CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_MODE

.. deprecated:: 4.0

This variable is no longer used. The type of information stored in the :variable:CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_<TYPE> variable is determined by the :variable:CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_MODE variable.

.. versionadded:: 3.29

This variable controls how the value of the :variable:CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_<TYPE> variable should be interpreted. The supported linker mode values are:

FLAG :variable:CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_<TYPE> holds a :ref:semicolon-separated list <CMake Language Lists> of flags to be passed to the compiler frontend. This is also the default behavior if CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_MODE is not set.

TOOL :variable:CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_<TYPE> holds the path to the linker tool.

.. warning::

The variable must be set accordingly to how CMake manage the link step:

value TOOL is expected and required when the linker is used directly for the link step.
value FLAG is expected or the variable not set when the compiler is used as driver for the link step.