enable_language(CXX) function (check_property alias property value) get_property (data TARGET ${alias} PROPERTY ${property}) if (NOT "${value}" STREQUAL "${data}") message (SEND_ERROR "get_property(): Target property '${property}' from ALIAS '${alias}' has wrong value: '${data}' instead of '${value}'.") endif() get_target_property (data ${alias} ${property}) if (NOT "${value}" STREQUAL "${data}") message (SEND_ERROR "get_target_property(): Target property '${property}' from ALIAS '${alias}' has wrong value: '${data}' instead of '${value}'.") endif() endfunction() add_library(lib empty.cpp) set_property (TARGET lib PROPERTY LIB_PROPERTY "LIB") add_library(alias::lib ALIAS lib) check_property (alias::lib ALIASED_TARGET "lib") check_property (alias::lib IMPORTED "FALSE") check_property (alias::lib ALIAS_GLOBAL "TRUE") check_property (alias::lib LIB_PROPERTY "LIB") add_library(import-global SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL) set_property (TARGET import-global PROPERTY IMPORT_GLOBAL_PROPERTY "IMPORT_GLOBAL") add_library(alias::import-global ALIAS import-global) check_property (alias::import-global ALIASED_TARGET "import-global") check_property (alias::import-global IMPORTED "TRUE") check_property (alias::import-global ALIAS_GLOBAL "TRUE") check_property (alias::import-global IMPORT_GLOBAL_PROPERTY "IMPORT_GLOBAL") add_library(import-local SHARED IMPORTED) set_property (TARGET import-local PROPERTY IMPORT_LOCAL_PROPERTY "IMPORT_LOCAL") add_library(alias::import-local ALIAS import-local) check_property (alias::import-local ALIASED_TARGET "import-local") check_property (alias::import-local IMPORTED "TRUE") check_property (alias::import-local ALIAS_GLOBAL "FALSE") check_property (alias::import-local IMPORT_LOCAL_PROPERTY "IMPORT_LOCAL") ## upgrade imported target from local to global, alias stay local add_library(import-lib SHARED IMPORTED) add_library(alias::import-lib ALIAS import-lib) check_property (alias::import-lib IMPORTED_GLOBAL "FALSE") check_property (alias::import-lib ALIAS_GLOBAL "FALSE") set_property (TARGET import-lib PROPERTY IMPORTED_GLOBAL "TRUE") check_property (alias::import-lib IMPORTED_GLOBAL "TRUE") check_property (alias::import-lib ALIAS_GLOBAL "FALSE") add_subdirectory (get_property-subdir)