cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8) cmake_policy(SET CMP0022 NEW) project(InterfaceLinkLibraries) add_library(foo_shared SHARED foo_vs6_1.cpp) target_compile_definitions(foo_shared INTERFACE FOO_LIBRARY) add_library(bar_shared SHARED bar_vs6_1.cpp) target_compile_definitions(bar_shared INTERFACE BAR_LIBRARY) set_property(TARGET bar_shared APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES foo_shared) add_executable(shared_test main_vs6_1.cpp) set_property(TARGET shared_test APPEND PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES bar_shared) add_library(foo_static STATIC foo_vs6_2.cpp) target_compile_definitions(foo_static INTERFACE FOO_LIBRARY) add_library(bar_static STATIC bar_vs6_2.cpp) target_compile_definitions(bar_static INTERFACE BAR_LIBRARY) set_property(TARGET bar_static APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES foo_static) add_executable(static_test main_vs6_2.cpp) set_property(TARGET static_test APPEND PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES bar_static) add_library(foo_shared_private SHARED foo_vs6_3.cpp) target_compile_definitions(foo_shared_private INTERFACE FOO_LIBRARY) add_library(bang_shared_private SHARED bang_vs6_1.cpp) target_compile_definitions(bang_shared_private INTERFACE BANG_LIBRARY) add_library(bar_shared_private SHARED bar_vs6_3.cpp) target_compile_definitions(bar_shared_private INTERFACE BAR_LIBRARY) target_compile_definitions(bar_shared_private PRIVATE BAR_USE_BANG) set_property(TARGET bar_shared_private APPEND PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES bang_shared_private) set_property(TARGET bar_shared_private APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES foo_shared_private) add_executable(shared_private_test main_vs6_3.cpp) set_property(TARGET shared_private_test APPEND PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES bar_shared_private) add_library(foo_static_private STATIC foo_vs6_4.cpp) target_compile_definitions(foo_static_private INTERFACE FOO_LIBRARY) add_library(bang_static_private STATIC bang_vs6_2.cpp) target_compile_definitions(bang_static_private INTERFACE BANG_LIBRARY) add_library(bar_static_private STATIC bar_vs6_4.cpp) target_compile_definitions(bar_static_private INTERFACE BAR_LIBRARY) target_compile_definitions(bar_static_private PRIVATE BAR_USE_BANG) set_property(TARGET bar_static_private APPEND PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES bang_static_private) set_property(TARGET bar_static_private APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES $ foo_static_private) add_executable(InterfaceLinkLibraries main_vs6_4.cpp) set_property(TARGET InterfaceLinkLibraries APPEND PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES bar_static_private)