Bug#35604758: Test programs use system path for openssl libs even if WITH_SSL used for cmake

Author: rsomla1

jdbc/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ add_library(otel_api INTERFACE)
 if(NOT (WIN32 OR APPLE OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "SunOS"))
   message(STATUS "Adding OTel support")
   set(TELEMETRY ON)
-  target_include_directories(otel_api INTERFACE 
+  target_include_directories(otel_api INTERFACE
     "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/extra/otel/opentelemetry-cpp-1.8.3/api/include"
   )
   target_compile_definitions(otel_api INTERFACE TELEMETRY)
@@ -257,6 +257,25 @@ set(INFO_PREFIX "jdbc-")
 merge_libraries(connector-jdbc jdbc)
 
 
+# Note: When connector links statically to the client library, targets using
+# the connector must be able to find dependencies of the client library, such
+# as openssl libs. The MYSQL_EXTERNAL_SEARCHPATH variable set by DepFindMySQL.
+# cmake stores detected locations where client library dependencies that
+# are bundled with it can be found. We add it here as interface property
+# so that other targets that link with the connector will have library search
+# path correctly set in the compile line.
+#
+# TODO: Modify merge_libraries() logic to autmatically detect transitive link
+# directory path properties of merged targets and then set them on the merged
+# library target.
+
+if(MYSQLCLIENT_STATIC_LINKING)
+  target_link_directories(connector-jdbc INTERFACE
+    ${MYSQL_EXTERNAL_SEARCHPATH}
+  )
+endif()
+
+
 #
 # Install specifications
 # ----------------------