MACHO_CURRENT_VERSION --------------------- .. versionadded:: 3.17 What current version number is this target for Mach-O binaries. For shared libraries on Mach-O systems (e.g. macOS, iOS) the :prop_tgt:`MACHO_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION` property corresponds to the *compatibility version* and ``MACHO_CURRENT_VERSION`` corresponds to the *current version*. These are both embedded in the shared library binary and can be checked with the ``otool -L `` command. It should be noted that the ``MACHO_CURRENT_VERSION`` and :prop_tgt:`MACHO_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION` properties do not affect the file names or version-related symlinks that CMake generates for the library. The :prop_tgt:`VERSION` and :prop_tgt:`SOVERSION` target properties still control the file and symlink names. The ``install_name`` is also still controlled by :prop_tgt:`SOVERSION`. When ``MACHO_CURRENT_VERSION`` and :prop_tgt:`MACHO_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION` are not given, :prop_tgt:`VERSION` and :prop_tgt:`SOVERSION` are used for the version details to be embedded in the binaries respectively. The ``MACHO_CURRENT_VERSION`` and :prop_tgt:`MACHO_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION` properties only need to be given if the project needs to decouple the file and symlink naming from the version details embedded in the binaries (e.g. to match libtool conventions).