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diff --git a/share/cmake-3.10/Help/prop_tgt/GNUtoMS.rst b/share/cmake-3.10/Help/prop_tgt/GNUtoMS.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cf34da9 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/cmake-3.10/Help/prop_tgt/GNUtoMS.rst @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +GNUtoMS +------- + +Convert GNU import library (.dll.a) to MS format (.lib). + +When linking a shared library or executable that exports symbols using +GNU tools on Windows (MinGW/MSYS) with Visual Studio installed convert +the import library (.dll.a) from GNU to MS format (.lib). Both import +libraries will be installed by install(TARGETS) and exported by +install(EXPORT) and export() to be linked by applications with either +GNU- or MS-compatible tools. + +If the variable CMAKE_GNUtoMS is set when a target is created its +value is used to initialize this property. The variable must be set +prior to the first command that enables a language such as project() +or enable_language(). CMake provides the variable as an option to the +user automatically when configuring on Windows with GNU tools. |