refactor link flags to interface

7 files changed, 119 insertions, 109 deletions

diff --git a/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index ad3c9c6..32f22e4 100644
--- a/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ foreach (example ${examples})
   target_link_libraries (f90_ex_${example}
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER examples/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     add_executable (f90_ex_${example}-shared ${HDF5_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.f90)
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ foreach (example ${examples})
     target_link_libraries (f90_ex_${example}-shared
         PRIVATE
             ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+        INTERFACE
+            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
     )
     set_target_properties (f90_ex_${example}-shared PROPERTIES
         LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
         FOLDER examples/fortran
         Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-        LINK_FLAGS ""
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
     )
   endif ()
 endforeach ()
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ foreach (example ${F2003_examples})
   target_link_libraries (f03_ex_${example}
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (f03_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER examples/fortran03
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     add_executable (f03_ex_${example}-shared ${HDF5_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.f90)
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ foreach (example ${F2003_examples})
     target_link_libraries (f03_ex_${example}-shared
         PRIVATE
             ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+        INTERFACE
+            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
     )
     set_target_properties (f03_ex_${example}-shared PROPERTIES
         LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
         FOLDER examples/fortran03
         Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-        LINK_FLAGS ""
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
     )
   endif ()
 endforeach ()
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND MPI_Fortran_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries (f90_ex_ph5example
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (f90_ex_ph5example PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER examples/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     add_executable (f90_ex_ph5example-shared ${HDF5_F90_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/ph5example.f90)
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ if (H5_HAVE_PARALLEL AND MPI_Fortran_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries (f90_ex_ph5example-shared
         PRIVATE
             ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+        INTERFACE
+            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
     )
     set_target_properties (f90_ex_ph5example-shared PROPERTIES
         LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
         FOLDER examples/fortran
         Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-        LINK_FLAGS ""
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-            $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
     )
   endif ()
 endif ()
diff --git a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f21a9ba..c4df92f 100644
--- a/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,16 +43,21 @@ set (Fortran_COMPILER_ID CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID)
 # H5fort_type_defines.h   used to generate H5f90i_gen.h + H5fortran_types.F90
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-add_executable (H5_buildiface
-      ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5_buildiface.F90
+add_executable (H5_buildiface ${HDF5_F90_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5_buildiface.F90)
+target_include_directories(H5_buildiface
+    PRIVATE
+        "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}"
+)
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  target_compile_definitions(H5_buildiface
+      PRIVATE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/MT>
   )
-target_include_directories(H5_buildiface PRIVATE "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}")
-if (WIN32 AND MSVC)
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    set_target_properties (H5_buildiface PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/MT")
-  endif ()
-  set_target_properties (H5_buildiface PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE")
 endif ()
+target_link_libraries (H5_buildiface
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+)
 set_target_properties (H5_buildiface PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}
diff --git a/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 13cea5a..e3f68d1 100644
--- a/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,16 +6,21 @@ project (HDF5_FORTRAN_TESTS C Fortran)
 # H5_test_buildiface.F90         used to generate various KIND test interfaces
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-add_executable (H5_test_buildiface
-      ${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/test/H5_test_buildiface.F90
-  )
-target_include_directories(H5_test_buildiface PRIVATE ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR} ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR})
-if (WIN32 AND MSVC)
-  if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    set_target_properties (H5_test_buildiface PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/MT")
-  endif ()
-  set_target_properties (H5_test_buildiface PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE")
+add_executable (H5_test_buildiface ${HDF5_F90_SRC_DIR}/test/H5_test_buildiface.F90)
+target_include_directories(H5_test_buildiface
+    PRIVATE
+        ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR} ${HDF5_F90_BINARY_DIR}
+)
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  target_compile_definitions(H5_test_buildiface
+      PRIVATE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:/MT>
+  )
 endif ()
+target_link_libraries (H5_test_buildiface
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+)
 set_target_properties (H5_test_buildiface PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}
@@ -128,14 +133,14 @@ target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
 target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
     PUBLIC
         ${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
     FOLDER libraries/test/fortran
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
 add_dependencies(${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} H5testgen)
@@ -159,15 +164,15 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PUBLIC
           ${HDF5_F90_C_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-DLL">
   )
   set_target_properties (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} PROPERTIES
       FOLDER libraries/test/fortran
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-DLL">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_NAME} SHARED "F")
   add_dependencies(${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} H5testgenSH)
@@ -205,14 +210,14 @@ target_compile_options(testhdf5_fortran
 target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     FOLDER test/fortran
     Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
 
@@ -246,14 +251,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran-shared
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran-shared PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
@@ -278,14 +283,14 @@ target_compile_options(testhdf5_fortran_1_8
 target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran_1_8
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran_1_8 PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     FOLDER test/fortran
     Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran_1_8 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
 
@@ -310,14 +315,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   add_dependencies (testhdf5_fortran_1_8-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
@@ -344,14 +349,14 @@ target_compile_options(fortranlib_test_F03
 target_link_libraries (fortranlib_test_F03
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (fortranlib_test_F03 PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     FOLDER test/fortran
     Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 add_dependencies (fortranlib_test_F03 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
 
@@ -378,14 +383,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (fortranlib_test_F03-shared
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (fortranlib_test_F03-shared PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   add_dependencies (fortranlib_test_F03-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
@@ -403,14 +408,14 @@ target_compile_options(fflush1
 target_link_libraries (fflush1
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (fflush1 PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     FOLDER test/fortran
     Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 add_dependencies (fflush1 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
 
@@ -428,14 +433,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (fflush1-shared
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (fflush1-shared PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   add_dependencies (fflush1-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
@@ -453,14 +458,14 @@ target_compile_options (fflush2
 target_link_libraries (fflush2
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (fflush2 PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     FOLDER test/fortran
     Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 add_dependencies (fflush2 ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
 
@@ -478,14 +483,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (fflush2-shared
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Windows>:ws2_32.lib>
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (fflush2-shared PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   add_dependencies (fflush2-shared ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
 endif ()
diff --git a/fortran/testpar/CMakeLists.txt b/fortran/testpar/CMakeLists.txt
index b0a1820..86ce11e 100644
--- a/fortran/testpar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fortran/testpar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ target_link_libraries (parallel_test
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${LINK_Fortran_LIBS}
         $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"ws2_32.lib">
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (parallel_test PROPERTIES
     FOLDER test/fortran
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    LINK_FLAGS
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index a218de5..bdd852a 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ foreach (example ${examples})
   target_link_libraries (hl_f90_ex_${example}
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (hl_f90_ex_${example} PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER examples/hl/fortran
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
 
 endforeach ()
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b032956..ef8e5fd 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
 target_link_libraries (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}
     PUBLIC
         ${HDF5_HL_F90_C_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES
     FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/static
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
 set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET}")
@@ -199,15 +199,15 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       PRIVATE
           ${LINK_Fortran_LIBS}
       INTERFACE
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-DLL -DEF:${HDF5_HL_F90_SRC_BINARY_DIR}/hdf5_hl_fortrandll.def">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-DLL">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-DEF:${HDF5_HL_F90_SRC_BINARY_DIR}/hdf5_hl_fortrandll.def">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} PROPERTIES
       FOLDER libraries/hl/fortran
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_NAME} SHARED "HL_F")
   set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET}")
diff --git a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a639d9c..7721e0f 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hl/fortran/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ target_compile_options(hl_f90_tstds
 target_link_libraries (hl_f90_tstds
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (hl_f90_tstds PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     FOLDER test/hl/fortran
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (hl_f90_tstds-shared tstds.F90)
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (hl_f90_tstds-shared
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (hl_f90_tstds-shared PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/hl/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
 endif ()
 
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ target_compile_options(hl_f90_tstlite
 target_link_libraries (hl_f90_tstlite
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (hl_f90_tstlite PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     FOLDER test/hl/fortran
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (hl_f90_tstlite-shared tstlite.F90)
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (hl_f90_tstlite-shared
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (hl_f90_tstlite-shared PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/hl/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
 endif ()
 
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ target_compile_options(hl_f90_tstimage
 target_link_libraries (hl_f90_tstimage
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET}
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (hl_f90_tstimage PROPERTIES
     FOLDER test/hl/fortran
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (hl_f90_tstimage-shared tstimage.F90)
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (hl_f90_tstimage-shared
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (hl_f90_tstimage-shared PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/hl/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
 endif ()
 
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ target_compile_options(hl_f90_tsttable
 target_link_libraries (hl_f90_tsttable
     PRIVATE
         ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
+    INTERFACE
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 set_target_properties (hl_f90_tsttable PROPERTIES
     FOLDER test/hl/fortran
     LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
-    LINK_FLAGS ""
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-        $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
 )
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_executable (hl_f90_tsttable-shared tsttable.F90)
@@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries (hl_f90_tsttable-shared
       PRIVATE
           ${HDF5_HL_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_F90_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      INTERFACE
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
+          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
   set_target_properties (hl_f90_tsttable-shared PROPERTIES
       LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
       FOLDER test/hl/fortran
       Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY}/shared
-      LINK_FLAGS ""
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:"-SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE">
-          $<$<STREQUAL:"x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}","xMSVC">:${WIN_LINK_FLAGS}>
   )
 endif ()