enable_language(C) set(CMAKE_C_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_feat1_SUPPORTED TRUE) set(CMAKE_C_LINK_LIBRARY_USING_feat1 "<LIBRARY>") set(CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARIES_ONLY_TARGETS 1) add_library(dep1 SHARED empty.c) add_library(lib1 SHARED empty.c) # accepted target_link_libraries(lib1 PRIVATE "$<LINK_LIBRARY:feat1,dep1>") add_library(lib2 SHARED empty.c) # invalid target_link_libraries(lib2 PRIVATE "$<LINK_LIBRARY:feat1,external>")