cmake_find_package
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The cmake_find_package generator creates a file for each requirement specified in the conanfile.
The name of the files follow the pattern Find<PKG-NAME>.cmake. So for the zlib/1.2.11@conan/stable package,
a Findzlib.cmake file will be generated.
Variables in Find<PKG-NAME>.cmake
Being <PKG-NAME> the package name used in the reference (by default) or the one declared in cpp_info.name or in
cpp_info.names["cmake_find_package"] if specified:
NAME |
VALUE |
|---|---|
<PKG-NAME>_FOUND |
Set to 1 |
<PKG-NAME>_VERSION |
Package version |
<PKG-NAME>_INCLUDE_DIRS |
Containing all the include directories of the package |
<PKG-NAME>_INCLUDES |
Same as the XXX_INCLUDE_DIRS |
<PKG-NAME>_DEFINITIONS |
Definitions of the library |
<PKG-NAME>_LIBS |
Library paths to link |
<PKG-NAME>_LIBRARIES |
Same as <PKG-NAME>_LIBS |
<PKG-NAME>_BUILD_MODULES |
List of CMake module files with functionalities for consumers |
<PKG-NAME>_SYSTEM_LIBS |
System libraries to link |
<PKG-NAME>_FRAMEWORKS |
Framework names to do a find_library() |
<PKG-NAME>_FRAMEWORKS_FOUND |
Found frameworks to link with after find_library() |
<PKG-NAME>_FRAMEWORK_DIRS |
Framework directories to perform the find_library() of <PKG-NAME>_FRAMEWORKS |
This file uses <PKG-NAME>_BUILD_MODULES values to include the files using the include(…) CMake directive. This makes functions or utilities exported by the package available for consumers just by setting find_package(<PKG-NAME>) in the CMakeLists.txt.
Moreover, this also adjusts CMAKE_MODULE_PATH and CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to the values declared by the package in cpp_info.buildirs, so
modules in those directories can be found.
Target in Find<PKG-NAME>.cmake
A target named <PKG-NAME>::<PKG-NAME> target is generated with the following properties adjusted:
INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES: Containing all the include directories of the package.INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES: Library paths to link.INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS: Definitions of the library.
The targets are transitive. So, if your project depends on a packages A and B, and at the same time
A depends on C, the A target will contain automatically the properties of the C dependency, so
in your CMakeLists.txt file you only need to find_package(A) and find_package(B).