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diff --git a/Help/command/add_library.rst b/Help/command/add_library.rst index ec6cb9d..7274e44 100644 --- a/Help/command/add_library.rst +++ b/Help/command/add_library.rst @@ -80,15 +80,26 @@ option extends visibility. It may be referenced like any target built within the project. ``IMPORTED`` libraries are useful for convenient reference from commands like :command:`target_link_libraries`. Details about the imported library are specified by setting properties whose names -begin in ``IMPORTED_`` and ``INTERFACE_``. The most important such -property is :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION` (and its per-configuration -variant :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION_<CONFIG>`) which specifies the -location of the main library file on disk. Or, for object libraries, -:prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_OBJECTS` (and :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_OBJECTS_<CONFIG>`) -specifies the locations of object files on disk. +begin in ``IMPORTED_`` and ``INTERFACE_``. + +The most important properties are: + +* :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION` (and its per-configuration + variant :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION_<CONFIG>`) which specifies the + location of the main library file on disk. +* :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_OBJECTS` (and :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_OBJECTS_<CONFIG>`) + for object libraries, specifies the locations of object files on disk. +* :prop_tgt:`PUBLIC_HEADER` files to be installed during :command:`install` invocation + See documentation of the ``IMPORTED_*`` and ``INTERFACE_*`` properties for more information. +An ``UNKNOWN`` library type is typically only used in the implementation of +:ref:`Find Modules`. It allows the path to an imported library (often found +using the :command:`find_library` command) to be used without having to know +what type of library it is. This is especially useful on Windows where a +static library and a DLL's import library both have the same file extension. + Object Libraries ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |