add_library(MathFunctions mysqrt.cxx) # state that anybody linking to us needs to include the current source dir # to find MathFunctions.h, while we don't. target_include_directories(MathFunctions INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ) # link our compiler flags interface library target_link_libraries(MathFunctions tutorial_compiler_flags) # install libs set(installable_libs MathFunctions tutorial_compiler_flags) install(TARGETS ${installable_libs} DESTINATION lib) # install include headers install(FILES MathFunctions.h DESTINATION include)