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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst index 357aae9..bc633e6 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst @@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ regardless of the library type. The ``MODULE`` library type is dissimilar in that it is generally not linked to -- it is not used in the right-hand-side of the :command:`target_link_libraries` command. It is a type which is loaded as a plugin using runtime techniques. +If the library does not export any unmanaged symbols (e.g. Windows +resource DLL, C++/CLI DLL), it is required that the library not be a +``SHARED`` library because CMake expects ``SHARED`` libraries to export +at least one symbol. .. code-block:: cmake @@ -781,7 +785,8 @@ An *archive* output artifact of a buildsystem target may be: * On DLL platforms: the import library file (e.g. ``.lib``) of a shared library target created by the :command:`add_library` command - with the ``SHARED`` option. + with the ``SHARED`` option. This file is only guaranteed to exist if + the library exports at least one unmanaged symbol. * On DLL platforms: the import library file (e.g. ``.lib``) of an executable target created by the :command:`add_executable` command |