From 912aa7c8676701ff7358e5bf8b2a5c6ac0ac1c3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Viktor Szakats <commit@vsz.me>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:20:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] cmake: omit `curl.rc` from curltool lib

It's unnecessary for static libs, and saves one build step when building
tests on Windows.

Closes #20671
---
 src/CMakeLists.txt | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 519a3b491e..c72c9496b2 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ source_group("curl header files" FILES ${CURL_HFILES} ${_curl_hfiles_gen})
 source_group("curlx source files" FILES ${CURLX_CFILES})
 source_group("curlx header files" FILES ${CURLX_HFILES})
 
-if(WIN32)
-  list(APPEND CURL_CFILES ${CURL_RCFILES})
-endif()
-
 set(_curlx_cfiles_lib ${CURLX_CFILES})
 set(_curlx_hfiles_lib ${CURLX_HFILES})
 if(LIB_SELECTED STREQUAL LIB_STATIC)
@@ -106,6 +102,9 @@ add_executable(${EXE_NAME} ${CURL_CFILES} ${CURL_HFILES} ${_curl_cfiles_gen} ${_
 target_compile_definitions(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE ${_curl_definitions})
 target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} ${LIB_SELECTED_FOR_EXE} ${CURL_LIBS})
 set_property(TARGET ${EXE_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS "${CURL_CFLAGS}")
+if(WIN32)
+  set_property(TARGET ${EXE_NAME} APPEND PROPERTY SOURCES ${CURL_RCFILES})
+endif()
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}::${EXE_NAME} ALIAS ${EXE_NAME})