cmake config_error ai_generated true

CMake Error: generator expression syntax error

ID: cmake/generator-expression-error

Also available as: JSON · Markdown
82%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3 active — — —

Root Cause

CMake generator expression ($<...>) syntax invalid.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Check generator expression syntax: $<TARGET_FILE:tgt> etc.
  2. 85% success Use cmake --trace to debug generator expression evaluation

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Replace genex with hardcoded values 72% fail

    Loses multi-config support

  2. Nest too many generator expressions 68% fail

    Unreadable and fragile