Use absolute paths instead of target_link_directories.

external/auto_updates/lzma/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ INTERFACE
     ${libs_loc}/lzma/C
 )
 
-target_link_directories(external_lzma
-INTERFACE
-    ${libs_loc}/lzma/C/Util/LzmaLib/$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,Release>
-)
+set(lzma_lib_loc ${libs_loc}/lzma/C/Util/LzmaLib/$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,Release>)
 
 target_link_libraries(external_lzma
 INTERFACE
-    LzmaLib
+    ${lzma_lib_loc}/LzmaLib.lib
 )

external/crash_reports/breakpad/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -12,14 +12,11 @@ INTERFACE
     ${libs_loc}/breakpad/src
 )
 
+set(breakpad_lib_loc ${libs_loc}/breakpad/src/out/$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,Release>/obj/client)
+
 target_link_libraries(external_breakpad
 INTERFACE
-    windows/common
-    windows/handler/exception_handler
-    windows/crash_generation/crash_generation_client
-)
-
-target_link_directories(external_breakpad
-INTERFACE
-    ${libs_loc}/breakpad/src/out/$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,Release>/obj/client
+    ${breakpad_lib_loc}/windows/common.lib
+    ${breakpad_lib_loc}/windows/handler/exception_handler.lib
+    ${breakpad_lib_loc}/windows/crash_generation/crash_generation_client.lib
 )

external/openssl/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -13,26 +13,17 @@ INTERFACE
 )
 
 if (WIN32)
-    target_link_directories(external_openssl
-    INTERFACE
-        ${libs_loc}/openssl_1_1_1/out32$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:.dbg>
-    )
-    target_link_libraries(external_openssl
-    INTERFACE
-        libcrypto
-        libssl
-    )
+    set(openssl_lib_ext lib)
+    set(openssl_lib_loc ${libs_loc}/openssl_1_1_1/out32$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:.dbg>)
 else()
+    set(openssl_lib_ext a)
     if (APPLE)
-        target_link_directories(external_openssl
-        INTERFACE
-            ${libs_loc}/openssl_1_1_1
-        )
+        set(openssl_lib_loc ${libs_loc}/openssl_1_1_1)
     endif()
-
-    target_link_libraries(external_openssl
-    INTERFACE
-        crypto
-        ssl
-    )
 endif()
+
+target_link_libraries(external_openssl
+INTERFACE
+    ${openssl_lib_loc}/libcrypto.${openssl_lib_ext}
+    ${openssl_lib_loc}/libssl.${openssl_lib_ext}
+)

external/opus/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -13,14 +13,11 @@ INTERFACE
 )
 
 if (WIN32)
-    target_link_directories(external_opus
-    INTERFACE
-        ${libs_loc}/opus/win32/VS2015/Win32/$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,Release>
-    )
+    set(opus_lib_loc ${libs_loc}/opus/win32/VS2015/Win32/$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,Release>)
 
     target_link_libraries(external_opus
     INTERFACE
-        opus
+        ${opus_lib_loc}/opus.lib
     )
 elseif (APPLE AND NOT build_osx)
     target_link_libraries(external_opus

external/qt/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -38,52 +38,60 @@ INTERFACE
     QT_CORE_LIB
 )
 
+if (WIN32)
+    set(qt_lib_prefix "")
+    set(qt_lib_suffix $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>.lib)
+else()
+    set(qt_lib_prefix lib)
+    set(qt_lib_suffix $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:_debug>.a)
+endif()
+
 set(common_qt_libs
-    qwebp
-    qgif
-    qjpeg
-    Qt5PrintSupport
-    Qt5AccessibilitySupport
-    Qt5FontDatabaseSupport
-    Qt5EventDispatcherSupport
-    Qt5ThemeSupport
-    Qt5Network
-    Qt5Widgets
-    Qt5Gui
-    qtharfbuzz
-    qtlibpng
+    plugins/imageformats/${qt_lib_prefix}qwebp
+    plugins/imageformats/${qt_lib_prefix}qgif
+    plugins/imageformats/${qt_lib_prefix}qjpeg
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5PrintSupport
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5AccessibilitySupport
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5FontDatabaseSupport
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5EventDispatcherSupport
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5ThemeSupport
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5Network
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5Widgets
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5Gui
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}qtharfbuzz
+    lib/${qt_lib_prefix}qtlibpng
 )
 
 set(qt_libs_list "")
 if (WIN32)
     set(qt_libs
         ${common_qt_libs}
-        Qt5Core
-        Qt5WindowsUIAutomationSupport
-        qtmain
-        qwindows
-        qtfreetype
-        qtpcre2
+        lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5Core
+        lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5WindowsUIAutomationSupport
+        lib/${qt_lib_prefix}qtmain
+        lib/${qt_lib_prefix}qtfreetype
+        lib/${qt_lib_prefix}qtpcre2
+        plugins/platforms/${qt_lib_prefix}qwindows
     )
     foreach (lib ${qt_libs})
-        list(APPEND qt_libs_list "${lib}$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d>")
+        list(APPEND qt_libs_list "${qt_loc}/${lib}${qt_lib_suffix}")
     endforeach()
 elseif (APPLE)
     if (NOT build_osx)
         set(qt_libs
             ${common_qt_libs}
-            Qt5Core
-            Qt5GraphicsSupport
-            Qt5ClipboardSupport
-            qgenericbearer
-            qtfreetype
-            qtpcre2
-            qcocoa
+            lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5Core
+            lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5GraphicsSupport
+            lib/${qt_lib_prefix}Qt5ClipboardSupport
+            lib/${qt_lib_prefix}qtfreetype
+            lib/${qt_lib_prefix}qtpcre2
+            plugins/platforms/${qt_lib_prefix}qcocoa
+            plugins/bearer/${qt_lib_prefix}qgenericbearer
         )
     else()
     endif()
     foreach (lib ${qt_libs})
-        list(APPEND qt_libs_list "${lib}$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:_debug>")
+        list(APPEND qt_libs_list "${qt_loc}/${lib}${qt_lib_suffix}")
     endforeach()
     target_link_libraries(external_qt
     INTERFACE
@@ -92,15 +100,6 @@ elseif (APPLE)
     )
 endif()
 
-target_link_directories(external_qt
-INTERFACE
-    ${qt_loc}/lib
-    ${qt_loc}/plugins
-    ${qt_loc}/plugins/bearer
-    ${qt_loc}/plugins/platforms
-    ${qt_loc}/plugins/imageformats
-)
-
 target_link_libraries(external_qt
 INTERFACE
     ${qt_libs_list}

external/zlib/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -41,12 +41,9 @@ INTERFACE
 if (WIN32)
     target_compile_definitions(external_zlib INTERFACE ZLIB_WINAPI)
 
-    target_link_directories(external_zlib
-    INTERFACE
-        ${libs_loc}/zlib/contrib/vstudio/vc14/x86/ZlibStat$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,ReleaseWithoutAsm>
-    )
+    set(zlib_lib_loc ${libs_loc}/zlib/contrib/vstudio/vc14/x86/ZlibStat$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,ReleaseWithoutAsm>)
 
-    target_link_libraries(external_zlib INTERFACE zlibstat)
+    target_link_libraries(external_zlib INTERFACE ${zlib_lib_loc}/zlibstat.lib)
 else()
     target_link_libraries(external_zlib INTERFACE /usr/local/lib/libz.a)
 endif()