cmake find_library examples

Signatures

find_library(
  <VAR>
  name | NAMES name1 [name2 ...] [NAMES_PER_DIR]
  [HINTS [path | ENV var]...]
  [PATHS [path | ENV var]...]
  [REGISTRY_VIEW (64|32|64_32|32_64|HOST|TARGET|BOTH)]
  [PATH_SUFFIXES suffix1 [suffix2 ...]]
  [VALIDATOR function]
  [DOC "cache documentation string"]
  [NO_CACHE]
  [REQUIRED|OPTIONAL]
  [NO_DEFAULT_PATH]
  [NO_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH]
  [NO_CMAKE_PATH]
  [NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH]
  [NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH]
  [NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH]
  [NO_CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX]
  [CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_BOTH |
  ONLY_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH |
  NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH]
)

Examples

NVIDIA/MatX cmake/FindcuTENSOR.cmake :62 

find_library(cuTENSOR_LIBRARY_DEBUG   NAMES libcutensor.sod   NAMES_PER_DIR )

awawa-dev/HyperHDR cmake/cmake_modules/FindTurboJPEG.cmake :84 

find_library(TurboJPEG_LIBRARY_DEBUG NAMES ${TurboJPEG_names_debug} NAMES_PER_DIR)

NERSC/timemory cmake/Modules/FindPython/Support.cmake :2788 

find_library(
                            _${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_LIBRARY_RELEASE
                            NAMES ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_LIB_NAMES} NAMES_PER_DIR
                            HINTS ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_HINTS}
                            PATHS ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_VIRTUALENV_PATHS}
                                  ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_REGISTRY_PATHS}
                            PATH_SUFFIXES ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_PATH_SUFFIXES}
                            NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH)

seladb/PcapPlusPlus cmake/modules/FindPacket.cmake :64 

find_library(Packet_LIBRARY NAMES Packet packet NAMES_PER_DIR)

datastax/cpp-driver cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake :217 

find_library(LIB_EAY
      NAMES
        ${LIB_EAY_NAMES}
      NAMES_PER_DIR
      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS}
      PATH_SUFFIXES
        "lib/MinGW"
        "lib"
    )

LunarG/gfxreconstruct cmake/FindDetours.cmake :52 

find_library(Detours_LIBRARY_RELEASE NAMES ${Detours_NAMES} NAMES_PER_DIR ${${search}} PATH_SUFFIXES lib)

manticoresoftware/manticoresearch cmake/FindZSTD.cmake :28 

find_library ( ZSTD_LINK_LIBRARIES NAMES zstd libzstd NAMES_PER_DIR )

prophesee-ai/openeb cmake/Modules/FindPython/Support.cmake :2474 

find_library (_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_LIBRARY_RELEASE
                          NAMES ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_LIB_NAMES}
                          NAMES_PER_DIR
                          HINTS ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_HINTS}
                          PATHS ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_VIRTUALENV_PATHS}
                                ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_REGISTRY_PATHS}
                          PATH_SUFFIXES ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_PATH_SUFFIXES}
                          NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
                          NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH)

dufernst/LegionCore-7.3.5 cmake/macros/FindOpenSSL.cmake :235 

find_library(SSL_EAY_DEBUG
      NAMES
        # When OpenSSL is built with default options, the static library name is suffixed with "_static".
        # Looking the "libssl_static.lib" with a higher priority than "libssl.lib" which is the
        # import library of "libssl.dll".
        libssl${_OPENSSL_STATIC_SUFFIX}${_OPENSSL_MSVC_ARCH_SUFFIX}${_OPENSSL_MSVC_RT_MODE}d
        libssl${_OPENSSL_STATIC_SUFFIX}${_OPENSSL_MSVC_RT_MODE}d
        libssl${_OPENSSL_STATIC_SUFFIX}d
        ssleay32${_OPENSSL_STATIC_SUFFIX}${_OPENSSL_MSVC_RT_MODE}d
        ssleay32${_OPENSSL_STATIC_SUFFIX}d
        ssl${_OPENSSL_STATIC_SUFFIX}d
        # When OpenSSL is built with the "-static" option, only the static build is produced,
        # and it is not suffixed with "_static".
        libssl${_OPENSSL_MSVC_ARCH_SUFFIX}${_OPENSSL_MSVC_RT_MODE}d
        libssl${_OPENSSL_MSVC_RT_MODE}d
        libssld
        ssleay32${_OPENSSL_MSVC_RT_MODE}d
        ssleay32d
        ssld
      NAMES_PER_DIR
      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS}
      PATH_SUFFIXES
        ${_OPENSSL_PATH_SUFFIXES}
    )

RosettaCommons/binder cmake/Modules/FindPython/Support.cmake :638 

find_library (${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_LIBRARY_DEBUG
                      NAMES python${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_VERSION_NO_DOTS}_d
                      NAMES_PER_DIR
                      HINTS "${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_PATH}" ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_HINTS}
                      NO_DEFAULT_PATH)

shawwn/noh CMakeLists.txt :374 

find_library(FMOD_LIBRARY
    NAMES fmod
    NAMES_PER_DIR
    PATH_SUFFIXES lib/x86_64
    PATHS "${FMOD_ROOT}" ENV FMOD_ROOT REQUIRED)

ornladios/ADIOS2 cmake/upstream/FindPython/Support.cmake :2449 

find_library (_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_LIBRARY_RELEASE
                          NAMES ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_LIB_NAMES}
                          NAMES_PER_DIR
                          HINTS ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_HINTS}
                          PATHS ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_VIRTUALENV_PATHS}
                                ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_FRAMEWORK_PATHS}
                          PATH_SUFFIXES ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_PATH_SUFFIXES}
                          NO_CMAKE_PATH
                          NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
                          NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
                          NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH)

Ravbug/UnityHubNative wxWidgets/src/tiff/cmake/Findliblzma.cmake :49 

find_library(LIBLZMA_LIBRARY_DEBUG NAMES lzmad liblzmad NAMES_PER_DIR PATH_SUFFIXES lib)

Kitware/VTK CMake/patches/3.23/FindPython/Support.cmake :2690 

find_library (_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_LIBRARY_RELEASE
                        NAMES ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_LIB_NAMES}
                        NAMES_PER_DIR
                        PATHS ${__${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_FRAMEWORK_PATHS}
                              ${__${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_REGISTRY_PATHS}
                        PATH_SUFFIXES ${_${_PYTHON_PREFIX}_PATH_SUFFIXES})

OpendTect/OpendTect CMakeModules/FindOpenSSL.cmake :513 

find_library(SSL_EAY
      NAMES
        libssl
        ssleay32
      NAMES_PER_DIR
      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS}
      HINTS
        ${_OPENSSL_LIBDIR}
      PATH_SUFFIXES
        lib
    )

LadybirdBrowser/ladybird Meta/CMake/vcpkg/overlay-ports/skia/unofficial-skia-config.cmake :16 

find_library("${lib_var}" NAMES "${lib}" NAMES_PER_DIR PATHS ${vcpkg_link_directories})

3MFConsortium/lib3mf Libraries/libressl/FindLibreSSL.cmake :106 

find_library(LIBRESSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY
    NAMES
        libcrypto
        crypto
        NAMES_PER_DIR
    ${_LIBRESSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS}
    PATH_SUFFIXES
        lib
)

open62541/open62541 tools/cmake/FindLibreSSL.cmake :117 

find_library(LIBRESSL_SSL_LIBRARY
    NAMES
        libssl
        ssl
        NAMES_PER_DIR
    ${_LIBRESSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS}
    PATH_SUFFIXES
        lib
)

TOMB5/TOMB5 CMAKE/FindZLIB.cmake :75 

find_library(ZLIB_LIBRARY_DEBUG NAMES ${ZLIB_NAMES_DEBUG} NAMES_PER_DIR ${${search}} PATH_SUFFIXES lib)