next-release: CMake Error: Error required internal CMake variable not set. Missing variable is: CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUGGPU

[TomClabault]

When adding HIPRT as a subdirectory with add_subdirectory(), the following error shows up during CMake configuration:

CMake Error: Error required internal CMake variable not set, cmake may not be built correctly.
Missing variable is:
CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUGGPU

The error doesn't appear when configuring a second time.

Also, setting set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUGGPU "") before calling add_subdirectory() solves the issue.

This ultimately isn't an issue at the moment and the project that uses HIPRT as a subdirectory still compiles/links fine but I guess this could be hiding some more issues in the future.

[RichardGe]

I see that set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUGGPU "") is already in the cmake.
would it help to move it earlier in the file ?
for example just after set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

[TomClabault]

Moving it just after set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON) yields the same error.

Are you able to reproduce this on your side or is this some setup specific issue on my part that I need to investigate?