macro(LINK_HIFI_LIBRARY LIBRARY TARGET ROOT_DIR)
  
  if (NOT TARGET ${LIBRARY})
    add_subdirectory("${ROOT_DIR}/libraries/${LIBRARY}" "${ROOT_DIR}/libraries/${LIBRARY}")
  endif ()
  
  include_directories("${ROOT_DIR}/libraries/${LIBRARY}/src")

  add_dependencies(${TARGET} ${LIBRARY})
  target_link_libraries(${TARGET} ${LIBRARY})
  
  if (APPLE)
    # currently the "shared" library requires CoreServices    
    # link in required OS X framework
    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -framework CoreServices")
  endif ()

endmacro(LINK_HIFI_LIBRARY _library _target _root_dir)