Add override variable for CMake library type

This adds the GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE CMake cache variable, which allows users
and higher-level projects to set what type of library GLFW is built as.

When not empty, this value overrides the standard BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
option for GLFW while still allowing it to control the type of other
libraries in a larger project.

This also allows building GLFW as an object library without adding dummy
source files (as required by Xcode) or producing unused library
binaries.

Projects using CMake 3.12 or later can link the resulting GLFW object
library normally using target_link_libraries.

Fixes #279.
Related to #1307.
Closes #1497.
Closes #1574.
Closes #1928.
This commit is contained in:
Camilla Löwy
2021-07-06 23:12:05 +02:00
parent dffe203c17
commit d83849792b
4 changed files with 33 additions and 8 deletions

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@@ -41,7 +41,20 @@ cmake_dependent_option(GLFW_USE_WAYLAND "Use Wayland for window creation" OFF
cmake_dependent_option(USE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DLL "Use MSVC runtime library DLL" ON
"MSVC" OFF)
if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND UNIX)
set(GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE "${GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE}" CACHE STRING
"Library type override for GLFW (SHARED, STATIC, OBJECT, or empty to follow BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)")
if (GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE)
if (GLFW_LIBRARY_TYPE STREQUAL "SHARED")
set(GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY TRUE)
else()
set(GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY FALSE)
endif()
else()
set(GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
endif()
if (UNIX AND GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
# On Unix-like systems, shared libraries can use the soname system.
set(GLFW_LIB_NAME glfw)
else()
@@ -49,7 +62,7 @@ else()
endif()
if (GLFW_VULKAN_STATIC)
if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
if (GLFW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
# If you absolutely must do this, remove this line and add the Vulkan
# loader static library via the CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS
message(FATAL_ERROR "You are trying to link the Vulkan loader static library into the GLFW shared library")