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Viktor Szakats 3e841630ec
cmake: fix logic for openssl/zlib binutils ld workaround
While working #16973, the binutils ld lib order workaround logic
regressed so that it modified the wrong target, writing into the system
`ZLIB::ZLIB` and `OpenSSL::Crypto` ones a `INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`
property, instead of creating CURL-namespaced targets. Oddly enough,
this also fixed the binutils ld lib ordering issue. It seems this
property makes CMake insert each referenced library in two more
positions (not at the very end though), which allows ld to resolve all
symbols in the cases tested in CI.

Fix by creating the indented namespaced targets, and also creating
these in `curl-config.cmake` to be available when consuming libcurl.

Note that the logic continues doing `get_target_property()` on the two
system targets above. If these targets are defined manually and miss
the `LOCATION` propery, or are defined as aliases, this command may
fail. curl expects these targets be created by CMake's `FindZLIB` and
`FindOpenSSL` built-in Find modules (or ones compatible). Ref: #20419

The binutils ld issue is reproduced by these CI jobs:
 - Linux gcc glibc (amd64, arm64)
- Windows gcc zlib-classic (x64)

Currently using this curl-for-win revision:
7d12669daf
Examples:
https://github.com/curl/curl/actions/runs/21332437230/job/61399234023?pr=20427
https://github.com/curl/curl/actions/runs/21332437230/job/61399234033?pr=20427

Comparison of lib orders, as passed by CMake to the linker:

without workaround (possibly breaking binutils `ld`):
```diff
 -framework [...]
 libssl.dylib
 libcrypto.dylib
 libz.tbd
 -lssh2 -lidn2
 libldap.tbd
 liblber.tbd
 -lbrotlidec -lbrotlicommon -lzstd -lnghttp2 -lpsl -lrtmp
 -lz
 -lssl
 -lcrypto
```

before this patch:
```diff
 -framework [...]
 libssl.dylib
 libcrypto.dylib
 libz.tbd
+libcrypto.dylib <== inserted via `INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`
+libz.tbd        <== inserted via `INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`
 -lssh2 -lidn2
 libldap.tbd
 liblber.tbd
+libcrypto.dylib <== inserted via `INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`
+ibz.tbd         <== inserted via `INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`
 -lbrotlidec -lbrotlicommon -lzstd -lnghttp2 -lpsl -lrtmp
 -lz
 -lssl
 -lcrypto
```

after this patch:
```diff
 -framework [...]
 libssl.dylib
 libcrypto.dylib
 libz.tbd
 -lssh2 -lidn2
 libldap.tbd
 liblber.tbd
 -lbrotlidec -lbrotlicommon -lzstd -lnghttp2 -lpsl -lrtmp
 -lz
 -lssl
 -lcrypto
+libcrypto.dylib <== inserted via `CURL::OpenSSL_Crypto`
+libz.tbd        <== inserted via `CURL::ZLIB`
```

Bug: https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/20382#discussion_r2716660108
Reverts: 615c43eae8
Follow-up to 16f073ef49 #16973

Closes #20427
2026-01-25 20:49:04 +01:00
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CMake cmake: fix logic for openssl/zlib binutils ld workaround 2026-01-25 20:49:04 +01:00
docs docs: Update CodeSonar link 2026-01-24 13:24:37 -08:00
include build: merge TrackMemory (CURLDEBUG) into debug-enabled option 2026-01-19 18:43:17 +01:00
lib build: constify memchr()/strchr()/etc result variables (cont.) 2026-01-25 14:20:37 +01:00
LICENSES krb5: drop support for Kerberos FTP 2025-09-20 23:58:28 +02:00
m4 tidy-up: Markdown, clang-format nits 2026-01-22 23:44:47 +01:00
projects tidy-up: Markdown, clang-format nits 2026-01-22 23:44:47 +01:00
scripts tidy-up: Markdown, clang-format nits 2026-01-22 23:44:47 +01:00
src tool: return code variable consistency 2026-01-25 15:58:56 +01:00
tests build: constify memchr()/strchr()/etc result variables (cont.) 2026-01-25 14:20:37 +01:00
.dir-locals.el copyright: update all copyright lines and remove year ranges 2023-01-03 09:19:21 +01:00
.editorconfig .editorconfig: add 2025-09-02 08:36:40 +02:00
.git-blame-ignore-revs copyright: update all copyright lines and remove year ranges 2023-01-03 09:19:21 +01:00
.gitattributes winbuild: MS-DOS batch tidy-ups 2024-07-02 19:26:15 +02:00
.gitignore build: drop the winbuild build system 2025-09-20 01:20:25 +02:00
.mailmap REUSE: add copyright header to two files 2025-11-03 16:08:52 +01:00
acinclude.m4 windows: add build option to use the native CA store 2026-01-17 19:18:52 +01:00
appveyor.sh cmake: add CURL_DROP_UNUSED option to reduce binary sizes 2026-01-22 17:08:20 +01:00
appveyor.yml appveyor: simplify job configuration 2026-01-21 19:34:12 +01:00
buildconf copyright: update all copyright lines and remove year ranges 2023-01-03 09:19:21 +01:00
CHANGES.md CHANGES: fix typo in filename 2026-01-01 12:20:10 +01:00
CMakeLists.txt cmake: fix logic for openssl/zlib binutils ld workaround 2026-01-25 20:49:04 +01:00
configure.ac tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-20 12:37:56 +01:00
COPYING COPYING: bump copyright year range to 1996 - 2026 2026-01-08 23:19:44 +01:00
curl-config.in autotools: tidy-up if expressions 2025-12-10 22:29:19 +01:00
Dockerfile Dockerfile: update debian:bookworm-slim Docker digest to d5d3f9c 2025-12-31 12:22:53 +01:00
GIT-INFO.md REUSE: add copyright header to two files 2025-11-03 16:08:52 +01:00
libcurl.pc.in configure: do not echo most inherited LDFLAGS to config files 2024-11-14 09:55:45 +01:00
Makefile.am tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
README FAQ/TODO/KNOWN_BUGS: convert to markdown 2025-12-09 10:52:56 +01:00
README.md tidy-up: URLs 2025-12-09 00:19:10 +01:00
RELEASE-NOTES RELEASE-NOTES: synced 2026-01-20 16:01:16 +01:00
renovate.json renovate: merge two custom regex rules, escape dots 2026-01-23 15:58:16 +01:00
REUSE.toml REUSE: drop broken reference to MAIL-ETIQUETTE 2026-01-19 07:48:15 +01:00
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