Add assimp_interface to the list of exported targets

The assimp_interface was implemented and added to the list of exported targets. This has been done to provide a cleaner and more encapsulated way of managing the assimp dependencies inside the VirtualRobot project. Now, instead of directly linking the assimp libraries to the VirtualRobot target, an interface library (assimp_interface) has been created to manage the assimp dependencies. This library is then linked to the VirtualRobot target. Additionally, install targets have been updated to include the assimp_interface.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ list (APPEND Simox_LIBRARIES          SimoxQtUtility)
 #######################################################################################
 if (Simox_BUILD_VirtualRobot)
     add_subdirectory(VirtualRobot)
-    list(APPEND SIMOX_EXPORT_TARGET_LIST VirtualRobot)
+    list(APPEND SIMOX_EXPORT_TARGET_LIST VirtualRobot assimp_interface)
     list(APPEND Simox_LIBRARIES VirtualRobot)
 endif()
 

VirtualRobot/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@ endif ()
 #### VISUALIZATION Coin3D+Qt+SoQt / OSG+Qt
 
 find_package(assimp REQUIRED)
-MESSAGE (STATUS "Found assimp: " ${ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-target_link_libraries(VirtualRobot PUBLIC ${ASSIMP_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_directories(VirtualRobot PUBLIC ${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-target_include_directories(VirtualRobot PUBLIC ${ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+add_library(assimp_interface INTERFACE)
+set_target_properties(assimp_interface PROPERTIES
+        INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${ASSIMP_LIBRARIES}"
+        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
+        INTERFACE_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+add_library(assimp::assimp ALIAS assimp_interface)
+target_link_libraries(VirtualRobot PUBLIC assimp::assimp)
+
 
 if (Simox_USE_COIN_VISUALIZATION)
     MESSAGE(STATUS "Searching Coin3D, Qt and SoQt...")
@@ -824,7 +828,7 @@ SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(VirtualRobot PROPERTIES ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${Simox_L
 ############################ Setup for installation ###################################
 #######################################################################################
 
-install(TARGETS VirtualRobot
+install(TARGETS VirtualRobot assimp_interface
     # IMPORTANT: Add the library to the "export-set"
     EXPORT SimoxTargets
     RUNTIME DESTINATION bin COMPONENT bin