\n");
       }
 
+    /* Use a random file name to avoid rapid creation and deletion
+       of the same executable name (some filesystems fail on that).  */
+    sprintf(targetNameBuf, "cmTryCompileExec%u",
+            cmSystemTools::RandomSeed());
+    targetName = targetNameBuf;
+
+    if (!targets.empty())
+      {
+      std::string fname = "/" + std::string(targetName) + "Targets.cmake";
+      cmExportTryCompileFileGenerator tcfg;
+      tcfg.SetExportFile((this->BinaryDirectory + fname).c_str());
+      tcfg.SetExports(targets);
+      tcfg.SetConfig(this->Makefile->GetDefinition(
+                                          "CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION"));
+
+      if(!tcfg.GenerateImportFile())
+        {
+        this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR,
+                                     "could not write export file.");
+        return -1;
+        }
+      fprintf(fout,
+              "\ninclude(\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/%s\")\n\n",
+              fname.c_str());
+      }
+
     /* for the TRY_COMPILEs we want to be able to specify the architecture.
       So the user can set CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURE to i386;ppc and then set
       CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_OSX_ARCHITECTURE first to i386 and then to ppc to
@@ -286,18 +372,22 @@ int cmCoreTryCompile::TryCompileCode(std::vector<std::string> const& argv)
       fprintf(fout, "SET(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE \"ON\")\n");
       }
 
-    /* Use a random file name to avoid rapid creation and deletion
-       of the same executable name (some filesystems fail on that).  */
-    sprintf(targetNameBuf, "cmTryCompileExec%u",
-            cmSystemTools::RandomSeed());
-    targetName = targetNameBuf;
-
     /* Put the executable at a known location (for COPY_FILE).  */
     fprintf(fout, "SET(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY \"%s\")\n",
             this->BinaryDirectory.c_str());
     /* Create the actual executable.  */
     fprintf(fout, "ADD_EXECUTABLE(%s \"%s\")\n", targetName, source.c_str());
-    fprintf(fout, "TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(%s ${LINK_LIBRARIES})\n",targetName);
+    if (useOldLinkLibs)
+      {
+      fprintf(fout,
+              "TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(%s ${LINK_LIBRARIES})\n",targetName);
+      }
+    else
+      {
+      fprintf(fout, "TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(%s %s)\n",
+              targetName,
+              libsToLink.c_str());
+      }
     fclose(fout);
     projectName = "CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE";
     // if the source is not in CMakeTmp
diff --git a/Source/cmTryCompileCommand.h b/Source/cmTryCompileCommand.h
index 68ec666..6caa130 100644
--- a/Source/cmTryCompileCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmTryCompileCommand.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
       "  try_compile(RESULT_VAR <bindir> <srcfile>\n"
       "              [CMAKE_FLAGS flags...]\n"
       "              [COMPILE_DEFINITIONS flags...]\n"
+      "              [LINK_LIBRARIES libs...]\n"
       "              [OUTPUT_VARIABLE <var>]\n"
       "              [COPY_FILE <fileName>])\n"
       "Try building a source file into an executable.  "
@@ -90,7 +91,12 @@ public:
       "Some extra flags that can be included are,  "
       "INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, LINK_DIRECTORIES, and LINK_LIBRARIES.  "
       "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS are -Ddefinition that will be passed to the "
-      "compile line.  "
+      "compile line.\n"
+      "The srcfile signature also accepts a LINK_LIBRARIES argument which "
+      "may contain a list of libraries or IMPORTED targets which will be "
+      "linked to in the generated project.  If LINK_LIBRARIES is specified "
+      "as a parameter to try_compile, then any LINK_LIBRARIES passed as "
+      "CMAKE_FLAGS will be ignored.\n"
       "try_compile creates a CMakeList.txt "
       "file on the fly that looks like this:\n"
       "  add_definitions( <expanded COMPILE_DEFINITIONS from calling "
diff --git a/Tests/ExportImport/Import/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/ExportImport/Import/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fc78a2..9c2d597 100644
--- a/Tests/ExportImport/Import/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/ExportImport/Import/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ add_executable(imp_testTransExe1 imp_testTransExe1.c)
 target_link_libraries(imp_testTransExe1 imp_lib1)
 add_executable(imp_testTransExe1b imp_testTransExe1.c)
 target_link_libraries(imp_testTransExe1b imp_lib1b)
+
+add_subdirectory(try_compile)
diff --git a/Tests/ExportImport/Import/try_compile/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/ExportImport/Import/try_compile/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5600dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ExportImport/Import/try_compile/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+find_package(testLibRequired 2.5 REQUIRED)
+
+include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
+
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES Req::testSharedLibRequired)
+check_cxx_source_compiles(
+  "
+#include \"testSharedLibRequired.h\"
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  TestSharedLibRequired req;
+  return req.foo();
+}
+" SHARED_LIB_REQUIRED)
+
+if(NOT SHARED_LIB_REQUIRED)
+  message(SEND_ERROR "try_compile with IMPORTED targets failed!\n\n${OUTPUT}")
+endif()