How to get final list of linked static libraries ?

[abdelmaged (Abdelmaged Khalifa)]

I’d like to get final list of linked static libraries for a shared library target, and do some extra processing on this list.

How can I achieve this ?

I’ve already done some search, but didn’t found concrete answer:

Recursive list of LINK_LIBRARIES in CMake

Displaying a target's list of linked libraries in cmake

Is it possible to get a list of linked libraries in CMake script as it will be pass to the linker?

https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/12435

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[ben.boeckel (Ben Boeckel (Kitware))]

@abdelmaged

I’d like to get final list of linked static libraries for a shared library target, and do some extra processing on this list.

At configure time? Not possible. There are some things which cannot be known until generate time, so (in general), generator expressions are just not resolvable at this time. If you can wait until build time, <LANG>_LINKER_LAUNCHER is the most reliable way to get it as you get access to the full command line.

[abdelmaged (Abdelmaged Khalifa)]

I was hoping to get it in Generate Time, but build time will do for me.
Thanks.