Here's an excerpt from my CMakeLists.txt:
add_library(my_lib <some source files>)
target_link_libraries(my_lib ${catkin_LIBRARIES})
add_executable(my_node <some source files)
target_link_libraries(my_node my_lib)
I found that everything works fine if I link ${catkin_LIBRARIES} to either my_node or my_lib. So is either way preferred for any reason? Is there any convention?
Originally posted by ItsTimmy on ROS Answers with karma: 3 on 2020-09-03
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The convention is that you should link all dependencies needed to a target. On Windows that is even required.
Without known what exactly is in your library / executable I can't answer the question.
If the source files of your library include headers from dependencies found with find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS ...) you should link ${catkin_LIBRARIES} to your libraries. And if the source files of your executable include headers from dependencies found with find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS ...) (and not transitively through headers from your library) you should link ${catkin_LIBRARIES} to your executable.
Originally posted by Dirk Thomas with karma: 16276 on 2020-09-03
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