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diff --git a/Help/include/INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_WARNING.txt b/Help/include/INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_WARNING.txt index ceefa4d..46e84ac 100644 --- a/Help/include/INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_WARNING.txt +++ b/Help/include/INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_WARNING.txt @@ -1,23 +1,10 @@ Note that it is not advisable to populate the -|INTERFACE_PROPERTY_LINK| of a target with paths for dependencies. -That would hard-code into installed packages the include directory paths +|INTERFACE_PROPERTY_LINK| of a target with absolute paths to dependencies. +That would hard-code into installed packages the library file paths for dependencies **as found on the machine the package was made on**. -That is, code like this is incorrect for targets which will be used to -generate :manual:`cmake-packages(7)`: - -.. code-block:: cmake - - target_link_libraries(mylib INTERFACE - ${Boost_LIBRARIES};${OtherDep_LIBRARIES} - ) - -Dependencies must provide their own :ref:`IMPORTED targets <Imported Targets>` -which have their own :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION` populated -appropriately. That way, when a consumer uses the installed package, the -consumer will run the appropriate :command:`find_package` command to find -the dependencies on their own machine and populate the -:ref:`IMPORTED targets <Imported Targets>` with appropriate paths. See -:ref:`Creating Packages` for more. Note that many modules currently shipped -with CMake do not currently provide :ref:`IMPORTED targets <Imported Targets>`. +See the :ref:`Creating Relocatable Packages` section of the +:manual:`cmake-packages(7)` manual for discussion of additional care +that must be taken when specifying usage requirements while creating +packages for redistribution. |