enable_language(C) add_library(warn empty.c) target_link_libraries(warn bar) message(STATUS "warn_LIB_DEPENDS='${warn_LIB_DEPENDS}'") cmake_policy(SET CMP0073 OLD) add_library(old empty.c) target_link_libraries(old bar) message(STATUS "old_LIB_DEPENDS='${old_LIB_DEPENDS}'") cmake_policy(SET CMP0073 NEW) add_library(new empty.c) target_link_libraries(new bar) message(STATUS "new_LIB_DEPENDS='${new_LIB_DEPENDS}'") if(DEFINED new_LIB_DEPENDS) message(FATAL_ERROR "new_LIB_DEPENDS set but should not be") endif()