cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8) project(CheckIPOSupported-C LANGUAGES C) cmake_policy(SET CMP0069 NEW) include(CheckIPOSupported) check_ipo_supported(RESULT ipo_supported) if(ipo_supported) set(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE) elseif(CMake_TEST_IPO_WORKS_C) message(FATAL_ERROR "IPO expected to work") endif() add_library(foo foo.c) add_executable(CheckIPOSupported-C main.c) target_link_libraries(CheckIPOSupported-C PUBLIC foo) enable_testing() add_test(NAME CheckIPOSupported-C COMMAND CheckIPOSupported-C)