The package @PORT@:@TARGET_TRIPLET@ provides CMake targets: When using AWSSDK, AWSSDK_ROOT_DIR must be defined by the user. find_package(AWSSDK CONFIG COMPONENTS core dynamodb kinesis s3 REQUIRED) target_include_directories(main PRIVATE ${AWSSDK_INCLUDE_DIRS}) target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE ${AWSSDK_LIBRARIES}) OR find_package(aws-cpp-sdk-core REQUIRED) target_include_directories(main PRIVATE aws-cpp-sdk-core) target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE aws-cpp-sdk-core)