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+# - Use only needed imports from libraries
+#
+# Add the -Wl,--as-needed flag to the default linker flags on Linux
+# in order to get only the minimal set of dependencies.
+
+function (prepend var_name value)
+  if (${var_name})
+	set (${var_name} "${value} ${${var_name}}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  else (${var_name})
+	set (${var_name} "${value}")
+  endif (${var_name})
+endfunction (prepend var_name value)
+
+if (CMAKE_CXX_PLATFORM_ID STREQUAL "Linux")
+  prepend (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,--as-needed")
+  prepend (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,--as-needed")
+  prepend (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,--as-needed")
+endif (CMAKE_CXX_PLATFORM_ID STREQUAL "Linux")