How to add a framework to CMake

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I have written a small helloworld program that needs the Cocoa framework. I'd like to know how to add a framework in CMake. All the information I have found is out-of-date. I have CMake 2.8.1 on Snow Leopard.

score 29 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 04 '18 at 03:03

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Can you just use find_library like this: find_library(COCOA_LIBRARY Cocoa)?

Then use ${COCOA_LIBRARY} in your target_link_libraries. Possibly setting the CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK variable to ONLY.

Also, refer to this article: How to use existing OSX frameworks.

edited Nov 04 '18 at 03:03

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answered Jun 04 '10 at 19:41

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How does this guarantee that the Cocoa framework version of the library is included as opposed to a regular unix style library? – Iron Attorney Jun 18 '20 at 19:06

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '18 at 13:51

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another solution: https://stackoverflow.com/a/18330634/2482283

target_link_libraries(program "-framework Cocoa")

answered Dec 21 '18 at 13:51

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