From 0f6f37a571ab0fcb1cd3309150f9ae9ade18b74e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcel Loose <loose@astron.nl>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 15:09:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Task #8021: Added check for existing target to
 lofar_create_target_symlink()

---
 CMake/LofarMacros.cmake | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CMake/LofarMacros.cmake b/CMake/LofarMacros.cmake
index a0de05215df..58b58ba135a 100644
--- a/CMake/LofarMacros.cmake
+++ b/CMake/LofarMacros.cmake
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ if(NOT DEFINED LOFAR_MACROS_INCLUDED)
   # use of the generator expression $<TARGET_FILE>.
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   macro(lofar_create_target_symlink _target _symlink)
+    if(NOT TARGET _target)
+      message(SEND_ERROR 
+	"Cannot create symbolic link to non-existing target ${_target}")
+    endif(NOT TARGET _target)
     if(POLICY CMP0026)
       set(_location $<TARGET_FILE:${_target}>)
     else(POLICY CMP0026)
-- 
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