CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_MODE

Deprecated since version 4.0: This variable is no longer used. The type of information stored in the CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_<TYPE> variable is determined by the CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_MODE variable.

Added in version 3.29.

This variable controls how the value of the CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_<TYPE> variable should be interpreted. The supported linker mode values are:

FLAG: CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_<TYPE> holds a semicolon-separated list of flags to be passed to the compiler frontend. This is also the default behavior if CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_MODE is not set.
TOOL: CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_<TYPE> holds the path to the linker tool.

Warning

The variable must be set accordingly to how CMake manage the link step:

value TOOL is expected and required when the linker is used directly for the link step.
value FLAG is expected or the variable not set when the compiler is used as driver for the link step.

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