CMake Error: TARGETS given no LIBRARY DESTINATION for shared library target

November 23, 2023 by Tarik

In my CMakeLists.txt, my INSTALL command had no LIBRARY parameter.

Changing from this:

INSTALL(
  TARGETS lemon
  ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
  COMPONENT library
)

to this:

INSTALL(
  TARGETS lemon
  ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib  # <-- Add this line
  COMPONENT library
)

fixed my problem.