cmake config_error ai_generated true

CMake Error: IMPORTED_LOCATION not set for imported target

ID: cmake/imported-target-missing

Also available as: JSON · Markdown
85%Fix Rate
83%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3 active — — —

Root Cause

Imported target from find_package does not have location property set.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 88% success Use find_library to locate the actual library file 
    find_library(FOO_LIB foo PATHS /usr/lib /usr/local/lib)
  2. 85% success Install the missing package and ensure CMake config files exist 
    sudo apt install libfoo-dev provides FooConfig.cmake

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Set IMPORTED_LOCATION to a guessed library path 80% fail

    Path may not exist on all systems or architectures.

  2. Skip the find_package and hardcode library path 85% fail

    Breaks portability across different OS and install locations.