enable_language(CXX) add_library(empty1 INTERFACE IMPORTED) add_library(empty2 INTERFACE IMPORTED) set_property(TARGET empty1 PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES $<$,/foo/bar>:empty2> ) add_library(empty3 empty.cpp) target_link_libraries(empty3 empty1) # Suppress generator-specific targets that might pollute the stderr. set(CMAKE_SUPPRESS_REGENERATION TRUE)