When `COMPILE_PDB_NAME` is used without `COMPILE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` we cannot fall back on the link `PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` for an object library because it has no link step. Fixes: #16674
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetCompilePDBPath(
{
std::string dir = this->GetCompilePDBDirectory(config);
std::string name = this->GetCompilePDBName(config);
- if (dir.empty() && !name.empty()) {
+ if (dir.empty() && !name.empty() && this->HaveWellDefinedOutputFiles()) {
dir = this->GetPDBDirectory(config);
}
if (!dir.empty()) {
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ add_custom_command(
add_library(A OBJECT a1.c a2.c a.cmake)
target_include_directories(A PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+set_property(TARGET A PROPERTY COMPILE_PDB_NAME Apdb)