CMake learning notes

error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lhello

solution:

make的link_directories命令不起作用

https://www.cnblogs.com/lidabo/p/7380158.html

按照《CMake Practice》中第六章的设置，采用include_directories命令去寻找共享库的路径，src/CMakeLists.txt如下：

ADD_EXECUTABLE(main main.c)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(/tmp/include/hello)
LINK_DIRECTORIES(/tmp/lib/)
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(main libhello.a)

执行cmake及make后，仍然有link error。

cmake的官网对include_directories的说明如下：

*Specify directories in which the linker will look for libraries.

link_directories(directory1 directory2 …)

Note that this command is rarely necessary. Library locations returned by find_package() and find_library() are absolute paths. Pass these absolute library file paths directly to the target_link_libraries() command. CMake will ensure the linker finds them.*

官网不推荐使用link_directoris，而是推荐使用find_package和find_library寻找共享库的绝对路径，再传给target_link_libraries使用。

按照这里的例子，改写了src/CMakeLists.txt如下：

ADD_EXECUTABLE(main main.c)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(/tmp/include/hello)

find_library(LIBHELLO_PATH hello /tmp/lib)
IF(NOT LIBHELLO_PATH) MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "libhello not found") ENDIF(NOT LIBHELLO_PATH) MESSAGE(STATUS ${LIBHELLO_PATH} " found") TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(main ${LIBHELLO_PATH})

这下可以编译通过了。