CMake/Tests/RunCMake/find_library/LibSymLink.cmake

list(APPEND CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES lib)
list(APPEND CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a)
file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
file(CREATE_LINK "libsymlinked.a" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libsymlink.a" SYMBOLIC)
find_library(SYMLINK_LIBRARY
  NAMES symlink
  PATHS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib
  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
  )
message("SYMLINK_LIBRARY='${SYMLINK_LIBRARY}'")
file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libsymlinked.a" "symlinked")
find_library(SYMLINK_LIBRARY
  NAMES symlink
  PATHS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib
  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
  )
message("SYMLINK_LIBRARY='${SYMLINK_LIBRARY}'")