add_library(genex_pic UNKNOWN IMPORTED) # PIC is ON if sibling target is a library, OFF if it is an executable set_property(TARGET genex_pic PROPERTY INTERFACE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE $,EXECUTABLE>>) add_executable(conflict2 main.cpp) set_property(TARGET conflict2 PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON) target_link_libraries(conflict2 PRIVATE genex_pic)