Add Variable for List of Dependency Link Targets

c/01_executable/source/src/main/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ target_include_directories(
     c
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(
+    ${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_APPLICATION_CORE
+    PRIVATE
+    ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}
+)
+
 enable_compiler_warnings(
     ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_APPLICATION_CORE}
     ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_IGNORE_WARNINGS}

c/02_library/source/src/main/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ target_include_directories(
     c
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(
+    ${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_LIB_MAIN
+    PRIVATE
+    ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}
+)
+
 set_target_properties(
     ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_LIB_MAIN}
     PROPERTIES

cpp/01_executable/source/src/main/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ target_include_directories(
     cpp
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(
+    ${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_APPLICATION_CORE
+    PRIVATE
+    ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}
+)
+
 enable_compiler_warnings(
     ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_APPLICATION_CORE}
     ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_IGNORE_WARNINGS}

cpp/02_library/source/src/main/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ target_include_directories(
     cpp
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(
+    ${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_LIB_MAIN
+    PRIVATE
+    ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}
+)
+
 set_target_properties(
     ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_LIB_MAIN}
     PROPERTIES

cpp/03_server-poco/source/Dependencies.cmake

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ dependency(
     DEPENDENCY_NAME         poco
     DEPENDENCY_RESOURCE     pocoproject/poco
     DEPENDENCY_VERSION      poco-1.14.2-release
+    DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS Poco::XML Poco::JSON Poco::Net Poco::Util
 )
 
 ${{INCLUDE:cpp/cmake/DependenciesCommon.cmake}}

cpp/03_server-poco/source/src/net/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ target_include_directories(
 
 target_link_libraries(
     ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_NET_CORE}
-    Poco::XML
-    Poco::JSON
-    Poco::Net
-    Poco::Util
+    PUBLIC
+    ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}
 )
 
 

cpp/04_desktop_imgui/source/Dependencies.cmake

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ dependency(
     DEPENDENCY_NAME         glfw
     DEPENDENCY_RESOURCE     glfw/glfw
     DEPENDENCY_VERSION      3.4
+    DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS glfw
 )
 
 ${{INCLUDE:cpp/cmake/DependenciesCommon.cmake}}

cpp/04_desktop_imgui/source/src/main/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ endif()
 target_link_libraries(
     ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_TARGET_APPLICATION_CORE}
     PUBLIC
-    glfw
     ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_PLATFORM_LINK_LIBRARIES}
+    ${${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}
 )
 
 if(${{VAR_PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}}_USE_SANITIZERS)

share/c/cmake/DependencyUtil.cmake

@@ -134,6 +134,18 @@ include(FetchContent)
 #       to configure the dependency. This argument can optionally be used to
 #       specify a file which deviates from the convention.
 #
+#   [multiValueArgs]
+#
+#   DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS:
+#       A list of target names that should be registered as link targets when
+#       consuming the dependency. This argument is optional. When specified,
+#       the provided names represent CMake targets that are made available to
+#       the underlying project by the dependency. These target names are then
+#       appended to the global variable ${PROJECT}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS
+#       where ${PROJECT} is the name in all caps of the underlying project as
+#       given to the CMake project() function. A dependency with "TEST" scope
+#       is never added to that list.
+#
 #   [options]
 #
 #   DEPENDENCY_QUIET:
@@ -182,7 +194,9 @@ function(dependency)
         DEPENDENCY_FILE_HASH
         DEPENDENCY_CONFIG_FILE
     )
-    set(multiValueArgs "")
+    set(multiValueArgs
+        DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS
+    )
 
     cmake_parse_arguments(
         DEP_ARGS
@@ -231,6 +245,7 @@ function(dependency)
     endif()
 
     set(DEP_ALLOWED_SCOPES ANY RELEASE TEST DEBUG)
+    set(DEP_TRACKED_SCOPES ANY RELEASE DEBUG)
 
     if(NOT "${DEPENDENCY_SCOPE}" IN_LIST DEP_ALLOWED_SCOPES)
         message(
@@ -434,4 +449,27 @@ function(dependency)
 
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(${DEP_ARGS_DEPENDENCY_NAME})
 
+    # Check tracked identifiers
+    if(DEPENDENCY_SCOPE IN_LIST DEP_TRACKED_SCOPES)
+        # Append dependency link targets to a tracked global cached list
+        if(DEP_ARGS_DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS)
+            set(PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS
+                ${PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS
+            )
+            set(_dep_link_list "${${PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}}")
+            foreach(_link_item IN ITEMS ${DEP_ARGS_DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS})
+                list(FIND _dep_link_list "${_link_item}" _dep_idx)
+                if(_dep_idx EQUAL -1)
+                    list(APPEND _dep_link_list "${_link_item}")
+                endif()
+            endforeach()
+            set(${PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}
+                ${_dep_link_list}
+                CACHE STRING
+                "List of link targets of all dependencies"
+                FORCE
+            )
+        endif()
+    endif()
+
 endfunction()

share/cpp/cmake/DependencyUtil.cmake

@@ -134,6 +134,18 @@ include(FetchContent)
 #       to configure the dependency. This argument can optionally be used to
 #       specify a file which deviates from the convention.
 #
+#   [multiValueArgs]
+#
+#   DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS:
+#       A list of target names that should be registered as link targets when
+#       consuming the dependency. This argument is optional. When specified,
+#       the provided names represent CMake targets that are made available to
+#       the underlying project by the dependency. These target names are then
+#       appended to the global variable ${PROJECT}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS
+#       where ${PROJECT} is the name in all caps of the underlying project as
+#       given to the CMake project() function. A dependency with "TEST" scope
+#       is never added to that list.
+#
 #   [options]
 #
 #   DEPENDENCY_QUIET:
@@ -182,7 +194,9 @@ function(dependency)
         DEPENDENCY_FILE_HASH
         DEPENDENCY_CONFIG_FILE
     )
-    set(multiValueArgs "")
+    set(multiValueArgs
+        DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS
+    )
 
     cmake_parse_arguments(
         DEP_ARGS
@@ -231,6 +245,7 @@ function(dependency)
     endif()
 
     set(DEP_ALLOWED_SCOPES ANY RELEASE TEST DEBUG)
+    set(DEP_TRACKED_SCOPES ANY RELEASE DEBUG)
 
     if(NOT "${DEPENDENCY_SCOPE}" IN_LIST DEP_ALLOWED_SCOPES)
         message(
@@ -434,4 +449,27 @@ function(dependency)
 
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(${DEP_ARGS_DEPENDENCY_NAME})
 
+    # Check tracked identifiers
+    if(DEPENDENCY_SCOPE IN_LIST DEP_TRACKED_SCOPES)
+        # Append dependency link targets to a tracked global cached list
+        if(DEP_ARGS_DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS)
+            set(PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS
+                ${PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS
+            )
+            set(_dep_link_list "${${PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}}")
+            foreach(_link_item IN ITEMS ${DEP_ARGS_DEPENDENCY_LINK_TARGETS})
+                list(FIND _dep_link_list "${_link_item}" _dep_idx)
+                if(_dep_idx EQUAL -1)
+                    list(APPEND _dep_link_list "${_link_item}")
+                endif()
+            endforeach()
+            set(${PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES_LINK_TARGETS}
+                ${_dep_link_list}
+                CACHE STRING
+                "List of link targets of all dependencies"
+                FORCE
+            )
+        endif()
+    endif()
+
 endfunction()