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author | Marc Chevrier <marc.chevrier@gmail.com> | 2018-09-19 12:12:35 (GMT) |
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committer | Craig Scott <craig.scott@crascit.com> | 2018-09-25 13:59:59 (GMT) |
commit | f9717725f9d4c7f4a1da52b0184365cd757bc076 (patch) | |
tree | ee805f2e0fbd53cc0b2b72728e08496f0df57372 /Help | |
parent | b5915744ebccd086891f1fab0ae91af54deb3a86 (diff) | |
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link_directories(): enhance capabilities
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-rw-r--r-- | Help/command/link_directories.rst | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Help/release/dev/link_directories-enhancements.rst | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_DIRECTORIES_BEFORE.rst | 9 |
4 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/link_directories.rst b/Help/command/link_directories.rst index 3efa8e5..1dce9a0 100644 --- a/Help/command/link_directories.rst +++ b/Help/command/link_directories.rst @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Add directories in which the linker will look for libraries. :: - link_directories(directory1 [directory2 ...]) + link_directories([AFTER|BEFORE] directory1 [directory2 ...]) Add the paths in which the linker should search for libraries. Relative paths given to this command are interpreted as relative to @@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ property for the current ``CMakeLists.txt`` file, converting relative paths to absolute as needed. The command will apply only to targets created after it is called. +By default the directories specified are appended onto the current list of +directories. This default behavior can be changed by setting +:variable:`CMAKE_LINK_DIRECTORIES_BEFORE` to ``ON``. By using +``AFTER`` or ``BEFORE`` explicitly, you can select between appending and +prepending, independent of the default. + Arguments to ``link_directories`` may use "generator expressions" with the syntax "$<...>". See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for available expressions. See the :manual:`cmake-buildsystem(7)` diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst index 6071999..78353fb 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst @@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ Variables that Change Behavior /variable/CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX /variable/CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT /variable/CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH + /variable/CMAKE_LINK_DIRECTORIES_BEFORE /variable/CMAKE_MFC_FLAG /variable/CMAKE_MODULE_PATH /variable/CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS diff --git a/Help/release/dev/link_directories-enhancements.rst b/Help/release/dev/link_directories-enhancements.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2521fa1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/release/dev/link_directories-enhancements.rst @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +link_directories-enhancements +----------------------------- + +* :command:`link_directories` command gains capability to control directories + insertion position. diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_DIRECTORIES_BEFORE.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_DIRECTORIES_BEFORE.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..026ca35 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_DIRECTORIES_BEFORE.rst @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +CMAKE_LINK_DIRECTORIES_BEFORE +----------------------------- + +Whether to append or prepend directories by default in +:command:`link_directories`. + +This variable affects the default behavior of the :command:`link_directories` +command. Setting this variable to ``ON`` is equivalent to using the ``BEFORE`` +option in all uses of that command. |