cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16) project(PchLibObjLibExe CXX) foreach(i 1 2 3) file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/empty${i}.cpp "void nothing${i}() {}\n") endforeach() add_library(base_lib_static STATIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/empty1.cpp) target_precompile_headers(base_lib_static PRIVATE ) add_library(object_lib OBJECT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/empty2.cpp) target_precompile_headers(object_lib REUSE_FROM base_lib_static) add_library(mid_lib_static STATIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/empty3.cpp) target_link_libraries(mid_lib_static PRIVATE object_lib) add_executable(exec main.cpp) target_link_libraries(exec PRIVATE mid_lib_static) set_target_properties(exec PROPERTIES MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY MultiThreaded$<$:Debug>) target_precompile_headers(exec PRIVATE ) enable_testing() add_test(NAME exec COMMAND exec)