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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
index 699fff8..53f1213 100644
--- a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ bool cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand::HandleLibrary(const std::string& lib,
if (this->CurrentProcessingState != ProcessingKeywordLinkInterface &&
this->CurrentProcessingState != ProcessingPlainLinkInterface) {
- // Assure that the target on the LHS was created in the current directory.
+ // Find target on the LHS locally
cmTarget* t =
this->Makefile->FindLocalNonAliasTarget(this->Target->GetName());
if (!t) {
@@ -377,11 +377,18 @@ bool cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand::HandleLibrary(const std::string& lib,
}
}
}
+
+ // If no local target has been found, find it in the global scope
+ if (!t) {
+ t = this->Makefile->GetGlobalGenerator()->FindTarget(
+ this->Target->GetName(), true);
+ }
+
if (!t) {
std::ostringstream e;
e << "Attempt to add link library \"" << lib << "\" to target \""
<< this->Target->GetName()
- << "\" which is not built in this directory.";
+ << "\" which does not exist or is an alias target.";
this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str());
return false;
}