Issue
I want to rename certain executables in CMakeLists.txt but also want symbolic links from the older names to new files for backward compatibility. How can this be accomplished on systems that support symbolic links?
Also what are the alternatives for system that does not support symbolic links?
Solution
You can create a custom target and use CMake to create symlinks
ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(link_target ALL
COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${target} ${link})
This will only work on systems that support symlinks, see the documentation.
Before CMake v3.14, this did not work on Windows. In v3.13, support for Windows was added.
Answered By - Emil Answer Checked By - Clifford M. (WPSolving Volunteer)