CMake not able to find Debug Library - cmake

Question

I am a CMake noob trying to put together a package installer so i can move between my windows development machine and my cluster.
I have the following directory tree for my files (an example)
-Primary
--Library Source
--CMakeLists.txt
--src1.cpp
--src1.h
--Application Source
--CMakeLists.txt
--src1.cpp
--src1.h
--CMakeLists.txt
Each CMakeLists.txt is
Primary/CMakeLists.txt
CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8)
PROJECT(BloodVesselRadiationDamageSimulations CXX)
SET(FIND_LIBRARY_USE_LIB64_PATHS true)
SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}) #only for testing
set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_ROOT}/ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules/")
FIND_PACKAGE(OpenMP)
FIND_PACKAGE(MPI)
FIND_PACKAGE(HDF5)
FIND_PACKAGE(GTest)
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MT")
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MTd")
SET(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX _d)
ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(Source)
ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(SourceUnitTest)
Library Source/CMakeLists.txt
ADD_LIBRARY(VesselProjectBaseLibrary STATIC Src1.cpp
Src1.h)
INSTALL(TARGETS VesselProjectBaseLibrary DESTINATION x64/Debug CONFIGURATIONS Debug)
INSTALL(TARGETS VesselProjectBaseLibrary DESTINATION x64/Release CONFIGURATIONS Release|RelWithDebInfo)
Application Source/CMakeLists.txt
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES("${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
ADD_EXECUTABLE (SourceUnitTests Src1.cpp
Src1.h)
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(SourceUnitTests ${GTEST_LIBRARY})
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(SourceUnitTests debug VesselProjectBaseLibrary_d optimized VesselProjectBaseLibrary)
I am able to generate the projects correctly; I see all the correct files in the projects. However, when i go to compile the debug build I get the following error:
1>ipo: : error #11018: Cannot open VesselProjectBaseLibrary_d.lib
1>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'VesselProjectBaseLibrary_d.lib'
If i compile my release build everything works perfectly and compilation is successful. The library compiles successfully under both builds.

Answer 1

When you link against a library created within the project, you need to specify library target name, not a library file. CMake will care about proper filename, path and other things:
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(SourceUnitTests VesselProjectBaseLibrary)
Variable CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX affects on library's filename. While file VesselProjectBaseLibrary_d.lib is actually created in debug build, it cannot be found automatically by the linker. Again, use target name and let CMake do all other work.