Why CMake adds unnecessary libraries to Visual studio project?

Question

I have this simple CMake file

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
project(test)
set(SOURCES source.cpp)
add_executable(test ${SOURCES})

whe

Answer 1

As commented by @Vertexwahn those are the defaults defined from CMake by CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT in CMakeCXXInformation.cmake.

I just wanted to add a simple AdditionalDependencies macro replacement found here:

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)

file(
    WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/MakeRulesOverwrite.cmake"
[=[
    if (MSVC)        
        set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES_INIT "%(AdditionalDependencies)")
    endif()
]=]
)
set(CMAKE_USER_MAKE_RULES_OVERRIDE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/MakeRulesOverwrite.cmake")

project(test)
...

References

• CMAKE_USER_MAKE_RULES_OVERRIDE
• what is %(AdditionalDependencies) macro?
• Change default value of CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG and friends in CMake