add_library(A OBJECT IMPORTED) # We don't actually build this example so just configure a dummy # object file to test. It does not have to exist. set_target_properties(A PROPERTIES IMPORTED_OBJECTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/$(CURRENT_ARCH)/does_not_exist.o" ) file(GENERATE OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/objects.txt CONTENT "$" )