IMPORTED_LOCATION

Full path to the main file on disk for an IMPORTED target.

Set this to the location of an IMPORTED target file on disk. For executables this is the location of the executable file. For STATIC libraries and modules this is the location of the library or module. For SHARED libraries on non-DLL platforms this is the location of the shared library. For application bundles on macOS this is the location of the executable file inside Contents/MacOS within the bundle folder. For frameworks on macOS this is the location of the library file symlink just inside the framework folder. For DLLs this is the location of the .dll part of the library. For UNKNOWN libraries this is the location of the file to be linked. Ignored for non-imported targets.

New in version 3.28: For ordinary frameworks on Apple platforms, this may be the location of the .framework folder itself. For XCFrameworks, it may be the location of the .xcframework folder, in which case any target that links against it will get the selected library's Headers directory as a usage requirement.

The IMPORTED_LOCATION target property may be overridden for a given configuration <CONFIG> by the configuration-specific IMPORTED_LOCATION_<CONFIG> target property. Furthermore, the MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_<CONFIG> target property may be used to map between a project's configurations and those of an imported target. If none of these is set then the name of any other configuration listed in the IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS target property may be selected and its IMPORTED_LOCATION_<CONFIG> value used.

To get the location of an imported target read one of the LOCATION or LOCATION_<CONFIG> properties.

For platforms with import libraries (e.g. Windows, AIX or Apple) see also IMPORTED_IMPLIB.