1 files changed, 24 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 083095b..70bffa6 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ cmTarget::cmTarget(std::string const& name, cmStateEnums::TargetType type,
   };
 
   // Setup default property values.
-  if (this->GetType() != cmStateEnums::INTERFACE_LIBRARY &&
-      this->GetType() != cmStateEnums::UTILITY) {
+  if (this->CanCompileSources()) {
     initProp("ANDROID_API");
     initProp("ANDROID_API_MIN");
     initProp("ANDROID_ARCH");
@@ -505,6 +504,8 @@ cmTarget::cmTarget(std::string const& name, cmStateEnums::TargetType type,
   if (impl->TargetType == cmStateEnums::SHARED_LIBRARY ||
       impl->TargetType == cmStateEnums::MODULE_LIBRARY) {
     this->SetProperty("POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE", "True");
+  } else if (this->CanCompileSources()) {
+    initProp("POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE");
   }
   if (impl->TargetType == cmStateEnums::SHARED_LIBRARY ||
       impl->TargetType == cmStateEnums::EXECUTABLE) {
@@ -512,11 +513,6 @@ cmTarget::cmTarget(std::string const& name, cmStateEnums::TargetType type,
     initProp("WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS");
   }
 
-  if (this->GetType() != cmStateEnums::INTERFACE_LIBRARY &&
-      this->GetType() != cmStateEnums::UTILITY) {
-    initProp("POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE");
-  }
-
   // Record current policies for later use.
   impl->Makefile->RecordPolicies(impl->PolicyMap);
 
@@ -1910,6 +1906,27 @@ bool cmTarget::IsPerConfig() const
   return impl->PerConfig;
 }
 
+bool cmTarget::CanCompileSources() const
+{
+  if (this->IsImported()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  switch (this->GetType()) {
+    case cmStateEnums::EXECUTABLE:
+    case cmStateEnums::STATIC_LIBRARY:
+    case cmStateEnums::SHARED_LIBRARY:
+    case cmStateEnums::MODULE_LIBRARY:
+    case cmStateEnums::OBJECT_LIBRARY:
+      return true;
+    case cmStateEnums::UTILITY:
+    case cmStateEnums::INTERFACE_LIBRARY:
+    case cmStateEnums::GLOBAL_TARGET:
+    case cmStateEnums::UNKNOWN_LIBRARY:
+      break;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 const char* cmTarget::GetSuffixVariableInternal(
   cmStateEnums::ArtifactType artifact) const
 {