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Bug
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    Resolution: Done
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P3: Somewhat important
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    6.0.3
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    None
 
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        561fc8107f38b93808343e35c62d7d06704f8eb6 (qt/qtbase/dev) a4e53acc0c7a0a54302cd0ba42a188caf4640d9a (qt/qtbase/6.2)
 
i'm having troubles with setting up a scalable setup:
i define a library in subdir/CMakeLists.txt:
add_library(lib lib.cpp) find_package(Qt6 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets Qml Quick REQUIRED) target_link_libraries(lib Qt6::Gui Qt6::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin)
this library links to qt6 libraries.
my executable in the root `CMakeLists.txt` consumes the library:
project(foo) cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20 FATAL_ERROR) add_subdirectory(subdir) add_executable(exe main.cpp) target_link_libraries(exe lib)
this gives me the following cmake configuration error:
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:8 (target_link_libraries):
  Error evaluating generator expression:
    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:Qt6::Gui_resources_1>
  Objects of target "Qt6::Gui_resources_1" referenced but no such target
  exists.
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:8 (target_link_libraries):
  Error evaluating generator expression:
    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:Qt6::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin_resources_1>
  Objects of target "Qt6::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin_resources_1" referenced but
  no such target exists.
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:8 (target_link_libraries):
  Error evaluating generator expression:
    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:Qt6::Gui_resources_1>
  Objects of target "Qt6::Gui_resources_1" referenced but no such target
  exists.
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:8 (target_link_libraries):
  Error evaluating generator expression:
    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:Qt6::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin_resources_1>
  Objects of target "Qt6::QCocoaIntegrationPlugin_resources_1" referenced but
  no such target exists.
-- Generating done
afaict the qt/cmake targets are IMPORTED targets, which are not GLOBAL. therefore the generator expression expands in a context where this target does not exist anymore. things work again once i move the `find_package` expression to the root CMakeLists.txt. unfortunately this is not a solution that i can easily apply to my whole codebase, which is rather modular and as many different consuming endpoints
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QTBUG-92933 Rework automatic static plugin linkage
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 - Closed
 
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