diff --git a/CMake/FindBrotli.cmake b/CMake/FindBrotli.cmake
index d2b50d9621..981b30cafd 100644
--- a/CMake/FindBrotli.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindBrotli.cmake
@@ -29,31 +29,27 @@
 # - `BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARY`:  Absolute path to `brotlicommon` library.
 # - `BROTLIDEC_LIBRARY`:     Absolute path to `brotlidec` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
 # - `BROTLI_FOUND`:          System has brotli.
-# - `BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIRS`:   The brotli include directories.
-# - `BROTLI_LIBRARIES`:      The brotli library names.
-# - `BROTLI_LIBRARY_DIRS`:   The brotli library directories.
-# - `BROTLI_PC_REQUIRES`:    The brotli pkg-config packages.
-# - `BROTLI_CFLAGS`:         Required compiler flags.
 # - `BROTLI_VERSION`:        Version of brotli.
+# - `CURL::brotli`:          brotli library target.
 
-set(BROTLI_PC_REQUIRES "libbrotlidec" "libbrotlicommon")  # order is significant: brotlidec then brotlicommon
+set(_brotli_pc_requires "libbrotlidec" "libbrotlicommon")  # order is significant: brotlidec then brotlicommon
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARY AND
    NOT DEFINED BROTLIDEC_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(BROTLI ${BROTLI_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_brotli ${_brotli_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(BROTLI_FOUND)
+if(_brotli_FOUND)
   set(Brotli_FOUND TRUE)
-  set(BROTLI_VERSION ${BROTLI_libbrotlicommon_VERSION})
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " BROTLI_CFLAGS "${BROTLI_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Brotli (via pkg-config): ${BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${BROTLI_VERSION}\")")
+  set(BROTLI_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(BROTLI_VERSION ${_brotli_libbrotlicommon_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Brotli (via pkg-config): ${_brotli_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${BROTLI_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIR "brotli/decode.h")
   find_library(BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARY NAMES "brotlicommon")
@@ -68,9 +64,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(BROTLI_FOUND)
-    set(BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIRS ${BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(BROTLI_LIBRARIES ${BROTLIDEC_LIBRARY} ${BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARY})
+    set(_brotli_INCLUDE_DIRS ${BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_brotli_LIBRARIES ${BROTLIDEC_LIBRARY} ${BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIR BROTLIDEC_LIBRARY BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(BROTLI_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_brotli_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::brotli)
+    add_library(CURL::brotli INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::brotli PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_brotli_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_brotli_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_brotli_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_brotli_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_brotli_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindCares.cmake b/CMake/FindCares.cmake
index ae2db52d85..4a20bc0af4 100644
--- a/CMake/FindCares.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindCares.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `CARES_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to c-ares include directory.
-# - `CARES_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `cares` library.
+# - `CARES_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to c-ares include directory.
+# - `CARES_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `cares` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `CARES_FOUND`:         System has c-ares.
-# - `CARES_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The c-ares include directories.
-# - `CARES_LIBRARIES`:     The c-ares library names.
-# - `CARES_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The c-ares library directories.
-# - `CARES_PC_REQUIRES`:   The c-ares pkg-config packages.
-# - `CARES_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `CARES_VERSION`:       Version of c-ares.
+# - `CARES_FOUND`:        System has c-ares.
+# - `CARES_VERSION`:      Version of c-ares.
+# - `CURL::cares`:        c-ares library target.
 
-set(CARES_PC_REQUIRES "libcares")
+set(_cares_pc_requires "libcares")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED CARES_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED CARES_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(CARES ${CARES_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_cares ${_cares_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(CARES_FOUND)
+if(_cares_FOUND)
   set(Cares_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " CARES_CFLAGS "${CARES_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Cares (via pkg-config): ${CARES_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${CARES_VERSION}\")")
+  set(CARES_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(CARES_VERSION ${_cares_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Cares (via pkg-config): ${_cares_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${CARES_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(CARES_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "ares.h")
   find_library(CARES_LIBRARY NAMES ${CARES_NAMES} "cares")
@@ -85,13 +82,29 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(CARES_FOUND)
-    set(CARES_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CARES_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(CARES_LIBRARIES    ${CARES_LIBRARY})
+    set(_cares_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CARES_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_cares_LIBRARIES    ${CARES_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(CARES_INCLUDE_DIR CARES_LIBRARY)
 endif()
 
-if(CARES_FOUND AND WIN32)
-  list(APPEND CARES_LIBRARIES "iphlpapi")  # for if_indextoname and others
+if(CARES_FOUND)
+  if(WIN32)
+    list(APPEND _cares_LIBRARIES "iphlpapi")  # for if_indextoname and others
+  endif()
+
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_cares_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::cares)
+    add_library(CURL::cares INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::cares PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_cares_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_cares_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_cares_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_cares_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_cares_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindGSS.cmake b/CMake/FindGSS.cmake
index 89545aa741..106c4c4edd 100644
--- a/CMake/FindGSS.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindGSS.cmake
@@ -25,19 +25,15 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `GSS_ROOT_DIR`:      Absolute path to the root installation of GSS. (also supported as environment)
+# - `GSS_ROOT_DIR`:       Absolute path to the root installation of GSS. (also supported as environment)
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `GSS_FOUND`:         System has a GSS library.
-# - `GSS_FLAVOUR`:       "GNU" or "MIT" if anything found.
-# - `GSS_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The GSS include directories.
-# - `GSS_LIBRARIES`:     The GSS library names.
-# - `GSS_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The GSS library directories.
-# - `GSS_PC_REQUIRES`:   The GSS pkg-config packages.
-# - `GSS_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `GSS_VERSION`:       This is set to version advertised by pkg-config or read from manifest.
-#                        In case the library is found but no version info available it is set to "unknown"
+# - `GSS_FOUND`:          System has a GSS library.
+# - `GSS_VERSION`:        This is set to version advertised by pkg-config or read from manifest.
+#                         In case the library is found but no version info available it is set to "unknown"
+# - `CURL::gss`:          GSS library target.
+#   - CURL_GSS_FLAVOUR`:  Custom property. "GNU" or "MIT" if detected.
 
 set(_gnu_modname "gss")
 set(_mit_modname "mit-krb5-gssapi")
@@ -140,7 +136,7 @@ if(NOT _gss_FOUND)  # Not found by pkg-config. Let us take more traditional appr
 
     # Older versions may not have the "--vendor" parameter. In this case we just do not care.
     if(NOT _gss_configure_failed AND NOT _gss_vendor MATCHES "Heimdal|heimdal")
-      set(GSS_FLAVOUR "MIT")  # assume a default, should not really matter
+      set(_gss_flavour "MIT")  # assume a default, should not really matter
     endif()
 
   else()  # Either there is no config script or we are on a platform that does not provide one (Windows?)
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ if(NOT _gss_FOUND)  # Not found by pkg-config. Let us take more traditional appr
       cmake_pop_check_state()
 
       if(_gss_have_mit_headers)
-        set(GSS_FLAVOUR "MIT")
+        set(_gss_flavour "MIT")
         if(WIN32)
           if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
             list(APPEND _gss_libdir_suffixes "lib/AMD64")
@@ -174,14 +170,14 @@ if(NOT _gss_FOUND)  # Not found by pkg-config. Let us take more traditional appr
       find_path(_gss_INCLUDE_DIRS NAMES "gss.h" HINTS ${_gss_root_hints} PATH_SUFFIXES "include")
 
       if(_gss_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-        set(GSS_FLAVOUR "GNU")
-        set(GSS_PC_REQUIRES ${_gnu_modname})
+        set(_gss_flavour "GNU")
+        set(_gss_pc_requires ${_gnu_modname})
         set(_gss_libname "gss")
       endif()
     endif()
 
     # If we have headers, look up libraries
-    if(GSS_FLAVOUR)
+    if(_gss_flavour)
       set(_gss_libdir_hints ${_gss_root_hints})
       if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.20)
         cmake_path(GET _gss_INCLUDE_DIRS PARENT_PATH _gss_calculated_potential_root)
@@ -193,34 +189,28 @@ if(NOT _gss_FOUND)  # Not found by pkg-config. Let us take more traditional appr
       find_library(_gss_LIBRARIES NAMES ${_gss_libname} HINTS ${_gss_libdir_hints} PATH_SUFFIXES ${_gss_libdir_suffixes})
     endif()
   endif()
-  if(NOT GSS_FLAVOUR)
+  if(NOT _gss_flavour)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "GNU or MIT GSS is required")
   endif()
 else()
   # _gss_MODULE_NAME set since CMake 3.16.
   # _pkg_check_modules_pkg_name is undocumented and used as a fallback for CMake <3.16 versions.
   if(_gss_MODULE_NAME STREQUAL _gnu_modname OR _pkg_check_modules_pkg_name STREQUAL _gnu_modname)
-    set(GSS_FLAVOUR "GNU")
-    set(GSS_PC_REQUIRES ${_gnu_modname})
+    set(_gss_flavour "GNU")
+    set(_gss_pc_requires ${_gnu_modname})
   elseif(_gss_MODULE_NAME STREQUAL _mit_modname OR _pkg_check_modules_pkg_name STREQUAL _mit_modname)
-    set(GSS_FLAVOUR "MIT")
-    set(GSS_PC_REQUIRES ${_mit_modname})
+    set(_gss_flavour "MIT")
+    set(_gss_pc_requires ${_mit_modname})
   else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "GNU or MIT GSS is required")
   endif()
-  message(STATUS "Found GSS/${GSS_FLAVOUR} (via pkg-config): ${_gss_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${_gss_version}\")")
+  message(STATUS "Found GSS/${_gss_flavour} (via pkg-config): ${_gss_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${_gss_version}\")")
 endif()
 
-string(REPLACE ";" " " _gss_CFLAGS "${_gss_CFLAGS}")
-
-set(GSS_INCLUDE_DIRS ${_gss_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-set(GSS_LIBRARIES ${_gss_LIBRARIES})
-set(GSS_LIBRARY_DIRS ${_gss_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-set(GSS_CFLAGS ${_gss_CFLAGS})
 set(GSS_VERSION ${_gss_version})
 
 if(NOT GSS_VERSION)
-  if(GSS_FLAVOUR STREQUAL "MIT")
+  if(_gss_flavour STREQUAL "MIT")
     if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.24)
       cmake_host_system_information(RESULT _mit_version QUERY WINDOWS_REGISTRY
         "HKLM/SOFTWARE/MIT/Kerberos/SDK/CurrentVersion" VALUE "VersionString")
@@ -234,9 +224,9 @@ if(NOT GSS_VERSION)
       set(GSS_VERSION "MIT Unknown")
     endif()
   else()  # GNU
-    if(GSS_INCLUDE_DIRS AND EXISTS "${GSS_INCLUDE_DIRS}/gss.h")
+    if(_gss_INCLUDE_DIRS AND EXISTS "${_gss_INCLUDE_DIRS}/gss.h")
       set(_version_regex "#[\t ]*define[\t ]+GSS_VERSION[\t ]+\"([^\"]*)\"")
-      file(STRINGS "${GSS_INCLUDE_DIRS}/gss.h" _version_str REGEX "${_version_regex}")
+      file(STRINGS "${_gss_INCLUDE_DIRS}/gss.h" _version_str REGEX "${_version_regex}")
       string(REGEX REPLACE "${_version_regex}" "\\1" _version_str "${_version_str}")
       set(GSS_VERSION "${_version_str}")
       unset(_version_regex)
@@ -248,8 +238,8 @@ endif()
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(GSS
   REQUIRED_VARS
-    GSS_FLAVOUR
-    GSS_LIBRARIES
+    _gss_flavour
+    _gss_LIBRARIES
   VERSION_VAR
     GSS_VERSION
   FAIL_MESSAGE
@@ -266,3 +256,20 @@ mark_as_advanced(
   _gss_PREFIX
   _gss_version
 )
+
+if(GSS_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_gss_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::gss)
+    add_library(CURL::gss INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::gss PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_CURL_GSS_FLAVOUR "${_gss_flavour}"
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_gss_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_gss_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_gss_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_gss_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_gss_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindGnuTLS.cmake b/CMake/FindGnuTLS.cmake
index 4de4f82eee..fff57b2c29 100644
--- a/CMake/FindGnuTLS.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindGnuTLS.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to GnuTLS include directory.
-# - `GNUTLS_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `gnutls` library.
+# - `GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to GnuTLS include directory.
+# - `GNUTLS_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `gnutls` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `GNUTLS_FOUND`:         System has GnuTLS.
-# - `GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The GnuTLS include directories.
-# - `GNUTLS_LIBRARIES`:     The GnuTLS library names.
-# - `GNUTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The GnuTLS library directories.
-# - `GNUTLS_PC_REQUIRES`:   The GnuTLS pkg-config packages.
-# - `GNUTLS_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `GNUTLS_VERSION`:       Version of GnuTLS.
+# - `GNUTLS_FOUND`:        System has GnuTLS.
+# - `GNUTLS_VERSION`:      Version of GnuTLS.
+# - `CURL::gnutls`:        GnuTLS library target.
 
-set(GNUTLS_PC_REQUIRES "gnutls")
+set(_gnutls_pc_requires "gnutls")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED GNUTLS_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(GNUTLS ${GNUTLS_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_gnutls ${_gnutls_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(GNUTLS_FOUND)
+if(_gnutls_FOUND)
   set(GnuTLS_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " GNUTLS_CFLAGS "${GNUTLS_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found GnuTLS (via pkg-config): ${GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${GNUTLS_VERSION}\")")
+  set(GNUTLS_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(GNUTLS_VERSION ${_gnutls_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found GnuTLS (via pkg-config): ${_gnutls_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${GNUTLS_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "gnutls/gnutls.h")
   find_library(GNUTLS_LIBRARY NAMES "gnutls" "libgnutls")
@@ -75,9 +72,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(GNUTLS_FOUND)
-    set(GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS ${GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(GNUTLS_LIBRARIES    ${GNUTLS_LIBRARY})
+    set(_gnutls_INCLUDE_DIRS ${GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_gnutls_LIBRARIES    ${GNUTLS_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIR GNUTLS_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(GNUTLS_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_gnutls_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::gnutls)
+    add_library(CURL::gnutls INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::gnutls PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_gnutls_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_gnutls_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_gnutls_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_gnutls_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_gnutls_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindLDAP.cmake b/CMake/FindLDAP.cmake
index 0a897aa13f..2f5cc713c7 100644
--- a/CMake/FindLDAP.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindLDAP.cmake
@@ -29,32 +29,28 @@
 # - `LDAP_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `ldap` library.
 # - `LDAP_LBER_LIBRARY`:  Absolute path to `lber` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
 # - `LDAP_FOUND`:         System has ldap.
-# - `LDAP_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The ldap include directories.
-# - `LDAP_LIBRARIES`:     The ldap library names.
-# - `LDAP_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The ldap library directories.
-# - `LDAP_PC_REQUIRES`:   The ldap pkg-config packages.
-# - `LDAP_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
 # - `LDAP_VERSION`:       Version of ldap.
+# - `CURL::ldap`:         ldap library target.
 
-set(LDAP_PC_REQUIRES "ldap" "lber")
+set(_ldap_pc_requires "ldap" "lber")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED LDAP_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED LDAP_LIBRARY AND
    NOT DEFINED LDAP_LBER_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(LDAP ${LDAP_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_ldap ${_ldap_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(LDAP_FOUND)
-  set(LDAP_VERSION ${LDAP_ldap_VERSION})
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " LDAP_CFLAGS "${LDAP_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found LDAP (via pkg-config): ${LDAP_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LDAP_VERSION}\")")
+if(_ldap_FOUND)
+  set(LDAP_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(LDAP_VERSION ${_ldap_ldap_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found LDAP (via pkg-config): ${_ldap_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LDAP_VERSION}\")")
 else()
-  set(LDAP_PC_REQUIRES "")  # Depend on pkg-config only when found via pkg-config
+  set(_ldap_pc_requires "")  # Depend on pkg-config only when found via pkg-config
 
   # On Apple the SDK LDAP gets picked up from
   # 'MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/LDAP.framework/Headers', which contains
@@ -99,9 +95,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(LDAP_FOUND)
-    set(LDAP_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LDAP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(LDAP_LIBRARIES    ${LDAP_LIBRARY} ${LDAP_LBER_LIBRARY})
+    set(_ldap_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LDAP_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_ldap_LIBRARIES    ${LDAP_LIBRARY} ${LDAP_LBER_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(LDAP_INCLUDE_DIR LDAP_LIBRARY LDAP_LBER_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(LDAP_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_ldap_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::ldap)
+    add_library(CURL::ldap INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::ldap PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_ldap_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_ldap_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_ldap_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_ldap_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_ldap_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindLibbacktrace.cmake b/CMake/FindLibbacktrace.cmake
index 444c5f90fd..c6f7b700c4 100644
--- a/CMake/FindLibbacktrace.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindLibbacktrace.cmake
@@ -25,14 +25,13 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to libbacktrace include directory.
-# - `LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `libbacktrace` library.
+# - `LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to libbacktrace include directory.
+# - `LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `libbacktrace` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `LIBBACKTRACE_FOUND`:         System has libbacktrace.
-# - `LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The libbacktrace include directories.
-# - `LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES`:     The libbacktrace library names.
+# - `LIBBACKTRACE_FOUND`:        System has libbacktrace.
+# - `CURL::libbacktrace`:        libbacktrace library target.
 
 find_path(LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "backtrace.h")
 find_library(LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARY NAMES "backtrace" "libbacktrace")
@@ -45,8 +44,22 @@ find_package_handle_standard_args(Libbacktrace
 )
 
 if(LIBBACKTRACE_FOUND)
-  set(LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  set(LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES    ${LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARY})
+  set(_libbacktrace_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  set(_libbacktrace_LIBRARIES    ${LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARY})
+
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_libbacktrace_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::libbacktrace)
+    add_library(CURL::libbacktrace INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::libbacktrace PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_libbacktrace_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_libbacktrace_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_libbacktrace_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_libbacktrace_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_libbacktrace_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 mark_as_advanced(LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIR LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/CMake/FindLibgsasl.cmake b/CMake/FindLibgsasl.cmake
index e584f75371..5ddf957d72 100644
--- a/CMake/FindLibgsasl.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindLibgsasl.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,28 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to libgsasl include directory.
-# - `LIBGSASL_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `libgsasl` library.
+# - `LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to libgsasl include directory.
+# - `LIBGSASL_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `libgsasl` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `LIBGSASL_FOUND`:         System has libgsasl.
-# - `LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The libgsasl include directories.
-# - `LIBGSASL_LIBRARIES`:     The libgsasl library names.
-# - `LIBGSASL_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The libgsasl library directories.
-# - `LIBGSASL_PC_REQUIRES`:   The libgsasl pkg-config packages.
-# - `LIBGSASL_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `LIBGSASL_VERSION`:       Version of libgsasl.
+# - `LIBGSASL_FOUND`:        System has libgsasl.
+# - `LIBGSASL_VERSION`:      Version of libgsasl.
+# - `CURL::libgsasl`:        libgsasl library target.
 
-set(LIBGSASL_PC_REQUIRES "libgsasl")
+set(_libgsasl_pc_requires "libgsasl")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBGSASL_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(LIBGSASL ${LIBGSASL_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_libgsasl ${_libgsasl_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(LIBGSASL_FOUND)
+if(_libgsasl_FOUND)
   set(Libgsasl_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " LIBGSASL_CFLAGS "${LIBGSASL_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Libgsasl (via pkg-config): ${LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBGSASL_VERSION}\")")
+  set(LIBGSASL_FOUND TRUE)
+  message(STATUS "Found Libgsasl (via pkg-config): ${_libgsasl_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBGSASL_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "gsasl.h")
   find_library(LIBGSASL_LIBRARY NAMES "gsasl" "libgsasl")
@@ -75,9 +71,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(LIBGSASL_FOUND)
-    set(LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(LIBGSASL_LIBRARIES    ${LIBGSASL_LIBRARY})
+    set(_libgsasl_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_libgsasl_LIBRARIES    ${LIBGSASL_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIR LIBGSASL_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(LIBGSASL_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_libgsasl_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::libgsasl)
+    add_library(CURL::libgsasl INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::libgsasl PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_libgsasl_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_libgsasl_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_libgsasl_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_libgsasl_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_libgsasl_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindLibidn2.cmake b/CMake/FindLibidn2.cmake
index 9112428f37..336a7f7b40 100644
--- a/CMake/FindLibidn2.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindLibidn2.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to libidn2 include directory.
-# - `LIBIDN2_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `libidn2` library.
+# - `LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to libidn2 include directory.
+# - `LIBIDN2_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `libidn2` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `LIBIDN2_FOUND`:         System has libidn2.
-# - `LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The libidn2 include directories.
-# - `LIBIDN2_LIBRARIES`:     The libidn2 library names.
-# - `LIBIDN2_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The libidn2 library directories.
-# - `LIBIDN2_PC_REQUIRES`:   The libidn2 pkg-config packages.
-# - `LIBIDN2_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `LIBIDN2_VERSION`:       Version of libidn2.
+# - `LIBIDN2_FOUND`:        System has libidn2.
+# - `LIBIDN2_VERSION`:      Version of libidn2.
+# - `CURL::libidn2`:        libidn2 library target.
 
-set(LIBIDN2_PC_REQUIRES "libidn2")
+set(_libidn2_pc_requires "libidn2")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBIDN2_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(LIBIDN2 ${LIBIDN2_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_libidn2 ${_libidn2_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(LIBIDN2_FOUND)
+if(_libidn2_FOUND)
   set(Libidn2_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " LIBIDN2_CFLAGS "${LIBIDN2_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Libidn2 (via pkg-config): ${LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBIDN2_VERSION}\")")
+  set(LIBIDN2_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(LIBIDN2_VERSION ${_libidn2_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Libidn2 (via pkg-config): ${_libidn2_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBIDN2_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "idn2.h")
   find_library(LIBIDN2_LIBRARY NAMES "idn2" "libidn2")
@@ -75,9 +72,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(LIBIDN2_FOUND)
-    set(LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(LIBIDN2_LIBRARIES    ${LIBIDN2_LIBRARY})
+    set(_libidn2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_libidn2_LIBRARIES    ${LIBIDN2_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIR LIBIDN2_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(LIBIDN2_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_libidn2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::libidn2)
+    add_library(CURL::libidn2 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::libidn2 PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_libidn2_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_libidn2_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_libidn2_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_libidn2_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_libidn2_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindLibpsl.cmake b/CMake/FindLibpsl.cmake
index 13740fa9b3..9b1a0cdd97 100644
--- a/CMake/FindLibpsl.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindLibpsl.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to libpsl include directory.
-# - `LIBPSL_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `libpsl` library.
+# - `LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to libpsl include directory.
+# - `LIBPSL_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `libpsl` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `LIBPSL_FOUND`:         System has libpsl.
-# - `LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The libpsl include directories.
-# - `LIBPSL_LIBRARIES`:     The libpsl library names.
-# - `LIBPSL_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The libpsl library directories.
-# - `LIBPSL_PC_REQUIRES`:   The libpsl pkg-config packages.
-# - `LIBPSL_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `LIBPSL_VERSION`:       Version of libpsl.
+# - `LIBPSL_FOUND`:        System has libpsl.
+# - `LIBPSL_VERSION`:      Version of libpsl.
+# - `CURL::libpsl`:        libpsl library target.
 
-set(LIBPSL_PC_REQUIRES "libpsl")
+set(_libpsl_pc_requires "libpsl")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBPSL_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(LIBPSL ${LIBPSL_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_libpsl ${_libpsl_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(LIBPSL_FOUND AND LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+if(_libpsl_FOUND AND _libpsl_INCLUDE_DIRS)
   set(Libpsl_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " LIBPSL_CFLAGS "${LIBPSL_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Libpsl (via pkg-config): ${LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBPSL_VERSION}\")")
+  set(LIBPSL_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(LIBPSL_VERSION ${_libpsl_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Libpsl (via pkg-config): ${_libpsl_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBPSL_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "libpsl.h")
   find_library(LIBPSL_LIBRARY NAMES "psl" "libpsl")
@@ -75,9 +72,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(LIBPSL_FOUND)
-    set(LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(LIBPSL_LIBRARIES    ${LIBPSL_LIBRARY})
+    set(_libpsl_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_libpsl_LIBRARIES    ${LIBPSL_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIR LIBPSL_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(LIBPSL_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_libpsl_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::libpsl)
+    add_library(CURL::libpsl INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::libpsl PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_libpsl_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_libpsl_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_libpsl_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_libpsl_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_libpsl_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindLibrtmp.cmake b/CMake/FindLibrtmp.cmake
index be975794b7..070538578e 100644
--- a/CMake/FindLibrtmp.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindLibrtmp.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to librtmp include directory.
-# - `LIBRTMP_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `librtmp` library.
+# - `LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to librtmp include directory.
+# - `LIBRTMP_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `librtmp` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `LIBRTMP_FOUND`:         System has librtmp.
-# - `LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The librtmp include directories.
-# - `LIBRTMP_LIBRARIES`:     The librtmp library names.
-# - `LIBRTMP_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The librtmp library directories.
-# - `LIBRTMP_PC_REQUIRES`:   The librtmp pkg-config packages.
-# - `LIBRTMP_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `LIBRTMP_VERSION`:       Version of librtmp.
+# - `LIBRTMP_FOUND`:        System has librtmp.
+# - `LIBRTMP_VERSION`:      Version of librtmp.
+# - `CURL::librtmp`:        librtmp library target.
 
-set(LIBRTMP_PC_REQUIRES "librtmp")
+set(_librtmp_pc_requires "librtmp")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBRTMP_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(LIBRTMP ${LIBRTMP_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_librtmp ${_librtmp_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(LIBRTMP_FOUND AND LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+if(_librtmp_FOUND AND _librtmp_INCLUDE_DIRS)
   set(Librtmp_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " LIBRTMP_CFLAGS "${LIBRTMP_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Librtmp (via pkg-config): ${LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBRTMP_VERSION}\")")
+  set(LIBRTMP_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(LIBRTMP_VERSION ${_librtmp_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Librtmp (via pkg-config): ${_librtmp_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBRTMP_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "librtmp/rtmp.h")
   find_library(LIBRTMP_LIBRARY NAMES "rtmp")
@@ -85,8 +82,8 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(LIBRTMP_FOUND)
-    set(LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(LIBRTMP_LIBRARIES    ${LIBRTMP_LIBRARY})
+    set(_librtmp_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_librtmp_LIBRARIES    ${LIBRTMP_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIR LIBRTMP_LIBRARY)
@@ -94,10 +91,26 @@ else()
   # Necessary when linking a static librtmp
   find_package(OpenSSL)
   if(OPENSSL_FOUND)
-    list(APPEND LIBRTMP_LIBRARIES OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto)
+    list(APPEND _librtmp_LIBRARIES OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-if(LIBRTMP_FOUND AND WIN32)
-  list(APPEND LIBRTMP_LIBRARIES "winmm")
+if(LIBRTMP_FOUND)
+  if(WIN32)
+    list(APPEND _librtmp_LIBRARIES "winmm")
+  endif()
+
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_librtmp_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::librtmp)
+    add_library(CURL::librtmp INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::librtmp PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_librtmp_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_librtmp_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_librtmp_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_librtmp_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_librtmp_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindLibssh.cmake b/CMake/FindLibssh.cmake
index cb895aa8d7..ad1248fe00 100644
--- a/CMake/FindLibssh.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindLibssh.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to libssh include directory.
-# - `LIBSSH_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `libssh` library.
+# - `LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to libssh include directory.
+# - `LIBSSH_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `libssh` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `LIBSSH_FOUND`:         System has libssh.
-# - `LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The libssh include directories.
-# - `LIBSSH_LIBRARIES`:     The libssh library names.
-# - `LIBSSH_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The libssh library directories.
-# - `LIBSSH_PC_REQUIRES`:   The libssh pkg-config packages.
-# - `LIBSSH_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `LIBSSH_VERSION`:       Version of libssh.
+# - `LIBSSH_FOUND`:        System has libssh.
+# - `LIBSSH_VERSION`:      Version of libssh.
+# - `CURL::libssh`:        libssh library target.
 
-set(LIBSSH_PC_REQUIRES "libssh")
+set(_libssh_pc_requires "libssh")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBSSH_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(LIBSSH ${LIBSSH_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_libssh ${_libssh_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(LIBSSH_FOUND)
+if(_libssh_FOUND)
   set(Libssh_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " LIBSSH_CFLAGS "${LIBSSH_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Libssh (via pkg-config): ${LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBSSH_VERSION}\")")
+  set(LIBSSH_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(LIBSSH_VERSION ${_libssh_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Libssh (via pkg-config): ${_libssh_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBSSH_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "libssh/libssh.h")
   find_library(LIBSSH_LIBRARY NAMES "ssh" "libssh")
@@ -85,13 +82,29 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(LIBSSH_FOUND)
-    set(LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(LIBSSH_LIBRARIES    ${LIBSSH_LIBRARY})
+    set(_libssh_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_libssh_LIBRARIES    ${LIBSSH_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIR LIBSSH_LIBRARY)
 endif()
 
-if(LIBSSH_FOUND AND WIN32)
-  list(APPEND LIBSSH_LIBRARIES "iphlpapi")  # for if_nametoindex
+if(LIBSSH_FOUND)
+  if(WIN32)
+    list(APPEND _libssh_LIBRARIES "iphlpapi")  # for if_nametoindex
+  endif()
+
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_libssh_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::libssh)
+    add_library(CURL::libssh INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::libssh PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_libssh_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_libssh_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_libssh_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_libssh_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_libssh_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindLibssh2.cmake b/CMake/FindLibssh2.cmake
index 08415533e0..330611bfe5 100644
--- a/CMake/FindLibssh2.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindLibssh2.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to libssh2 include directory.
-# - `LIBSSH2_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `libssh2` library.
+# - `LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to libssh2 include directory.
+# - `LIBSSH2_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `libssh2` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `LIBSSH2_FOUND`:         System has libssh2.
-# - `LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The libssh2 include directories.
-# - `LIBSSH2_LIBRARIES`:     The libssh2 library names.
-# - `LIBSSH2_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The libssh2 library directories.
-# - `LIBSSH2_PC_REQUIRES`:   The libssh2 pkg-config packages.
-# - `LIBSSH2_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `LIBSSH2_VERSION`:       Version of libssh2.
+# - `LIBSSH2_FOUND`:        System has libssh2.
+# - `LIBSSH2_VERSION`:      Version of libssh2.
+# - `CURL::libssh2`:        libssh2 library target.
 
-set(LIBSSH2_PC_REQUIRES "libssh2")
+set(_libssh2_pc_requires "libssh2")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBSSH2_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(LIBSSH2 ${LIBSSH2_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_libssh2 ${_libssh2_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(LIBSSH2_FOUND AND LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+if(_libssh2_FOUND AND _libssh2_INCLUDE_DIRS)
   set(Libssh2_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " LIBSSH2_CFLAGS "${LIBSSH2_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Libssh2 (via pkg-config): ${LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBSSH2_VERSION}\")")
+  set(LIBSSH2_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(LIBSSH2_VERSION ${_libssh2_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Libssh2 (via pkg-config): ${_libssh2_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBSSH2_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "libssh2.h")
   find_library(LIBSSH2_LIBRARY NAMES "ssh2" "libssh2")
@@ -75,9 +72,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(LIBSSH2_FOUND)
-    set(LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(LIBSSH2_LIBRARIES    ${LIBSSH2_LIBRARY})
+    set(_libssh2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_libssh2_LIBRARIES    ${LIBSSH2_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIR LIBSSH2_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(LIBSSH2_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_libssh2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::libssh2)
+    add_library(CURL::libssh2 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::libssh2 PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_libssh2_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_libssh2_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_libssh2_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_libssh2_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_libssh2_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindLibuv.cmake b/CMake/FindLibuv.cmake
index 2565ba3a38..f9d614bc06 100644
--- a/CMake/FindLibuv.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindLibuv.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to libuv include directory.
-# - `LIBUV_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `libuv` library.
+# - `LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to libuv include directory.
+# - `LIBUV_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `libuv` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `LIBUV_FOUND`:         System has libuv.
-# - `LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The libuv include directories.
-# - `LIBUV_LIBRARIES`:     The libuv library names.
-# - `LIBUV_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The libuv library directories.
-# - `LIBUV_PC_REQUIRES`:   The libuv pkg-config packages.
-# - `LIBUV_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `LIBUV_VERSION`:       Version of libuv.
+# - `LIBUV_FOUND`:        System has libuv.
+# - `LIBUV_VERSION`:      Version of libuv.
+# - `CURL::libuv`:        libuv library target.
 
-set(LIBUV_PC_REQUIRES "libuv")
+set(_libuv_pc_requires "libuv")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED LIBUV_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(LIBUV ${LIBUV_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_libuv ${_libuv_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(LIBUV_FOUND)
+if(_libuv_FOUND)
   set(Libuv_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " LIBUV_CFLAGS "${LIBUV_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Libuv (via pkg-config): ${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBUV_VERSION}\")")
+  set(LIBUV_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(LIBUV_VERSION ${_libuv_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Libuv (via pkg-config): ${_libuv_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${LIBUV_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "uv.h")
   find_library(LIBUV_LIBRARY NAMES "uv" "libuv")
@@ -85,9 +82,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(LIBUV_FOUND)
-    set(LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(LIBUV_LIBRARIES    ${LIBUV_LIBRARY})
+    set(_libuv_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_libuv_LIBRARIES    ${LIBUV_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR LIBUV_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(LIBUV_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_libuv_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::libuv)
+    add_library(CURL::libuv INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::libuv PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_libuv_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_libuv_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_libuv_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_libuv_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_libuv_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindMbedTLS.cmake b/CMake/FindMbedTLS.cmake
index 11b4f076f4..97201ab2b3 100644
--- a/CMake/FindMbedTLS.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindMbedTLS.cmake
@@ -25,20 +25,16 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to mbedTLS include directory.
-# - `MBEDTLS_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `mbedtls` library.
-# - `MBEDX509_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `mbedx509` library.
-# - `MBEDCRYPTO_LIBRARY`:    Absolute path to `mbedcrypto` library.
+# - `MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to mbedTLS include directory.
+# - `MBEDTLS_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `mbedtls` library.
+# - `MBEDX509_LIBRARY`:     Absolute path to `mbedx509` library.
+# - `MBEDCRYPTO_LIBRARY`:   Absolute path to `mbedcrypto` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `MBEDTLS_FOUND`:         System has mbedTLS.
-# - `MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The mbedTLS include directories.
-# - `MBEDTLS_LIBRARIES`:     The mbedTLS library names.
-# - `MBEDTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The mbedTLS library directories.
-# - `MBEDTLS_PC_REQUIRES`:   The mbedTLS pkg-config packages.
-# - `MBEDTLS_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `MBEDTLS_VERSION`:       Version of mbedTLS.
+# - `MBEDTLS_FOUND`:        System has mbedTLS.
+# - `MBEDTLS_VERSION`:      Version of mbedTLS.
+# - `CURL::mbedtls`:        mbedTLS library target.
 
 if(DEFINED MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS AND NOT DEFINED MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR)
   message(WARNING "MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS is deprecated, use MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR instead.")
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@ if(DEFINED MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS AND NOT DEFINED MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR)
   unset(MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 endif()
 
-set(MBEDTLS_PC_REQUIRES "mbedtls" "mbedx509" "mbedcrypto")
+set(_mbedtls_pc_requires "mbedtls" "mbedx509" "mbedcrypto")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR AND
@@ -54,16 +50,16 @@ if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED MBEDX509_LIBRARY AND
    NOT DEFINED MBEDCRYPTO_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(MBEDTLS ${MBEDTLS_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_mbedtls ${_mbedtls_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(MBEDTLS_FOUND)
+if(_mbedtls_FOUND)
   set(MbedTLS_FOUND TRUE)
-  set(MBEDTLS_VERSION ${MBEDTLS_mbedtls_VERSION})
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " MBEDTLS_CFLAGS "${MBEDTLS_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found MbedTLS (via pkg-config): ${MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${MBEDTLS_VERSION}\")")
+  set(MBEDTLS_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(MBEDTLS_VERSION ${_mbedtls_mbedtls_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found MbedTLS (via pkg-config): ${_mbedtls_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${MBEDTLS_VERSION}\")")
 else()
-  set(MBEDTLS_PC_REQUIRES "")  # Depend on pkg-config only when found via pkg-config
+  set(_mbedtls_pc_requires "")  # Depend on pkg-config only when found via pkg-config
 
   find_path(MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "mbedtls/ssl.h")
   find_library(MBEDTLS_LIBRARY NAMES "mbedtls" "libmbedtls")
@@ -92,9 +88,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(MBEDTLS_FOUND)
-    set(MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS ${MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(MBEDTLS_LIBRARIES    ${MBEDTLS_LIBRARY} ${MBEDX509_LIBRARY} ${MBEDCRYPTO_LIBRARY})
+    set(_mbedtls_INCLUDE_DIRS ${MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_mbedtls_LIBRARIES    ${MBEDTLS_LIBRARY} ${MBEDX509_LIBRARY} ${MBEDCRYPTO_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIR MBEDTLS_LIBRARY MBEDX509_LIBRARY MBEDCRYPTO_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(MBEDTLS_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_mbedtls_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::mbedtls)
+    add_library(CURL::mbedtls INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::mbedtls PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_mbedtls_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_mbedtls_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_mbedtls_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_mbedtls_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_mbedtls_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindNGHTTP2.cmake b/CMake/FindNGHTTP2.cmake
index 1ccf641589..8304345a38 100644
--- a/CMake/FindNGHTTP2.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindNGHTTP2.cmake
@@ -25,31 +25,28 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to nghttp2 include directory.
-# - `NGHTTP2_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `nghttp2` library.
+# - `NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to nghttp2 include directory.
+# - `NGHTTP2_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `nghttp2` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `NGHTTP2_FOUND`:         System has nghttp2.
-# - `NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The nghttp2 include directories.
-# - `NGHTTP2_LIBRARIES`:     The nghttp2 library names.
-# - `NGHTTP2_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The nghttp2 library directories.
-# - `NGHTTP2_PC_REQUIRES`:   The nghttp2 pkg-config packages.
-# - `NGHTTP2_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `NGHTTP2_VERSION`:       Version of nghttp2.
+# - `NGHTTP2_FOUND`:        System has nghttp2.
+# - `NGHTTP2_VERSION`:      Version of nghttp2.
+# - `CURL::nghttp2`:        nghttp2 library target.
 
-set(NGHTTP2_PC_REQUIRES "libnghttp2")
+set(_nghttp2_pc_requires "libnghttp2")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED NGHTTP2_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(NGHTTP2 ${NGHTTP2_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_nghttp2 ${_nghttp2_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(NGHTTP2_FOUND)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " NGHTTP2_CFLAGS "${NGHTTP2_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found NGHTTP2 (via pkg-config): ${NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${NGHTTP2_VERSION}\")")
+if(_nghttp2_FOUND)
+  set(NGHTTP2_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(NGHTTP2_VERSION ${_nghttp2_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found NGHTTP2 (via pkg-config): ${_nghttp2_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${NGHTTP2_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "nghttp2/nghttp2.h")
   find_library(NGHTTP2_LIBRARY NAMES "nghttp2" "nghttp2_static")
@@ -74,9 +71,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(NGHTTP2_FOUND)
-    set(NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(NGHTTP2_LIBRARIES    ${NGHTTP2_LIBRARY})
+    set(_nghttp2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_nghttp2_LIBRARIES    ${NGHTTP2_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIR NGHTTP2_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(NGHTTP2_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_nghttp2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::nghttp2)
+    add_library(CURL::nghttp2 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::nghttp2 PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_nghttp2_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_nghttp2_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_nghttp2_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_nghttp2_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_nghttp2_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindNGHTTP3.cmake b/CMake/FindNGHTTP3.cmake
index fba2c5779b..37ebfe1114 100644
--- a/CMake/FindNGHTTP3.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindNGHTTP3.cmake
@@ -25,31 +25,28 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to nghttp3 include directory.
-# - `NGHTTP3_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `nghttp3` library.
+# - `NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to nghttp3 include directory.
+# - `NGHTTP3_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `nghttp3` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `NGHTTP3_FOUND`:         System has nghttp3.
-# - `NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The nghttp3 include directories.
-# - `NGHTTP3_LIBRARIES`:     The nghttp3 library names.
-# - `NGHTTP3_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The nghttp3 library directories.
-# - `NGHTTP3_PC_REQUIRES`:   The nghttp3 pkg-config packages.
-# - `NGHTTP3_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `NGHTTP3_VERSION`:       Version of nghttp3.
+# - `NGHTTP3_FOUND`:        System has nghttp3.
+# - `NGHTTP3_VERSION`:      Version of nghttp3.
+# - `CURL::nghttp3`:        nghttp3 library target.
 
-set(NGHTTP3_PC_REQUIRES "libnghttp3")
+set(_nghttp3_pc_requires "libnghttp3")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED NGHTTP3_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(NGHTTP3 ${NGHTTP3_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_nghttp3 ${_nghttp3_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(NGHTTP3_FOUND)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " NGHTTP3_CFLAGS "${NGHTTP3_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found NGHTTP3 (via pkg-config): ${NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${NGHTTP3_VERSION}\")")
+if(_nghttp3_FOUND)
+  set(NGHTTP3_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(NGHTTP3_VERSION ${_nghttp3_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found NGHTTP3 (via pkg-config): ${_nghttp3_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${NGHTTP3_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "nghttp3/nghttp3.h")
   find_library(NGHTTP3_LIBRARY NAMES "nghttp3")
@@ -74,9 +71,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(NGHTTP3_FOUND)
-    set(NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIRS ${NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(NGHTTP3_LIBRARIES    ${NGHTTP3_LIBRARY})
+    set(_nghttp3_INCLUDE_DIRS ${NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_nghttp3_LIBRARIES    ${NGHTTP3_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIR NGHTTP3_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(NGHTTP3_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_nghttp3_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::nghttp3)
+    add_library(CURL::nghttp3 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::nghttp3 PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_nghttp3_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_nghttp3_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_nghttp3_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_nghttp3_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_nghttp3_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindNGTCP2.cmake b/CMake/FindNGTCP2.cmake
index cda3b0e08c..416ea459f6 100644
--- a/CMake/FindNGTCP2.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindNGTCP2.cmake
@@ -44,15 +44,11 @@
 # - `NGTCP2_CRYPTO_QUICTLS_LIBRARY`:    Absolute path to `ngtcp2_crypto_quictls` library.
 # - `NGTCP2_CRYPTO_WOLFSSL_LIBRARY`:    Absolute path to `ngtcp2_crypto_wolfssl` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
 # - `NGTCP2_FOUND`:                     System has ngtcp2.
-# - `NGTCP2_INCLUDE_DIRS`:              The ngtcp2 include directories.
-# - `NGTCP2_LIBRARIES`:                 The ngtcp2 library names.
-# - `NGTCP2_LIBRARY_DIRS`:              The ngtcp2 library directories.
-# - `NGTCP2_PC_REQUIRES`:               The ngtcp2 pkg-config packages.
-# - `NGTCP2_CFLAGS`:                    Required compiler flags.
 # - `NGTCP2_VERSION`:                   Version of ngtcp2.
+# - `CURL::ngtcp2`:                     ngtcp2 library target.
 
 if(NGTCP2_FIND_COMPONENTS)
   set(_ngtcp2_crypto_backend "")
@@ -71,9 +67,9 @@ if(NGTCP2_FIND_COMPONENTS)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-set(NGTCP2_PC_REQUIRES "libngtcp2")
+set(_ngtcp2_pc_requires "libngtcp2")
 if(_ngtcp2_crypto_backend)
-  list(APPEND NGTCP2_PC_REQUIRES "lib${_crypto_library_lower}")
+  list(APPEND _ngtcp2_pc_requires "lib${_crypto_library_lower}")
 endif()
 
 set(_tried_pkgconfig FALSE)
@@ -81,14 +77,14 @@ if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED NGTCP2_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED NGTCP2_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(NGTCP2 ${NGTCP2_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_ngtcp2 ${_ngtcp2_pc_requires})
   set(_tried_pkgconfig TRUE)
 endif()
 
-if(NGTCP2_FOUND)
-  set(NGTCP2_VERSION ${NGTCP2_libngtcp2_VERSION})
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " NGTCP2_CFLAGS "${NGTCP2_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found NGTCP2 (via pkg-config): ${NGTCP2_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${NGTCP2_VERSION}\")")
+if(_ngtcp2_FOUND)
+  set(NGTCP2_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(NGTCP2_VERSION ${_ngtcp2_libngtcp2_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found NGTCP2 (via pkg-config): ${_ngtcp2_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${NGTCP2_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(NGTCP2_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "ngtcp2/ngtcp2.h")
   find_library(NGTCP2_LIBRARY NAMES "ngtcp2")
@@ -128,8 +124,8 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(NGTCP2_FOUND)
-    set(NGTCP2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${NGTCP2_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(NGTCP2_LIBRARIES    ${NGTCP2_LIBRARY} ${NGTCP2_CRYPTO_LIBRARY})
+    set(_ngtcp2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${NGTCP2_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_ngtcp2_LIBRARIES    ${NGTCP2_LIBRARY} ${NGTCP2_CRYPTO_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(NGTCP2_INCLUDE_DIR NGTCP2_LIBRARY NGTCP2_CRYPTO_LIBRARY)
@@ -139,3 +135,19 @@ else()
     unset(NGTCP2_LIBRARY CACHE)
   endif()
 endif()
+
+if(NGTCP2_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_ngtcp2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::ngtcp2)
+    add_library(CURL::ngtcp2 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::ngtcp2 PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_ngtcp2_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_ngtcp2_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_ngtcp2_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_ngtcp2_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_ngtcp2_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindNettle.cmake b/CMake/FindNettle.cmake
index 7f2f69c1ca..d22865ffad 100644
--- a/CMake/FindNettle.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindNettle.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to nettle include directory.
-# - `NETTLE_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `nettle` library.
+# - `NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to nettle include directory.
+# - `NETTLE_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `nettle` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `NETTLE_FOUND`:         System has nettle.
-# - `NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The nettle include directories.
-# - `NETTLE_LIBRARIES`:     The nettle library names.
-# - `NETTLE_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The nettle library directories.
-# - `NETTLE_PC_REQUIRES`:   The nettle pkg-config packages.
-# - `NETTLE_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `NETTLE_VERSION`:       Version of nettle.
+# - `NETTLE_FOUND`:        System has nettle.
+# - `NETTLE_VERSION`:      Version of nettle.
+# - `CURL::nettle`:        nettle library target.
 
-set(NETTLE_PC_REQUIRES "nettle")
+set(_nettle_pc_requires "nettle")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED NETTLE_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(NETTLE ${NETTLE_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_nettle ${_nettle_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(NETTLE_FOUND)
+if(_nettle_FOUND)
   set(Nettle_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " NETTLE_CFLAGS "${NETTLE_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Nettle (via pkg-config): ${NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${NETTLE_VERSION}\")")
+  set(NETTLE_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(NETTLE_VERSION ${_nettle_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Nettle (via pkg-config): ${_nettle_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${NETTLE_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "nettle/sha2.h")
   find_library(NETTLE_LIBRARY NAMES "nettle")
@@ -80,9 +77,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(NETTLE_FOUND)
-    set(NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(NETTLE_LIBRARIES    ${NETTLE_LIBRARY})
+    set(_nettle_INCLUDE_DIRS ${NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_nettle_LIBRARIES    ${NETTLE_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIR NETTLE_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(NETTLE_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_nettle_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::nettle)
+    add_library(CURL::nettle INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::nettle PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_nettle_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_nettle_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_nettle_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_nettle_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_nettle_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindQuiche.cmake b/CMake/FindQuiche.cmake
index 934cf9f69f..22482d79fb 100644
--- a/CMake/FindQuiche.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindQuiche.cmake
@@ -25,32 +25,29 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to quiche include directory.
-# - `QUICHE_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `quiche` library.
+# - `QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to quiche include directory.
+# - `QUICHE_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `quiche` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `QUICHE_FOUND`:         System has quiche.
-# - `QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The quiche include directories.
-# - `QUICHE_LIBRARIES`:     The quiche library names.
-# - `QUICHE_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The quiche library directories.
-# - `QUICHE_PC_REQUIRES`:   The quiche pkg-config packages.
-# - `QUICHE_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `QUICHE_VERSION`:       Version of quiche.
+# - `QUICHE_FOUND`:        System has quiche.
+# - `QUICHE_VERSION`:      Version of quiche.
+# - `CURL::quiche`:        quiche library target.
 
-set(QUICHE_PC_REQUIRES "quiche")
+set(_quiche_pc_requires "quiche")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED QUICHE_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(QUICHE ${QUICHE_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_quiche ${_quiche_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(QUICHE_FOUND)
+if(_quiche_FOUND)
   set(Quiche_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " QUICHE_CFLAGS "${QUICHE_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Quiche (via pkg-config): ${QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${QUICHE_VERSION}\")")
+  set(QUICHE_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(QUICHE_VERSION ${_quiche_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Quiche (via pkg-config): ${_quiche_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${QUICHE_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "quiche.h")
   find_library(QUICHE_LIBRARY NAMES "quiche")
@@ -63,9 +60,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(QUICHE_FOUND)
-    set(QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(QUICHE_LIBRARIES    ${QUICHE_LIBRARY})
+    set(_quiche_INCLUDE_DIRS ${QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_quiche_LIBRARIES    ${QUICHE_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIR QUICHE_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(QUICHE_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_quiche_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::quiche)
+    add_library(CURL::quiche INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::quiche PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_quiche_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_quiche_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_quiche_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_quiche_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_quiche_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindRustls.cmake b/CMake/FindRustls.cmake
index a29ce5fa09..37b99be73e 100644
--- a/CMake/FindRustls.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindRustls.cmake
@@ -25,34 +25,31 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to Rustls include directory.
-# - `RUSTLS_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `rustls` library.
+# - `RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to Rustls include directory.
+# - `RUSTLS_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `rustls` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `RUSTLS_FOUND`:         System has Rustls.
-# - `RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The Rustls include directories.
-# - `RUSTLS_LIBRARIES`:     The Rustls library names.
-# - `RUSTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The Rustls library directories.
-# - `RUSTLS_PC_REQUIRES`:   The Rustls pkg-config packages.
-# - `RUSTLS_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `RUSTLS_VERSION`:       Version of Rustls.
+# - `RUSTLS_FOUND`:        System has Rustls.
+# - `RUSTLS_VERSION`:      Version of Rustls.
+# - `CURL::rustls`:        Rustls library target.
 
-set(RUSTLS_PC_REQUIRES "rustls")
+set(_rustls_pc_requires "rustls")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED RUSTLS_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(RUSTLS ${RUSTLS_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_rustls ${_rustls_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(RUSTLS_FOUND)
+if(_rustls_FOUND)
   set(Rustls_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " RUSTLS_CFLAGS "${RUSTLS_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Rustls (via pkg-config): ${RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${RUSTLS_VERSION}\")")
+  set(RUSTLS_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(RUSTLS_VERSION ${_rustls_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Rustls (via pkg-config): ${_rustls_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${RUSTLS_VERSION}\")")
 else()
-  set(RUSTLS_PC_REQUIRES "")  # Depend on pkg-config only when found via pkg-config
+  set(_rustls_pc_requires "")  # Depend on pkg-config only when found via pkg-config
 
   find_path(RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "rustls.h")
   find_library(RUSTLS_LIBRARY NAMES "rustls")
@@ -65,8 +62,8 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(RUSTLS_FOUND)
-    set(RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS ${RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(RUSTLS_LIBRARIES    ${RUSTLS_LIBRARY})
+    set(_rustls_INCLUDE_DIRS ${RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_rustls_LIBRARIES    ${RUSTLS_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIR RUSTLS_LIBRARY)
@@ -79,31 +76,47 @@ if(RUSTLS_FOUND)
     if(NOT SECURITY_FRAMEWORK)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Security framework not found")
     endif()
-    list(APPEND RUSTLS_LIBRARIES "-framework Security")
+    list(APPEND _rustls_LIBRARIES "-framework Security")
 
     find_library(FOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK NAMES "Foundation")
     mark_as_advanced(FOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK)
     if(NOT FOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Foundation framework not found")
     endif()
-    list(APPEND RUSTLS_LIBRARIES "-framework Foundation")
+    list(APPEND _rustls_LIBRARIES "-framework Foundation")
   elseif(NOT WIN32)
     find_library(PTHREAD_LIBRARY NAMES "pthread")
     if(PTHREAD_LIBRARY)
-      list(APPEND RUSTLS_LIBRARIES ${PTHREAD_LIBRARY})
+      list(APPEND _rustls_LIBRARIES ${PTHREAD_LIBRARY})
     endif()
     mark_as_advanced(PTHREAD_LIBRARY)
 
     find_library(DL_LIBRARY NAMES "dl")
     if(DL_LIBRARY)
-      list(APPEND RUSTLS_LIBRARIES ${DL_LIBRARY})
+      list(APPEND _rustls_LIBRARIES ${DL_LIBRARY})
     endif()
     mark_as_advanced(DL_LIBRARY)
 
     find_library(MATH_LIBRARY NAMES "m")
     if(MATH_LIBRARY)
-      list(APPEND RUSTLS_LIBRARIES ${MATH_LIBRARY})
+      list(APPEND _rustls_LIBRARIES ${MATH_LIBRARY})
     endif()
     mark_as_advanced(MATH_LIBRARY)
   endif()
 endif()
+
+if(RUSTLS_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_rustls_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::rustls)
+    add_library(CURL::rustls INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::rustls PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_rustls_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_rustls_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_rustls_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_rustls_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_rustls_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindWolfSSL.cmake b/CMake/FindWolfSSL.cmake
index 4d172c029a..3a3c05f0fd 100644
--- a/CMake/FindWolfSSL.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindWolfSSL.cmake
@@ -25,18 +25,14 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to wolfSSL include directory.
-# - `WOLFSSL_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `wolfssl` library.
+# - `WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to wolfSSL include directory.
+# - `WOLFSSL_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `wolfssl` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `WOLFSSL_FOUND`:         System has wolfSSL.
-# - `WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The wolfSSL include directories.
-# - `WOLFSSL_LIBRARIES`:     The wolfSSL library names.
-# - `WOLFSSL_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The wolfSSL library directories.
-# - `WOLFSSL_PC_REQUIRES`:   The wolfSSL pkg-config packages.
-# - `WOLFSSL_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `WOLFSSL_VERSION`:       Version of wolfSSL.
+# - `WOLFSSL_FOUND`:        System has wolfSSL.
+# - `WOLFSSL_VERSION`:      Version of wolfSSL.
+# - `CURL::wolfssl`:        wolfSSL library target.
 
 if(DEFINED WolfSSL_INCLUDE_DIR AND NOT DEFINED WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIR)
   message(WARNING "WolfSSL_INCLUDE_DIR is deprecated, use WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIR instead.")
@@ -47,19 +43,20 @@ if(DEFINED WolfSSL_LIBRARY AND NOT DEFINED WOLFSSL_LIBRARY)
   set(WOLFSSL_LIBRARY "${WolfSSL_LIBRARY}")
 endif()
 
-set(WOLFSSL_PC_REQUIRES "wolfssl")
+set(_wolfssl_pc_requires "wolfssl")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED WOLFSSL_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(WOLFSSL ${WOLFSSL_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_wolfssl ${_wolfssl_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(WOLFSSL_FOUND)
+if(_wolfssl_FOUND)
   set(WolfSSL_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " WOLFSSL_CFLAGS "${WOLFSSL_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found WolfSSL (via pkg-config): ${WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${WOLFSSL_VERSION}\")")
+  set(WOLFSSL_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(WOLFSSL_VERSION ${_wolfssl_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found WolfSSL (via pkg-config): ${_wolfssl_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${WOLFSSL_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "wolfssl/ssl.h")
   find_library(WOLFSSL_LIBRARY NAMES "wolfssl")
@@ -84,8 +81,8 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(WOLFSSL_FOUND)
-    set(WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(WOLFSSL_LIBRARIES    ${WOLFSSL_LIBRARY})
+    set(_wolfssl_INCLUDE_DIRS ${WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_wolfssl_LIBRARIES    ${WOLFSSL_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIR WOLFSSL_LIBRARY)
@@ -98,19 +95,35 @@ if(WOLFSSL_FOUND)
     if(NOT SECURITY_FRAMEWORK)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Security framework not found")
     endif()
-    list(APPEND WOLFSSL_LIBRARIES "-framework Security")
+    list(APPEND _wolfssl_LIBRARIES "-framework Security")
 
     find_library(COREFOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK NAMES "CoreFoundation")
     mark_as_advanced(COREFOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK)
     if(NOT COREFOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "CoreFoundation framework not found")
     endif()
-    list(APPEND WOLFSSL_LIBRARIES "-framework CoreFoundation")
-  elseif(NOT WIN32)
+    list(APPEND _wolfssl_LIBRARIES "-framework CoreFoundation")
+  elseif(WIN32)
+    list(APPEND _wolfssl_LIBRARIES "crypt32")
+  else()
     find_library(MATH_LIBRARY NAMES "m")
     if(MATH_LIBRARY)
-      list(APPEND WOLFSSL_LIBRARIES ${MATH_LIBRARY})  # for log and pow
+      list(APPEND _wolfssl_LIBRARIES ${MATH_LIBRARY})  # for log and pow
     endif()
     mark_as_advanced(MATH_LIBRARY)
   endif()
+
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_wolfssl_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::wolfssl)
+    add_library(CURL::wolfssl INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::wolfssl PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_wolfssl_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_wolfssl_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_wolfssl_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_wolfssl_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_wolfssl_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/CMake/FindZstd.cmake b/CMake/FindZstd.cmake
index 655f0cc700..954a827b6f 100644
--- a/CMake/FindZstd.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindZstd.cmake
@@ -25,18 +25,14 @@
 #
 # Input variables:
 #
-# - `ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR`:   Absolute path to zstd include directory.
-# - `ZSTD_LIBRARY`:       Absolute path to `zstd` library.
+# - `ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR`:  Absolute path to zstd include directory.
+# - `ZSTD_LIBRARY`:      Absolute path to `zstd` library.
 #
-# Result variables:
+# Defines:
 #
-# - `ZSTD_FOUND`:         System has zstd.
-# - `ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIRS`:  The zstd include directories.
-# - `ZSTD_LIBRARIES`:     The zstd library names.
-# - `ZSTD_LIBRARY_DIRS`:  The zstd library directories.
-# - `ZSTD_PC_REQUIRES`:   The zstd pkg-config packages.
-# - `ZSTD_CFLAGS`:        Required compiler flags.
-# - `ZSTD_VERSION`:       Version of zstd.
+# - `ZSTD_FOUND`:        System has zstd.
+# - `ZSTD_VERSION`:      Version of zstd.
+# - `CURL::zstd`:        zstd library target.
 
 if(DEFINED Zstd_INCLUDE_DIR AND NOT DEFINED ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR)
   message(WARNING "Zstd_INCLUDE_DIR is deprecated, use ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR instead.")
@@ -47,19 +43,20 @@ if(DEFINED Zstd_LIBRARY AND NOT DEFINED ZSTD_LIBRARY)
   set(ZSTD_LIBRARY "${Zstd_LIBRARY}")
 endif()
 
-set(ZSTD_PC_REQUIRES "libzstd")
+set(_zstd_pc_requires "libzstd")
 
 if(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG AND
    NOT DEFINED ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR AND
    NOT DEFINED ZSTD_LIBRARY)
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-  pkg_check_modules(ZSTD ${ZSTD_PC_REQUIRES})
+  pkg_check_modules(_zstd ${_zstd_pc_requires})
 endif()
 
-if(ZSTD_FOUND)
+if(_zstd_FOUND)
   set(Zstd_FOUND TRUE)
-  string(REPLACE ";" " " ZSTD_CFLAGS "${ZSTD_CFLAGS}")
-  message(STATUS "Found Zstd (via pkg-config): ${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${ZSTD_VERSION}\")")
+  set(ZSTD_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(ZSTD_VERSION ${_zstd_VERSION})
+  message(STATUS "Found Zstd (via pkg-config): ${_zstd_INCLUDE_DIRS} (found version \"${ZSTD_VERSION}\")")
 else()
   find_path(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "zstd.h")
   find_library(ZSTD_LIBRARY NAMES "zstd")
@@ -94,9 +91,25 @@ else()
   )
 
   if(ZSTD_FOUND)
-    set(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIRS ${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(ZSTD_LIBRARIES    ${ZSTD_LIBRARY})
+    set(_zstd_INCLUDE_DIRS ${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(_zstd_LIBRARIES    ${ZSTD_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
   mark_as_advanced(ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIR ZSTD_LIBRARY)
 endif()
+
+if(ZSTD_FOUND)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    link_directories(${_zstd_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT TARGET CURL::zstd)
+    add_library(CURL::zstd INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::zstd PROPERTIES
+      INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "${_zstd_pc_requires}"
+      INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_zstd_CFLAGS}"
+      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${_zstd_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${_zstd_LIBRARY_DIRS}"
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_zstd_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/CMake/Utilities.cmake b/CMake/Utilities.cmake
index 335713c84c..efa28b7515 100644
--- a/CMake/Utilities.cmake
+++ b/CMake/Utilities.cmake
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ function(curl_dumptargetprops _target)
     string(REPLACE "\n" ";" _cmake_property_list "${_cmake_property_list}")
     list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _cmake_property_list)
     list(REMOVE_ITEM _cmake_property_list "")
+    list(APPEND _cmake_property_list "INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES")
     foreach(_prop IN LISTS _cmake_property_list)
       if(_prop MATCHES "<CONFIG>")
         foreach(_config IN ITEMS "DEBUG" "RELEASE" "MINSIZEREL" "RELWITHDEBINFO")
diff --git a/CMake/curl-config.cmake.in b/CMake/curl-config.cmake.in
index d1582b8d41..99949198a3 100644
--- a/CMake/curl-config.cmake.in
+++ b/CMake/curl-config.cmake.in
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@
 ###########################################################################
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
+option(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG "Enable pkg-config to detect @PROJECT_NAME@ dependencies. Default: @CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG@" "@CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG@")
+
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+
+set(_libs "")
 if("@USE_OPENSSL@")
   if("@OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR@")
     find_dependency(OpenSSL "@OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR@")
@@ -34,6 +39,97 @@ endif()
 if("@HAVE_LIBZ@")
   find_dependency(ZLIB "@ZLIB_VERSION_MAJOR@")
 endif()
+if("@HAVE_BROTLI@")
+  find_dependency(Brotli)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::brotli)
+endif()
+if("@USE_ARES@")
+  find_dependency(Cares)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::cares)
+endif()
+if("@HAVE_GSSAPI@")
+  find_dependency(GSS)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::gss)
+endif()
+if("@USE_BACKTRACE@")
+  find_dependency(Libbacktrace)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::libbacktrace)
+endif()
+if("@USE_GSASL@")
+  find_dependency(Libgsasl)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::libgsasl)
+endif()
+if(NOT "@USE_WIN32_LDAP@" AND NOT "@CURL_DISABLE_LDAP@")
+  find_dependency(LDAP)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::ldap)
+endif()
+if("@HAVE_LIBIDN2@")
+  find_dependency(Libidn2)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::libidn2)
+endif()
+if("@USE_LIBPSL@")
+  find_dependency(Libpsl)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::libpsl)
+endif()
+if("@USE_LIBRTMP@")
+  find_dependency(Librtmp)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::librtmp)
+endif()
+if("@USE_LIBSSH@")
+  find_dependency(Libssh)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::libssh)
+endif()
+if("@USE_LIBSSH2@")
+  find_dependency(Libssh2)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::libssh2)
+endif()
+if("@USE_LIBUV@")
+  find_dependency(Libuv)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::libuv)
+endif()
+if("@USE_MBEDTLS@")
+  find_dependency(MbedTLS)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::mbedtls)
+endif()
+if("@USE_NGHTTP2@")
+  find_dependency(NGHTTP2)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::nghttp2)
+endif()
+if("@USE_NGHTTP3@")
+  find_dependency(NGHTTP3)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::nghttp3)
+endif()
+if("@USE_NGTCP2@")
+  find_dependency(NGTCP2)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::ngtcp2)
+endif()
+if("@USE_GNUTLS@")
+  find_dependency(GnuTLS)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::gnutls)
+  find_dependency(Nettle)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::nettle)
+endif()
+if("@USE_QUICHE@")
+  find_dependency(Quiche)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::quiche)
+endif()
+if("@USE_RUSTLS@")
+  find_dependency(Rustls)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::rustls)
+endif()
+if("@USE_WOLFSSL@")
+  find_dependency(WolfSSL)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::wolfssl)
+endif()
+if("@HAVE_ZSTD@")
+  find_dependency(Zstd)
+  list(APPEND _libs CURL::zstd)
+endif()
+
+if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" AND WIN32 AND NOT TARGET CURL::win32_winsock)
+  add_library(CURL::win32_winsock INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+  set_target_properties(CURL::win32_winsock PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "@_win32_winsock@")
+endif()
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME@.cmake")
 
@@ -45,9 +141,31 @@ if(NOT TARGET @PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_NAME@)
   add_library(@PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_NAME@ ALIAS @PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_SELECTED@)
 endif()
 
+if(TARGET @PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_STATIC@)
+  # CMake before CMP0099 (CMake 3.17 2020-03-20) did not propagate libdirs to
+  # targets. It expected libs to have an absolute filename. As a workaround,
+  # manually apply dependency libdirs, for CMake consumers without this policy.
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.17)
+    cmake_policy(GET CMP0099 _has_CMP0099)  # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/policy/CMP0099.html
+  endif()
+  if(NOT _has_CMP0099 AND CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13 AND _libs)
+    set(_libdirs "")
+    foreach(_lib IN LISTS _libs)
+      get_target_property(_libdir "${_lib}" INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES)
+      if(_libdir)
+        list(APPEND _libdirs "${_libdir}")
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+    if(_libdirs)
+      target_link_directories(@PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_STATIC@ INTERFACE ${_libdirs})
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 # For compatibility with CMake's FindCURL.cmake
 set(CURL_VERSION_STRING "@CURLVERSION@")
 set(CURL_LIBRARIES @PROJECT_NAME@::@LIB_NAME@)
+set(CURL_LIBRARIES_PRIVATE "@LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST@")
 set_and_check(CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS "@PACKAGE_CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@")
 
 set(CURL_SUPPORTED_PROTOCOLS "@CURL_SUPPORTED_PROTOCOLS_LIST@")
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d6e7ca3e6..2af1679c99 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -358,23 +358,14 @@ else()
 endif()
 option(CURL_USE_PKGCONFIG "Enable pkg-config to detect dependencies" ${_curl_use_pkgconfig_default})
 
-# Initialize variables collecting dependency libs, paths, pkg-config names.
+# Initialize variables collecting system and dependency libs.
 set(CURL_NETWORK_AND_TIME_LIBS "")
 set(CURL_LIBS "")
-set(CURL_LIBDIRS "")
-set(LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "")
 
 if(ENABLE_ARES)
   set(USE_ARES 1)
   find_package(Cares REQUIRED)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${CARES_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${CARES_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${CARES_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${CARES_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${CARES_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(CARES_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${CARES_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::cares)
 endif()
 
 include(CurlSymbolHiding)
@@ -762,7 +753,7 @@ if(CURL_USE_OPENSSL)
   # Depend on OpenSSL via imported targets. This allows our dependents to
   # get our dependencies transitively.
   list(APPEND CURL_LIBS OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto)
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "openssl")
+  set_target_properties(OpenSSL::SSL PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "openssl")
 
   if(CURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND AND CURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND STREQUAL "openssl")
     set(_valid_default_ssl_backend TRUE)
@@ -809,14 +800,7 @@ if(CURL_USE_MBEDTLS)
   endif()
   set(_ssl_enabled ON)
   set(USE_MBEDTLS ON)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${MBEDTLS_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${MBEDTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${MBEDTLS_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${MBEDTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(MBEDTLS_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${MBEDTLS_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::mbedtls)
 
   if(CURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND AND CURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND STREQUAL "mbedtls")
     set(_valid_default_ssl_backend TRUE)
@@ -828,9 +812,7 @@ if(CURL_USE_MBEDTLS)
   endif()
   if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_MBEDTLS_DES_CRYPT_ECB)
     cmake_push_check_state()
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${MBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${MBEDTLS_LIBRARIES}")
-    curl_required_libpaths("${MBEDTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES CURL::mbedtls)
     check_function_exists("mbedtls_des_crypt_ecb" HAVE_MBEDTLS_DES_CRYPT_ECB)  # in mbedTLS <4
     cmake_pop_check_state()
   endif()
@@ -840,14 +822,7 @@ if(CURL_USE_WOLFSSL)
   find_package(WolfSSL REQUIRED)
   set(_ssl_enabled ON)
   set(USE_WOLFSSL ON)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${WOLFSSL_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${WOLFSSL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${WOLFSSL_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${WOLFSSL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(WOLFSSL_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${WOLFSSL_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::wolfssl)
 
   if(CURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND AND CURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND STREQUAL "wolfssl")
     set(_valid_default_ssl_backend TRUE)
@@ -857,26 +832,11 @@ endif()
 
 if(CURL_USE_GNUTLS)
   find_package(GnuTLS REQUIRED)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${GNUTLS_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${GNUTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${GNUTLS_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${GNUTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(GNUTLS_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${GNUTLS_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
-
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::gnutls)
   find_package(Nettle REQUIRED)
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::nettle)
   set(_ssl_enabled ON)
   set(USE_GNUTLS ON)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${NETTLE_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${NETTLE_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${NETTLE_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${NETTLE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${NETTLE_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(NETTLE_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${NETTLE_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
 
   if(CURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND AND CURL_DEFAULT_SSL_BACKEND STREQUAL "gnutls")
     set(_valid_default_ssl_backend TRUE)
@@ -885,9 +845,7 @@ if(CURL_USE_GNUTLS)
 
   if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_GNUTLS_SRP AND NOT CURL_DISABLE_SRP)
     cmake_push_check_state()
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${GNUTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${GNUTLS_LIBRARIES}")
-    curl_required_libpaths("${GNUTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES CURL::gnutls)
     # In GnuTLS 3.8.0 (2023-02-10) and upper, this check always succeeds.
     # Detecting actual TLS-SRP support needs poking the API at runtime.
     check_symbol_exists("gnutls_srp_verifier" "gnutls/gnutls.h" HAVE_GNUTLS_SRP)
@@ -899,23 +857,14 @@ if(CURL_USE_RUSTLS)
   find_package(Rustls REQUIRED)
   set(_ssl_enabled ON)
   set(USE_RUSTLS ON)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${RUSTLS_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${RUSTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${RUSTLS_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${RUSTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(RUSTLS_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${RUSTLS_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::rustls)
 
   if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_RUSTLS_SUPPORTED_HPKE)
     if(RUSTLS_VERSION AND RUSTLS_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 0.15)
       set(HAVE_RUSTLS_SUPPORTED_HPKE TRUE)
     elseif(NOT RUSTLS_VERSION)
       cmake_push_check_state()
-      list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${RUSTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-      list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${RUSTLS_LIBRARIES}")
-      curl_required_libpaths("${RUSTLS_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+      list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES CURL::rustls)
       check_symbol_exists("rustls_supported_hpke" "rustls.h" HAVE_RUSTLS_SUPPORTED_HPKE)
       cmake_pop_check_state()
     endif()
@@ -944,21 +893,14 @@ if(ZLIB_FOUND)
   # Depend on ZLIB via imported targets. This allows our dependents to
   # get our dependencies transitively.
   list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ZLIB::ZLIB)
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "zlib")
+  set_target_properties(ZLIB::ZLIB PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES "zlib")
 endif()
 
 set(HAVE_BROTLI OFF)
 curl_dependency_option(CURL_BROTLI Brotli "brotli")
 if(BROTLI_FOUND)
   set(HAVE_BROTLI ON)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${BROTLI_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${BROTLI_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${BROTLI_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${BROTLI_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${BROTLI_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(BROTLI_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${BROTLI_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::brotli)
 endif()
 
 set(HAVE_ZSTD OFF)
@@ -966,14 +908,7 @@ curl_dependency_option(CURL_ZSTD Zstd "zstd")
 if(ZSTD_FOUND)
   if(ZSTD_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 1.0.0)
     set(HAVE_ZSTD ON)
-    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${ZSTD_LIBRARIES})
-    list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${ZSTD_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${ZSTD_PC_REQUIRES})
-    include_directories(SYSTEM ${ZSTD_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    link_directories(${ZSTD_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    if(ZSTD_CFLAGS)
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${ZSTD_CFLAGS}")
-    endif()
+    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::zstd)
   else()
     message(WARNING "zstd v1.0.0 or newer is required, disabling zstd support.")
   endif()
@@ -993,9 +928,7 @@ macro(curl_openssl_check_exists)
     endif()
   endif()
   if(USE_WOLFSSL)
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${WOLFSSL_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${WOLFSSL_LIBRARIES}")
-    curl_required_libpaths("${WOLFSSL_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES CURL::wolfssl)
     if(HAVE_LIBZ)
       list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ZLIB::ZLIB)  # Public wolfSSL headers also require zlib headers
     endif()
@@ -1097,14 +1030,7 @@ option(USE_NGHTTP2 "Use nghttp2 library" ON)
 if(USE_NGHTTP2)
   find_package(NGHTTP2)
   if(NGHTTP2_FOUND)
-    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${NGHTTP2_LIBRARIES})
-    list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${NGHTTP2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${NGHTTP2_PC_REQUIRES})
-    include_directories(SYSTEM ${NGHTTP2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    link_directories(${NGHTTP2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    if(NGHTTP2_CFLAGS)
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${NGHTTP2_CFLAGS}")
-    endif()
+    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::nghttp2)
   else()
     set(USE_NGHTTP2 OFF)
   endif()
@@ -1140,25 +1066,11 @@ if(USE_NGTCP2)
   else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "ngtcp2 requires a supported TLS-backend")
   endif()
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${NGTCP2_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${NGTCP2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${NGTCP2_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${NGTCP2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${NGTCP2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(NGTCP2_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${NGTCP2_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::ngtcp2)
 
   find_package(NGHTTP3 REQUIRED)
   set(USE_NGHTTP3 ON)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${NGHTTP3_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${NGHTTP3_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${NGHTTP3_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${NGHTTP3_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(NGHTTP3_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${NGHTTP3_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::nghttp3)
 endif()
 
 option(USE_QUICHE "Use quiche library for HTTP/3 support" OFF)
@@ -1173,18 +1085,10 @@ if(USE_QUICHE)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "quiche requires BoringSSL")
   endif()
   curl_openssl_check_quic()
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${QUICHE_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${QUICHE_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${QUICHE_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${QUICHE_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(QUICHE_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${QUICHE_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::quiche)
   if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_QUICHE_CONN_SET_QLOG_FD)
     cmake_push_check_state()
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${QUICHE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${QUICHE_LIBRARIES}")
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES CURL::quiche)
     check_symbol_exists("quiche_conn_set_qlog_fd" "quiche.h" HAVE_QUICHE_CONN_SET_QLOG_FD)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
   endif()
@@ -1200,14 +1104,7 @@ if(USE_OPENSSL_QUIC)
 
   find_package(NGHTTP3 REQUIRED)
   set(USE_NGHTTP3 ON)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${NGHTTP3_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${NGHTTP3_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${NGHTTP3_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${NGHTTP3_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${NGHTTP3_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(NGHTTP3_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${NGHTTP3_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::nghttp3)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_SRP AND (HAVE_GNUTLS_SRP OR HAVE_OPENSSL_SRP))
@@ -1235,22 +1132,12 @@ if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_LDAP)
     find_package(LDAP)
     if(LDAP_FOUND)
       set(HAVE_LBER_H 1)
-      set(CURL_LIBS ${LDAP_LIBRARIES} ${CURL_LIBS})
-      list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${LDAP_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-      if(LDAP_PC_REQUIRES)
-        set(LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${LDAP_PC_REQUIRES} ${LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE})
-      endif()
-      include_directories(SYSTEM ${LDAP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-      link_directories(${LDAP_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-      if(LDAP_CFLAGS)
-        string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${LDAP_CFLAGS}")
-      endif()
+      set(CURL_LIBS CURL::ldap ${CURL_LIBS})
 
       # LDAP feature checks
 
       list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS "-DLDAP_DEPRECATED=1")
-      list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${LDAP_LIBRARIES}")
-      curl_required_libpaths("${LDAP_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+      list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES CURL::ldap)
 
       check_function_exists("ldap_url_parse" HAVE_LDAP_URL_PARSE)
       check_function_exists("ldap_init_fd" HAVE_LDAP_INIT_FD)
@@ -1312,14 +1199,7 @@ set(HAVE_LIBIDN2 OFF)
 if(USE_LIBIDN2 AND NOT USE_APPLE_IDN AND NOT USE_WIN32_IDN)
   find_package(Libidn2)
   if(LIBIDN2_FOUND)
-    set(CURL_LIBS ${LIBIDN2_LIBRARIES} ${CURL_LIBS})
-    list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${LIBIDN2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    set(LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${LIBIDN2_PC_REQUIRES} ${LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE})
-    include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBIDN2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    link_directories(${LIBIDN2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    if(LIBIDN2_CFLAGS)
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${LIBIDN2_CFLAGS}")
-    endif()
+    set(CURL_LIBS CURL::libidn2 ${CURL_LIBS})
     set(HAVE_IDN2_H 1)
     set(HAVE_LIBIDN2 1)
   endif()
@@ -1329,17 +1209,9 @@ endif()
 option(CURL_USE_LIBPSL "Use libpsl" ON)
 mark_as_advanced(CURL_USE_LIBPSL)
 set(USE_LIBPSL OFF)
-
 if(CURL_USE_LIBPSL)
   find_package(Libpsl REQUIRED)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${LIBPSL_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${LIBPSL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${LIBPSL_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBPSL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${LIBPSL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(LIBPSL_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${LIBPSL_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::libpsl)
   set(USE_LIBPSL ON)
 endif()
 
@@ -1347,18 +1219,10 @@ endif()
 option(CURL_USE_LIBSSH2 "Use libssh2" ON)
 mark_as_advanced(CURL_USE_LIBSSH2)
 set(USE_LIBSSH2 OFF)
-
 if(CURL_USE_LIBSSH2)
   find_package(Libssh2)
   if(LIBSSH2_FOUND)
-    set(CURL_LIBS ${LIBSSH2_LIBRARIES} ${CURL_LIBS})  # keep it before TLS-crypto, compression
-    list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${LIBSSH2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    set(LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${LIBSSH2_PC_REQUIRES} ${LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE})
-    include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    link_directories(${LIBSSH2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    if(LIBSSH2_CFLAGS)
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${LIBSSH2_CFLAGS}")
-    endif()
+    set(CURL_LIBS CURL::libssh2 ${CURL_LIBS})  # keep it before TLS-crypto, compression
     set(USE_LIBSSH2 ON)
   endif()
 endif()
@@ -1368,14 +1232,7 @@ option(CURL_USE_LIBSSH "Use libssh" OFF)
 mark_as_advanced(CURL_USE_LIBSSH)
 if(NOT USE_LIBSSH2 AND CURL_USE_LIBSSH)
   find_package(Libssh REQUIRED)
-  set(CURL_LIBS ${LIBSSH_LIBRARIES} ${CURL_LIBS})  # keep it before TLS-crypto, compression
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${LIBSSH_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  set(LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${LIBSSH_PC_REQUIRES} ${LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${LIBSSH_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(LIBSSH_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${LIBSSH_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  set(CURL_LIBS CURL::libssh ${CURL_LIBS})  # keep it before TLS-crypto, compression
   set(USE_LIBSSH ON)
 endif()
 
@@ -1383,14 +1240,7 @@ option(CURL_USE_GSASL "Use libgsasl" OFF)
 mark_as_advanced(CURL_USE_GSASL)
 if(CURL_USE_GSASL)
   find_package(Libgsasl REQUIRED)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${LIBGSASL_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${LIBGSASL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${LIBGSASL_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBGSASL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${LIBGSASL_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(LIBGSASL_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${LIBGSASL_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::libgsasl)
   set(USE_GSASL ON)
 endif()
 
@@ -1402,16 +1252,10 @@ if(CURL_USE_GSSAPI)
 
   set(HAVE_GSSAPI ${GSS_FOUND})
   if(GSS_FOUND)
-    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${GSS_LIBRARIES})
-    list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${GSS_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${GSS_PC_REQUIRES})
-    include_directories(SYSTEM ${GSS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    link_directories(${GSS_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-    if(GSS_CFLAGS)
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${GSS_CFLAGS}")
-    endif()
+    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::gss)
 
-    if(GSS_FLAVOUR STREQUAL "GNU")
+    get_target_property(_gss_flavour CURL::gss INTERFACE_CURL_GSS_FLAVOUR)
+    if(_gss_flavour STREQUAL "GNU")
       set(HAVE_GSSGNU 1)
     elseif(GSS_VERSION)  # MIT
       set(CURL_KRB5_VERSION "\"${GSS_VERSION}\"")
@@ -1431,8 +1275,7 @@ if(CURL_USE_LIBBACKTRACE)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "libbacktrace requires debug information")
   endif()
   find_package(Libbacktrace REQUIRED)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${LIBBACKTRACE_LIBRARIES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBBACKTRACE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::libbacktrace)
   set(USE_BACKTRACE ON)
 endif()
 
@@ -1443,14 +1286,7 @@ if(CURL_USE_LIBUV)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Using libuv without debug support enabled is useless")
   endif()
   find_package(Libuv REQUIRED)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${LIBUV_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${LIBUV_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${LIBUV_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${LIBUV_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(LIBUV_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${LIBUV_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::libuv)
   set(USE_LIBUV ON)
   set(HAVE_UV_H ON)
 endif()
@@ -1458,14 +1294,7 @@ endif()
 option(USE_LIBRTMP "Enable librtmp from rtmpdump" OFF)
 if(USE_LIBRTMP)
   find_package(Librtmp REQUIRED)
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${LIBRTMP_LIBRARIES})
-  list(APPEND CURL_LIBDIRS ${LIBRTMP_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE ${LIBRTMP_PC_REQUIRES})
-  include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBRTMP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  link_directories(${LIBRTMP_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-  if(LIBRTMP_CFLAGS)
-    string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS " ${LIBRTMP_CFLAGS}")
-  endif()
+  list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::librtmp)
 endif()
 
 option(ENABLE_UNIX_SOCKETS "Enable Unix domain sockets support" ON)
@@ -1964,6 +1793,28 @@ if(CURL_CODE_COVERAGE)
   list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${CURL_COVERAGE_LIBS})
 endif()
 
+# Hack to add some libraries to the end of the library list to make binutils ld
+# for GCC find symbols when linking statically. Necessary for libs detected via
+# CMake's built-in find modules, which CMake adds to the beginning of the lib
+# list on the linker command-line for some reason. This makes them appear
+# before dependencies detected via curl's custom Find modules, and breaks
+# linkers sensitive to lib order. There must be a better solution to this.
+if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+  foreach(_lib IN ITEMS OpenSSL::Crypto ZLIB::ZLIB)
+    if(TARGET "${_lib}")
+      add_library(CURL::${_lib} INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+      get_target_property(_libname "${_lib}" LOCATION)
+      set_target_properties(${_lib} PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_libname}")
+      list(APPEND CURL_LIBS ${_lib})
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+  if(WIN32)
+    add_library(CURL::win32_winsock INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_target_properties(CURL::win32_winsock PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "ws2_32")
+    list(APPEND CURL_LIBS CURL::win32_winsock)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")  # MSVC but exclude clang-cl
   set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS "-MP")  # Parallel compilation
 endif()
@@ -2028,8 +1879,6 @@ endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(scripts)  # for shell completions
 
-list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CURL_LIBDIRS)
-
 add_subdirectory(lib)
 
 if(BUILD_CURL_EXE)
@@ -2252,7 +2101,91 @@ if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
     endif()
   endforeach()
 
-  foreach(_libdir IN LISTS _custom_libdirs CURL_LIBDIRS)
+  set(_implicit_libs "")
+  if(NOT MINGW AND NOT UNIX)
+    set(_implicit_libs "${CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES}")
+  endif()
+
+  set(_explicit_libdirs "")
+  set(LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "")
+  set(LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST "")
+  foreach(_lib IN LISTS CURL_LIBS _custom_libs _implicit_libs)
+    if(TARGET "${_lib}")
+      set(_explicit_libs "")
+      get_target_property(_imported "${_lib}" IMPORTED)
+      if(NOT _imported)
+        # Reading the LOCATION property on non-imported target will error out.
+        # Assume the user will not need this information in the .pc file.
+        continue()
+      endif()
+      if(_lib MATCHES "CURL::")
+        # This is empty for 'CURL::*' targets and safe to ignore.
+        # Explicitly skip this query to avoid CMake v3.18 and older erroring out.
+        set(_libname "")
+      else()
+        get_target_property(_libname "${_lib}" LOCATION)
+      endif()
+      if(_libname)
+        list(APPEND _explicit_libs "${_libname}")
+      else()
+        get_target_property(_libs "${_lib}" INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+        if(_libs)
+          list(APPEND _explicit_libs "${_libs}")
+        endif()
+        get_target_property(_libdirs "${_lib}" INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES)
+        if(_libdirs)
+          list(APPEND _explicit_libdirs "${_libdirs}")
+        endif()
+      endif()
+      if(NOT _libname AND NOT _libs AND NOT _libdirs)
+        message(WARNING "Bad lib in library list: ${_lib}")
+      endif()
+      get_target_property(_modules "${_lib}" INTERFACE_LIBCURL_PC_MODULES)
+      if(_modules)
+        list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${_modules}")
+      endif()
+
+      foreach(_lib IN LISTS _explicit_libs)
+        if(_lib MATCHES "/")
+          # This gets a bit more complex, because we want to specify the
+          # directory separately, and only once per directory
+          if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.20)
+            cmake_path(GET _lib PARENT_PATH _libdir)
+            cmake_path(GET _lib STEM _libname)
+          else()
+            get_filename_component(_libdir "${_lib}" DIRECTORY)
+            get_filename_component(_libname "${_lib}" NAME_WE)
+          endif()
+          if(_libname MATCHES "^lib")
+            if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.20)
+              cmake_path(SET _libdir NORMALIZE "${_libdir}")
+            endif()
+            list(FIND _sys_libdirs "${_libdir}" _libdir_index)
+            if(_libdir_index LESS 0)
+              list(APPEND _ldflags "-L${_libdir}")
+            endif()
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "^lib" "" _libname "${_libname}")
+            list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-l${_libname}")
+            list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST "${_lib}")
+          else()
+            list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "${_lib}")
+            list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST "${_lib}")
+          endif()
+        else()
+          list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-l${_lib}")
+          list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST "${_lib}")
+        endif()
+      endforeach()
+    elseif(_lib MATCHES "^-")  # '-framework <name>'
+      list(APPEND _ldflags "${_lib}")
+      list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST "${_lib}")
+    else()
+      list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-l${_lib}")
+      list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST "${_lib}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+
+  foreach(_libdir IN LISTS _custom_libdirs _explicit_libdirs)
     if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.20)
       cmake_path(SET _libdir NORMALIZE "${_libdir}")
     endif()
@@ -2262,57 +2195,10 @@ if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
     endif()
   endforeach()
 
-  set(_implicit_libs "")
-  if(NOT MINGW AND NOT UNIX)
-    set(_implicit_libs "${CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES}")
-  endif()
-
-  foreach(_lib IN LISTS _implicit_libs _custom_libs CURL_LIBS)
-    if(TARGET "${_lib}")
-      set(_libname "${_lib}")
-      get_target_property(_imported "${_libname}" IMPORTED)
-      if(NOT _imported)
-        # Reading the LOCATION property on non-imported target will error out.
-        # Assume the user will not need this information in the .pc file.
-        continue()
-      endif()
-      get_target_property(_lib "${_libname}" LOCATION)
-      if(NOT _lib)
-        message(WARNING "Bad lib in library list: ${_libname}")
-        continue()
-      endif()
-    endif()
-    if(_lib MATCHES "^-")  # '-framework <name>'
-      list(APPEND _ldflags "${_lib}")
-    elseif(_lib MATCHES "/")
-      # This gets a bit more complex, because we want to specify the
-      # directory separately, and only once per directory
-      if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.20)
-        cmake_path(GET _lib PARENT_PATH _libdir)
-        cmake_path(GET _lib STEM _libname)
-      else()
-        get_filename_component(_libdir "${_lib}" DIRECTORY)
-        get_filename_component(_libname "${_lib}" NAME_WE)
-      endif()
-      if(_libname MATCHES "^lib")
-        if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.20)
-          cmake_path(SET _libdir NORMALIZE "${_libdir}")
-        endif()
-        list(FIND _sys_libdirs "${_libdir}" _libdir_index)
-        if(_libdir_index LESS 0)
-          list(APPEND _ldflags "-L${_libdir}")
-        endif()
-        string(REGEX REPLACE "^lib" "" _libname "${_libname}")
-        list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-l${_libname}")
-      else()
-        list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "${_lib}")
-      endif()
-    else()
-      list(APPEND LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE "-l${_lib}")
-    endif()
-  endforeach()
+  list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _ldflags)
 
   if(LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE)
+    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE)
     string(REPLACE ";" "," LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE "${LIBCURL_PC_REQUIRES_PRIVATE}")
   endif()
   if(LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE)
@@ -2424,13 +2310,37 @@ if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
 
   # Consumed custom variables:
   #   CURLVERSION
+  #   LIBCURL_PC_LIBS_PRIVATE_LIST
   #   LIB_NAME
   #   LIB_SELECTED
+  #   LIB_STATIC
   #   TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME
-  #   USE_OPENSSL OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR
-  #   HAVE_LIBZ ZLIB_VERSION_MAJOR
   #   CURL_SUPPORTED_FEATURES_LIST
   #   CURL_SUPPORTED_PROTOCOLS_LIST
+  #   HAVE_BROTLI
+  #   HAVE_GSSAPI
+  #   HAVE_LIBIDN2
+  #   HAVE_LIBZ ZLIB_VERSION_MAJOR
+  #   HAVE_ZSTD
+  #   USE_ARES
+  #   USE_BACKTRACE
+  #   USE_GNUTLS
+  #   USE_GSASL
+  #   USE_LIBPSL
+  #   USE_LIBRTMP
+  #   USE_LIBSSH
+  #   USE_LIBSSH2
+  #   USE_LIBUV
+  #   USE_MBEDTLS
+  #   USE_NGHTTP2
+  #   USE_NGHTTP3
+  #   USE_NGTCP2
+  #   USE_OPENSSL OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR
+  #   USE_QUICHE
+  #   USE_RUSTLS
+  #   USE_WIN32_LDAP CURL_DISABLE_LDAP
+  #   USE_WOLFSSL
+  #   _win32_winsock
   configure_package_config_file("CMake/curl-config.cmake.in"
     "${_project_config}"
     INSTALL_DESTINATION ${_install_cmake_dir}
@@ -2442,7 +2352,32 @@ if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_INSTALL)
       DESTINATION ${_install_cmake_dir})
   endif()
 
-  install(FILES ${_version_config} ${_project_config}
+  install(
+    FILES
+      ${_version_config}
+      ${_project_config}
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindBrotli.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindCares.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindGSS.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindGnuTLS.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindLDAP.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindLibbacktrace.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindLibgsasl.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindLibidn2.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindLibpsl.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindLibrtmp.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindLibssh.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindLibssh2.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindLibuv.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindMbedTLS.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindNGHTTP2.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindNGHTTP3.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindNGTCP2.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindNettle.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindQuiche.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindRustls.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindWolfSSL.cmake"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/FindZstd.cmake"
     DESTINATION ${_install_cmake_dir})
 
   if(NOT TARGET curl_uninstall)
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index b468eec0a2..5ce288a0a8 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if(CURL_BUILD_TESTING)
   # special libcurlu library just for unittests
   add_library(curlu STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${HHEADERS} ${CSOURCES})
   target_compile_definitions(curlu PUBLIC "CURL_STATICLIB" "UNITTESTS")
-  target_link_libraries(curlu PRIVATE ${CURL_LIBS})
+  target_link_libraries(curlu PUBLIC ${CURL_LIBS})
   # There is plenty of parallelism when building the testdeps target.
   # Override the curlu batch size with the maximum to optimize performance.
   set_target_properties(curlu PROPERTIES UNITY_BUILD_BATCH_SIZE 0 C_CLANG_TIDY "")
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
   set_target_properties(${LIB_STATIC} PROPERTIES
     PREFIX "" OUTPUT_NAME "${LIBCURL_OUTPUT_NAME}"
     SUFFIX "${STATIC_LIB_SUFFIX}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
-    INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_STATICLIB"
-    INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CURL_LIBDIRS}")
+    INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_STATICLIB")
   if(CURL_HIDES_PRIVATE_SYMBOLS)
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS "${CURL_CFLAG_SYMBOLS_HIDE}")
     set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "CURL_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS")
@@ -174,6 +173,27 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
   target_include_directories(${LIB_STATIC} INTERFACE
     "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>"
     "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>")
+
+  # CMake before CMP0099 (CMake 3.17 2020-03-20) did not propagate libdirs to
+  # targets. It expected libs to have an absolute filename. As a workaround,
+  # manually apply dependency libdirs, for CMake consumers without this policy.
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.17)
+    cmake_policy(GET CMP0099 _has_CMP0099)  # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/policy/CMP0099.html
+  endif()
+  if(NOT _has_CMP0099 AND CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13 AND CURL_LIBS)
+    set(_libdirs "")
+    foreach(_lib IN LISTS CURL_LIBS)
+      if(TARGET "${_lib}")
+        get_target_property(_libdir "${_lib}" INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES)
+        if(_libdir)
+          list(APPEND _libdirs "${_libdir}")
+        endif()
+      endif()
+    endforeach()
+    if(_libdirs)
+      target_link_directories(${LIB_STATIC} INTERFACE ${_libdirs})
+    endif()
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 33f288b915..7d28434bd3 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,12 +109,13 @@ target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} ${LIB_SELECTED_FOR_EXE} ${CURL_LIBS})
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}::${EXE_NAME} ALIAS ${EXE_NAME})
 
 add_executable(curlinfo EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL "curlinfo.c")
+target_link_libraries(curlinfo PRIVATE ${CURL_LIBS})
 set_target_properties(curlinfo PROPERTIES UNITY_BUILD OFF)
 
 # special libcurltool library just for unittests
 add_library(curltool STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${CURL_CFILES} ${CURL_HFILES} ${_curlx_cfiles_lib} ${_curlx_hfiles_lib})
 target_compile_definitions(curltool PUBLIC "CURL_STATICLIB" "UNITTESTS")
-target_link_libraries(curltool PRIVATE ${CURL_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(curltool PUBLIC ${CURL_LIBS})
 set_target_properties(curltool PROPERTIES C_CLANG_TIDY "")
 
 if(CURL_HAS_LTO)
diff --git a/tests/cmake/test.sh b/tests/cmake/test.sh
index 451235484e..a871372ab6 100755
--- a/tests/cmake/test.sh
+++ b/tests/cmake/test.sh
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ if [ "${mode}" = 'all' ] || [ "${mode}" = 'find_package' ]; then
     "${cmake_provider}" --install "${bldp}"
   else
     mkdir "${bldp}"; cd "${bldp}"
-    "${cmake_provider}" "${src}" -G "${gen}" ${cmake_opts} -DCURL_USE_PKGCONFIG=OFF ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} "$@" \
+    "${cmake_provider}" "${src}" -G "${gen}" ${cmake_opts} ${TEST_CMAKE_FLAGS:-} "$@" \
       -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
       -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON \
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${prefix}"