[SOLVED] Cmake generator for all executables

Issue

I have several executables:

add_executable(exe1 ${DRIVERS_DIR}/exe1.cpp)
add_executable(exe2 ${DRIVERS_DIR}/exe2.cpp)
add_executable(exe3 ${DRIVERS_DIR}/exe3.cpp)

And I need to add a link library to all of them:

target_link_libraries(exe1 ${LIB_NAME})
target_link_libraries(exe2 ${LIB_NAME})
target_link_libraries(exe3 ${LIB_NAME})

How can I replace three target_link_libraries with a single one with generator expression for exe1, exe2, exe3 ?

Solution

with generator expression for exe1, exe2, exe3?

You cannot use a generator expression in the target argument of target_link_libraries, period. It simply is impossible.

How can I replace three target_link_libraries with a single one[?]

You can use a loop:

set(exes exe1 exe2 exe3)
foreach (exe IN LISTS exes)
  add_executable("${exe}" "${DRIVERS_DIR}/${exe}.cpp")
  target_link_libraries("${exe}" PRIVATE "${LIB_NAME}")
endforeach ()

This looks pretty clean to me.

Answered By - Alex Reinking

Answer Checked By - Gilberto Lyons (WPSolving Admin)