1 files changed, 26 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmLinkLineDeviceComputer.cxx b/Source/cmLinkLineDeviceComputer.cxx
index 557fa41d2..20bd5378c 100644
--- a/Source/cmLinkLineDeviceComputer.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLinkLineDeviceComputer.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ cmLinkLineDeviceComputer::~cmLinkLineDeviceComputer()
 {
 }
 
+static bool cmLinkItemValidForDevice(std::string const& item)
+{
+  // Valid items are:
+  // * Non-flags (does not start in '-')
+  // * Specific flags --library, --library-path, -l, -L
+  // For example:
+  // * 'cublas_device' => pass-along
+  // * '--library pthread' => pass-along
+  // * '-lpthread' => pass-along
+  // * '-pthread' => drop
+  // * '-a' => drop
+  return (!cmHasLiteralPrefix(item, "-") || //
+          cmHasLiteralPrefix(item, "-l") || //
+          cmHasLiteralPrefix(item, "-L") || //
+          cmHasLiteralPrefix(item, "--library"));
+}
+
 std::string cmLinkLineDeviceComputer::ComputeLinkLibraries(
   cmComputeLinkInformation& cli, std::string const& stdLibString)
 {
@@ -51,16 +68,16 @@ std::string cmLinkLineDeviceComputer::ComputeLinkLibraries(
     }
 
     if (item.IsPath) {
-      // nvcc understands absolute paths to libraries ending in '.a' should
-      // be passed to nvlink.  Other extensions like '.so' or '.dylib' are
-      // rejected by the nvcc front-end even though nvlink knows to ignore
-      // them.  Bypass the front-end via '-Xnvlink'.
-      if (!cmHasLiteralSuffix(item.Value, ".a")) {
-        fout << "-Xnvlink ";
+      // nvcc understands absolute paths to libraries ending in '.a' or '.lib'.
+      // These should be passed to nvlink.  Other extensions need to be left
+      // out because nvlink may not understand or need them.  Even though it
+      // can tolerate '.so' or '.dylib' it cannot tolerate '.so.1'.
+      if (cmHasLiteralSuffix(item.Value, ".a") ||
+          cmHasLiteralSuffix(item.Value, ".lib")) {
+        fout << this->ConvertToOutputFormat(
+          this->ConvertToLinkReference(item.Value));
       }
-      fout << this->ConvertToOutputFormat(
-        this->ConvertToLinkReference(item.Value));
-    } else {
+    } else if (cmLinkItemValidForDevice(item.Value)) {
       fout << item.Value;
     }
     fout << " ";