if (NOT TARGET pico_standard_link)
    pico_add_library(pico_standard_link)

    if (TARGET boot_stage2_headers)
        target_link_libraries(pico_standard_link INTERFACE boot_stage2_headers)
    endif()

    function(pico_add_link_depend TARGET dependency)
        get_target_property(target_type ${TARGET} TYPE)
        if (${target_type} STREQUAL "INTERFACE_LIBRARY")
            set(PROP "INTERFACE_LINK_DEPENDS")
        else()
            set(PROP "LINK_DEPENDS")
        endif()
        get_target_property(_LINK_DEPENDS ${TARGET} ${PROP})
        if (NOT _LINK_DEPENDS)
            set(_LINK_DEPENDS ${dependency})
        else()
            list(APPEND _LINK_DEPENDS ${dependency})
        endif()
        set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES ${PROP} "${_LINK_DEPENDS}")
    endfunction()

    # need this because cmake does not appear to have a way to override an INTERFACE variable
    function(pico_set_linker_script TARGET LDSCRIPT)
        set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES PICO_TARGET_LINKER_SCRIPT ${LDSCRIPT})
    endfunction()

    function(pico_set_binary_type TARGET TYPE)
        set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE ${TYPE})
    endfunction()

    if (NOT PICO_DEFAULT_BINARY_TYPE)
        if (PICO_NO_FLASH)
            set(PICO_DEFAULT_BINARY_TYPE no_flash)
        elseif (PICO_USE_BLOCKED_RAM)
            set(PICO_DEFAULT_BINARY_TYPE blocked_ram)
        elseif (PICO_COPY_TO_RAM)
            set(PICO_DEFAULT_BINARY_TYPE copy_to_ram)
        else()
            set(PICO_DEFAULT_BINARY_TYPE default)
        endif()
    endif()

    # todo only needed if not using a custom linker script
    if (NOT PICO_LINKER_SCRIPT_PATH)
        set(PICO_LINKER_SCRIPT_PATH "THIS_IS_THE_UNSET_PICO_LINKER_SCRIPT_PATH")
    endif()
    # configure the flash size in pico_flash_region.ld
    if (NOT PICO_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES)
        if (PICO_DEFAULT_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES)
            set(PICO_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES ${PICO_DEFAULT_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES})
        else()
            set(PICO_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES "2 * 1024 * 1024")
        endif()
    endif()
    # since linker script can handle expressions; may as well leave it as one
    #math(EXPR PICO_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES_STRING "${PICO_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES}" OUTPUT_FORMAT HEXADECIMAL)
    set(PICO_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES_STRING "${PICO_FLASH_SIZE_BYTES}")
    configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/pico_flash_region.template.ld ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/pico_flash_region.ld)
    # add include path for linker scripts
    target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE "LINKER:-L${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")

    # LINKER script will be PICO_TARGET_LINKER_SCRIPT if set on target, or ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/memmap_foo.ld
    # if PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE is set to foo on the target, otherwise ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/memmap_${PICO_DEFAULT_BINARY_TYPE).ld
    set(_LINKER_SCRIPT_EXPRESSION "$<IF:$<BOOL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_LINKER_SCRIPT>>,$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_LINKER_SCRIPT>,${PICO_LINKER_SCRIPT_PATH}/memmap_$<IF:$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>,>,${PICO_DEFAULT_BINARY_TYPE},$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>>.ld>")
    target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE
        "LINKER:--script=${_LINKER_SCRIPT_EXPRESSION}"
            )
    pico_add_link_depend(pico_standard_link ${_LINKER_SCRIPT_EXPRESSION})
    unset(_LINKER_SCRIPT_EXPRESSION)

    # PICO_NO_FLASH will be set based on PICO_TARGET_BUILD_TYPE target property being equal to no_flash if set, otherwise to the value of the PICO_NO_FLASH cmake variable unless PICO_TARGET_TYPE is set to something else
    # PICO_BUILD_DEFINE: PICO_NO_FLASH, whether this is a 'no_flash' build, type=bool, default=0, but dependent on CMake options, group=pico_standard_link
    target_compile_definitions(pico_standard_link INTERFACE PICO_NO_FLASH=$<IF:$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>,no_flash>,1,$<AND:$<BOOL:${PICO_NO_FLASH}>,$<STREQUAL:,$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>>>>)
    # PICO_USE_BLOCKED_RAM will be set based on PICO_TARGET_BUILD_TYPE target property being equal to use_blocked_ram if set, otherwise to the value of the PICO_USE_BLOCKED_RAM cmake variable unless PICO_TARGET_TYPE is set to something else
    # PICO_BUILD_DEFINE: PICO_USE_BLOCKED_RAM, whether this is a 'blocked_ram' build, type=bool, default=0, but dependent on CMake options, group=pico_standard_link
    target_compile_definitions(pico_standard_link INTERFACE PICO_USE_BLOCKED_RAM=$<IF:$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>,use_blocked_ram>,1,$<AND:$<BOOL:${PICO_USE_BLOCKED_RAM}>,$<STREQUAL:,$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>>>>)
    # PICO_COPY_TO_RAM will be set based on PICO_TARGET_BUILD_TYPE target property being equal to copy_to_ram if set, otherwise to the value of the PICO_COPY_TO_RAM cmake variable unless PICO_TARGET_TYPE is set to something else
    # PICO_BUILD_DEFINE: PICO_COPY_TO_RAM, whether this is a 'copy_to_ram' build, type=bool, default=0, but dependent on CMake options, group=pico_standard_link
    target_compile_definitions(pico_standard_link INTERFACE PICO_COPY_TO_RAM=$<IF:$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>,copy_to_ram>,1,$<AND:$<BOOL:${PICO_COPY_TO_RAM}>,$<STREQUAL:,$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>>>>)

    target_compile_definitions(pico_standard_link INTERFACE PICO_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
    if (PICO_DEOPTIMIZED_DEBUG AND "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Debug")
        target_compile_definitions(pico_standard_link INTERFACE PICO_DEOPTIMIZED_DEBUG=1)
    endif()

    # this (arguably wrong) code is restored for 1.5.1 as setting -nostartfiles on many C++ binaries causes link errors. see issue #1368
    # -nostartfiles will be added if PICO_NO_FLASH would be defined to 1
    target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE $<$<IF:$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>,no_flash>,1,$<AND:$<BOOL:${PICO_NO_FLASH}>,$<STREQUAL:,$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>>>>:-nostartfiles>)
    # boot_stage2 will be linked if PICO_NO_FLASH would be defined to 0; note if boot_stage2 headers not present, then boot_stage2 is omitted from build anyway
    if (TARGET boot_stage2_headers)
        target_link_libraries(pico_standard_link INTERFACE $<$<NOT:$<IF:$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>,no_flash>,1,$<AND:$<BOOL:${PICO_NO_FLASH}>,$<STREQUAL:,$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BINARY_TYPE>>>>>:$<IF:$<BOOL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BOOT_STAGE2>>,$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_BOOT_STAGE2>,bs2_default>_library>)
    endif()

    # PICO_CMAKE_CONFIG: PICO_USE_DEFAULT_MAX_PAGE_SIZE, Don't shrink linker max page to 4096, type=bool, default=0, advanced=true, group=pico_standard_link
    if (NOT PICO_USE_DEFAULT_MAX_PAGE_SIZE)
        target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE "LINKER:-z,max-page-size=4096")
    endif()
    # done in compiler now
    #target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE "LINKER:--build-id=none")

    # this line occasionally useful for debugging ... todo maybe make a PICO_ var
    # target_compile_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE --save-temps) #debugging only

    # PICO_CMAKE_CONFIG: PICO_NO_GC_SECTIONS, Disable `-ffunction-sections` `-fdata-sections` and `--gc-sections`, type=bool, default=0, advanced=true, group=pico_standard_link
    if (NOT PICO_NO_GC_SECTIONS)
        target_compile_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections)
        target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE "LINKER:--gc-sections")
    endif()

    if (PICO_C_COMPILER_IS_GNU)
        # Ignore warnings about rwx segments introduced in binutils 2.39
        execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -print-prog-name=ld RESULT_VARIABLE RUN_C_RESULT OUTPUT_VARIABLE FULL_LD_PATH
            OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
        if (${RUN_C_RESULT} EQUAL 0)
            execute_process(COMMAND ${FULL_LD_PATH} --help RESULT_VARIABLE RUN_LD_RESULT OUTPUT_VARIABLE LD_HELP_OUTPUT
                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
            if (${RUN_LD_RESULT} EQUAL 0)
                    set(RWX_WARNING "no-warn-rwx-segments")
                    string(FIND "${LD_HELP_OUTPUT}" "${RWX_WARNING}" LD_RWX_WARNING_SUPPORTED)
                    if (${LD_RWX_WARNING_SUPPORTED} GREATER -1)
                        target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE "LINKER:--${RWX_WARNING}")
                    endif()
            endif()
        endif()
    endif()
endif()