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author | Marc Chevrier <marc.chevrier@gmail.com> | 2022-02-21 16:30:29 (GMT) |
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committer | Marc Chevrier <marc.chevrier@gmail.com> | 2022-03-05 12:57:45 (GMT) |
commit | 9fb1dff0708792ba275fa841459d6d3875613cfa (patch) | |
tree | 3a2d591ca44cf279cde8e1252bf72065b468d85a /Help/variable/LINK_LIBRARY_PREDEFINED_FEATURES.txt | |
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LINK_LIBRARY: Add features for library support on Apple
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diff --git a/Help/variable/LINK_LIBRARY_PREDEFINED_FEATURES.txt b/Help/variable/LINK_LIBRARY_PREDEFINED_FEATURES.txt index 82c406a..936bd31 100644 --- a/Help/variable/LINK_LIBRARY_PREDEFINED_FEATURES.txt +++ b/Help/variable/LINK_LIBRARY_PREDEFINED_FEATURES.txt @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ **Features available in all environments** -* ``DEFAULT``: This feature enables default link expression. This is mainly +``DEFAULT`` + This feature enables default link expression. This is mainly useful with :prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARY_OVERRIDE` and :prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARY_OVERRIDE_<LIBRARY>` target properties. @@ -9,21 +10,27 @@ It is assumed that the linker used is the one provided by `XCode` or is compatible with it. -* ``FRAMEWORK``: This option tells the linker to search for the specified +Framework support + +``FRAMEWORK`` + This option tells the linker to search for the specified framework (use linker option ``-framework``). -* ``NEEDED_FRAMEWORK``: This is the same as the ``FRAMEWORK`` feature but means +``NEEDED_FRAMEWORK`` + This is the same as the ``FRAMEWORK`` feature but means to really link with the framework even if no symbols are used from it (use linker option ``-needed_framework``). -* ``REEXPORT_FRAMEWORK``: This is the same as the ``FRAMEWORK`` feature but +``REEXPORT_FRAMEWORK`` + This is the same as the ``FRAMEWORK`` feature but also specifies that all symbols in that framework should be available to clients linking to the library being created (use linker option ``-reexport_framework``). -* ``WEAK_FRAMEWORK``: This is the same as the ``FRAMEWORK`` feature but forces +``WEAK_FRAMEWORK`` + This is the same as the ``FRAMEWORK`` feature but forces the framework and all references to it to be marked as weak imports (use linker option ``-weak_framework``). -Features for framework linking have a special handling in ``CMake``: the -framework can be specified as a ``CMake`` framework target or file path. In the +Features for framework linking have a special handling in CMake: the +framework can be specified as a CMake framework target or file path. In the first case, the target must have the :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK` target property set as ``TRUE`` to enable framework handling. In the later case, if the path includes a directory part, this one will be specified as framework search path @@ -45,3 +52,19 @@ at link step. * (/path/to/)?FwName(.framework)? * (/path/to/)?FwName.framework/FwName * (/path/to/)?FwName.framework/Versions/\*/FwName + +Library support + +``NEEDED_LIBRARY`` + This is the same as specifying a link item (target or + library) but means to really link with the item even if no symbols are used + from it (use linker option ``-needed_library`` or ``-needed-l``). +``REEXPORT_LIBRARY`` + This is the same as specifying a link item (target or + library) but also specifies that all symbols in that item should be available + to clients linking to the library being created (use linker option + ``-reexport_library`` or ``-reexport-l``). +``WEAK_LIBRARY`` + This is the same as specifying a link item (target or + library) but forces the item and all references to it to be marked as weak + imports (use linker option ``-weak_library`` or ``-weak-l``). |