1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmAddLibraryCommand.cxx b/Source/cmAddLibraryCommand.cxx
index 1278232..7792235 100644
--- a/Source/cmAddLibraryCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmAddLibraryCommand.cxx
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@ bool cmAddLibraryCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
       this->SetError(e.str());
       return false;
     }
+    if (aliasedTarget->IsImported() &&
+        !aliasedTarget->IsImportedGloballyVisible()) {
+      std::ostringstream e;
+      e << "cannot create ALIAS target \"" << libName << "\" because target \""
+        << aliasedName << "\" is imported but not globally visible.";
+      this->SetError(e.str());
+      return false;
+    }
     this->Makefile->AddAlias(libName, aliasedName);
     return true;
   }