diff --git a/3d-viewer/CMakeLists.txt b/3d-viewer/CMakeLists.txt
index 2eb7648234..7ec25f4cc1 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3d-viewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,13 +104,15 @@ add_library(3d-viewer STATIC ${3D-VIEWER_SRCS})
 add_dependencies( 3d-viewer pcbcommon )
 
 target_link_libraries( 3d-viewer
-    PRIVATE
-        gal
-        kimath
-        nlohmann_json
-        ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
-        ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
-        ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
-        kicad_3dsg )
+                       gal
+                       kimath
+                       ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
+                       ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
+                       ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
+                       kicad_3dsg )
+
+target_include_directories( 3d-viewer PRIVATE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nlohmann_json,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    )
 
 add_subdirectory( 3d_cache )
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aa5b1b2799..c67ef8cf84 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA
 #
 
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.2 FATAL_ERROR )
 
 # Default to CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE = Release unless overridden on command line
 # http://www.cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2008-September/023808.html
@@ -190,6 +190,25 @@ endif()
 # change to add_compile_definitions() after minimum required CMake version is 3.12
 set_property( DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:DEBUG> )
 
+# CMP0063: CMake < 3.3 does not handle hidden visibility for static libraries,
+# and 3.3 is backwards compatible when the minimum version is smaller than 3.3.
+if( POLICY CMP0063 )
+    cmake_policy( GET CMP0063 VISIBILITY_POLICY )
+    if( VISIBILITY_POLICY STREQUAL NEW )
+        message( WARNING "Compatibility code for CMake < 3.3 can be removed, search for CMP0063" )
+    else()
+        cmake_policy( SET CMP0063 NEW )
+    endif()
+else()
+    if( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY AND NOT APPLE )
+        set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY}hidden" )
+    endif()
+    if( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN AND NOT APPLE )
+        set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN}" )
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+
 # Add option to add user directories for linker, if any
 LINK_DIRECTORIES( ${LINK_DIRECTORIES_PATH} )
 
@@ -218,7 +237,6 @@ perform_feature_checks()
 # Setup the compiler warnings
 include( ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/Warnings.cmake )
 
-
 if( WIN32 )
     # define UNICODE and_UNICODE definition on Windows. KiCad uses unicode.
     # Both definitions are required
diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index d4cc4afbf3..527c49fdd5 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ add_library( gal STATIC ${GAL_SRCS} )
 target_link_libraries( gal
     common          # This is needed until the circular dependency is removed
     kimath
-    nlohmann_json
     bitmaps
     ${GLEW_LIBRARIES}
     ${CAIRO_LIBRARIES}
@@ -81,6 +80,10 @@ target_link_libraries( gal
     ${GDI_PLUS_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
+target_include_directories( gal PRIVATE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nlohmann_json,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    )
+
 
 # Only for win32 cross compilation using MXE
 if( WIN32 AND MSYS )
@@ -461,18 +464,22 @@ set( COMMON_SRCS
 
 add_library( common STATIC
     ${COMMON_SRCS}
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:libcontext>
     )
 
+target_include_directories( common PRIVATE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:libcontext,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    )
+
+add_dependencies( common libcontext )
 add_dependencies( common version_header )
 add_dependencies( common compoundfilereader )  # used by altium_parser.cpp
 
 target_link_libraries( common
-    libcontext
     kimath
     kiplatform
     bitmaps
     gal
-    compoundfilereader
     ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
     ${CURL_LIBRARIES}
     ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}        # empty on Apple
@@ -480,12 +487,14 @@ target_link_libraries( common
     ${EXTRA_LIBS}
     )
 
-target_include_directories( common
-    PUBLIC
-        .
-        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+target_include_directories( common PUBLIC
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nlohmann_json,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
     )
 
+target_include_directories( common PUBLIC
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:compoundfilereader,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    )  # used by altium_parser.cpp
+
 set( PCB_COMMON_SRCS
     base_screen.cpp
     eda_text.cpp
@@ -569,6 +578,10 @@ set_source_files_properties( ${PCB_COMMON_SRCS} PROPERTIES
 
 add_library( pcbcommon STATIC ${PCB_COMMON_SRCS} )
 
+target_include_directories( pcbcommon PUBLIC
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:delaunator,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+)
+
 target_link_libraries( pcbcommon PUBLIC
     common
     delaunator
diff --git a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
index 14d18335e4..1d0e6b12a0 100644
--- a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ endif()
 include_directories( BEFORE ${INC_BEFORE} )
 include_directories(
     ./dialogs
+    ./netlist_exporters
     ./widgets
     symbol_editor
     ./libview
@@ -379,14 +380,12 @@ add_library( eeschema_kiface_objects OBJECT
     ${EESCHEMA_COMMON_SRCS}
     )
 
-target_include_directories( eeschema_kiface_objects
-    PUBLIC
-        .
-        netlist_exporters )
-
-target_link_libraries( eeschema_kiface_objects
-    PUBLIC
-        common )
+# CMake <3.9 can't link anything to object libraries,
+# but we only need include directories, as we will link the kiface MODULE
+target_include_directories( eeschema_kiface_objects PUBLIC
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:common,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+)
 
 # Since we're not using target_link_libraries, we need to explicitly
 # declare the dependency
@@ -394,22 +393,24 @@ add_dependencies( eeschema_kiface_objects common )
 
 add_library( eeschema_kiface MODULE
     eeschema.cpp
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:eeschema_kiface_objects>
     )
 
+target_include_directories( eeschema_kiface PUBLIC
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:eeschema_kiface_objects,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+)
+
 target_link_libraries( eeschema_kiface
-    PRIVATE
-        eeschema_kiface_objects
-        common
-        sexpr
-        markdown_lib
-        ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
-        ${GDI_PLUS_LIBRARIES}
+    common
+    sexpr
+    markdown_lib
+    ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
+    ${GDI_PLUS_LIBRARIES}
     )
 
 if( KICAD_SPICE )
     target_link_libraries( eeschema_kiface
-        PRIVATE
-            ${NGSPICE_LIBRARY}
+        ${NGSPICE_LIBRARY}
         )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt b/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
index 733e479380..72529eb4ac 100644
--- a/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,10 +131,16 @@ add_library( gerbview_kiface_objects OBJECT
     ${WIDGET_SRCS}
     ${GERBVIEW_EXTRA_SRCS}
     )
-target_link_libraries( gerbview_kiface_objects
-    PUBLIC
-        common
-        gal
+
+# Since we're not using target_link_libraries, we need to explicitly
+# declare the dependency
+add_dependencies( gerbview_kiface_objects common )
+add_dependencies( gerbview_kiface_objects gal )
+
+# CMake <3.9 can't link anything to object libraries,
+# but we only need include directories, as we will link the kiface MODULE
+target_include_directories( gerbview_kiface_objects PRIVATE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:common,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
     )
 
 # the main gerbview program, in DSO form.
@@ -145,7 +151,6 @@ set_target_properties( gerbview_kiface PROPERTIES
     SUFFIX          ${KIFACE_SUFFIX}
     )
 target_link_libraries( gerbview_kiface
-    nlohmann_json
     gal
     common
     ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
@@ -161,6 +166,10 @@ if( MAKE_LINK_MAPS )
         LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,-cref,-Map=_gerbview.kiface.map" )
 endif()
 
+target_include_directories( gerbview_kiface PRIVATE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nlohmann_json,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    )
+
 # if building gerbview, then also build gerbview_kiface if out of date.
 add_dependencies( gerbview gerbview_kiface )
 
diff --git a/kicad/CMakeLists.txt b/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
index b9a1899e3f..201932dd1c 100644
--- a/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ add_executable( kicad WIN32 MACOSX_BUNDLE
     ${KICAD_RESOURCES}
     )
 
+target_include_directories( kicad PRIVATE
+        $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nlohmann_json,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+        )
+
 if( UNIX )
     # for build directory: create kiface symlinks so kicad (exe) can be run in-situ
     add_custom_target( kiface_sym_links
@@ -72,13 +76,11 @@ if( APPLE )
         MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/kicad/Info.plist
         )
     target_link_libraries( kicad
-        nlohmann_json
         common
         ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
         )
 else()
     target_link_libraries( kicad
-        nlohmann_json
         common
         gal
         common      #repeated due to a circular dependancy bewteen gal and common
diff --git a/libs/kimath/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/kimath/CMakeLists.txt
index 2689ada6a5..73950452e2 100644
--- a/libs/kimath/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/kimath/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ set( KIMATH_SRCS
 # Include the other smaller math libraries in this one for convenience
 add_library( kimath STATIC
     ${KIMATH_SRCS}
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:clipper>
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:othermath>
 )
 
+add_dependencies( kimath clipper )
+add_dependencies( kimath rtree )
+add_dependencies( kimath othermath )
+
 target_link_libraries( kimath
-    clipper
-    othermath
-    rtree
     ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}      # wxLogDebug, wxASSERT
     ${Boost_LIBRARIES}          # Because of the OPT types
 )
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ target_link_libraries( kimath
 target_include_directories( kimath PUBLIC
     ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:clipper,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:othermath,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:rtree,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
 )
 
 # core/optional.h is needed for OPT types
diff --git a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
index 64838ecad4..0b604a4ddb 100644
--- a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -624,10 +624,13 @@ target_link_libraries( pcbnew
     # There's way too much crap coming in from common yet.
     common
     gal
-    nlohmann_json
     ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
     )
 
+target_include_directories( pcbnew INTERFACE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nlohmann_json,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    )
+
 if( PCBNEW_LINK_MAPS )
     set_target_properties( pcbnew PROPERTIES
         LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,-cref,-Map=pcbnew.map" )
@@ -652,16 +655,22 @@ make_lexer(
 
 # CMake <3.9 can't link anything to object libraries,
 # but we only need include directories, as we will link the kiface MODULE
-target_link_libraries( pcbnew_kiface_objects
-    PRIVATE
-        common
-        dxflib_qcad
-        nanosvg
-        tinyspline_lib
-        nlohmann_json
+target_include_directories( pcbnew_kiface_objects PRIVATE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:common,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:dxflib_qcad,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nanosvg,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:tinyspline_lib,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nlohmann_json,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
     )
 
-add_library( pcbnew_kiface MODULE )
+# Since we're not using target_link_libraries, we need to explicitly
+# declare the dependency
+add_dependencies( pcbnew_kiface_objects common )
+add_dependencies( pcbnew_kiface_objects dxflib_qcad )
+add_dependencies( pcbnew_kiface_objects tinyspline_lib )
+add_dependencies( pcbnew_kiface_objects nanosvg )
+
+add_library( pcbnew_kiface MODULE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:pcbnew_kiface_objects> )
 
 set_target_properties( pcbnew_kiface PROPERTIES
     # Decorate OUTPUT_NAME with PREFIX and SUFFIX, creating something like
@@ -684,7 +693,6 @@ if ( KICAD_BUILD_TESTS )
 endif ()
 
 set( PCBNEW_KIFACE_LIBRARIES
-    pcbnew_kiface_objects
     3d-viewer
     connectivity
     pcbcommon
@@ -706,10 +714,7 @@ set( PCBNEW_KIFACE_LIBRARIES
     )
 
 
-target_link_libraries( pcbnew_kiface
-    PRIVATE
-        ${PCBNEW_KIFACE_LIBRARIES}
-    )
+target_link_libraries( pcbnew_kiface ${PCBNEW_KIFACE_LIBRARIES} )
 
 set_source_files_properties( pcbnew.cpp PROPERTIES
     # The KIFACE is in pcbnew.cpp, export it:
diff --git a/pcbnew/plugins/altium/CMakeLists.txt b/pcbnew/plugins/altium/CMakeLists.txt
index fd36c28723..c7645f7404 100644
--- a/pcbnew/plugins/altium/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/plugins/altium/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ set( ALTIUM2PCBNEW_SRCS
 
 add_library( altium2pcbnew STATIC ${ALTIUM2PCBNEW_SRCS} )
 
-target_link_libraries( altium2pcbnew
-    pcbcommon
-    compoundfilereader )
+add_dependencies( altium2pcbnew compoundfilereader )
 
-target_include_directories( altium2pcbnew
-    PUBLIC
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} )
+target_link_libraries( altium2pcbnew pcbcommon )
+
+target_include_directories( altium2pcbnew PUBLIC
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+        $<TARGET_PROPERTY:compoundfilereader,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+        )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/qa/common/CMakeLists.txt b/qa/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 8735091474..54a6d3fb73 100644
--- a/qa/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qa/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ set( common_srcs
 
 set( common_libs
     common
-    libcontext
     gal
     qa_utils
     unit_test_utils
@@ -63,6 +62,10 @@ set( common_libs
 # Test executable for non-program-specific code
 add_executable( qa_common ${common_srcs} )
 target_link_libraries( qa_common ${common_libs} )
+target_include_directories( qa_common PRIVATE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:libcontext,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+)
+
 
 include_directories(
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
diff --git a/qa/common_tools/CMakeLists.txt b/qa/common_tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a27b34122..8789238727 100644
--- a/qa/common_tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qa/common_tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ include_directories(
 
 target_link_libraries( qa_common_tools
     common
-    libcontext
     gal
     qa_utils
     sexpr
@@ -62,4 +61,8 @@ target_compile_definitions( qa_common_tools
     PRIVATE PCBNEW
 )
 
+target_include_directories( qa_common_tools PRIVATE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:libcontext,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+)
+
 kicad_add_utils_executable( qa_common_tools )
diff --git a/qa/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt b/qa/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
index 8926deb35b..5d4c488c9b 100644
--- a/qa/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qa/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,10 +74,18 @@ endif()
 
 add_executable( qa_eeschema
     ${QA_EESCHEMA_SRCS}
+
+    # Older CMakes cannot link OBJECT libraries
+    # https://cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2013-November/056263.html
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:eeschema_kiface_objects>
 )
 
+# Anytime we link to the kiface_objects, we have to add a dependency on the last object
+# to ensure that the generated lexer files are finished being used before the qa runs in a
+# multi-threaded build
+add_dependencies( qa_eeschema eeschema )
+
 target_link_libraries( qa_eeschema
-    eeschema_kiface_objects
     common
     pcbcommon
     kimath
@@ -88,6 +96,12 @@ target_link_libraries( qa_eeschema
     ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
+target_include_directories( qa_eeschema PUBLIC
+    # Paths for eeschema lib usage (should really be in eeschema/common
+    # target_include_directories and made PUBLIC)
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:eeschema_kiface_objects,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+)
+
 # Eeschema tests, so pretend to be eeschema (for units, etc)
 target_compile_definitions( qa_eeschema
     PUBLIC EESCHEMA
diff --git a/qa/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt b/qa/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
index ed66371062..913aab77ca 100644
--- a/qa/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qa/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ set( QA_PCBNEW_SRCS
 
 add_executable( qa_pcbnew
     ${QA_PCBNEW_SRCS}
+
+    # Older CMakes cannot link OBJECT libraries
+    # https://cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2013-November/056263.html
+    $<TARGET_OBJECTS:pcbnew_kiface_objects>
 )
 
 # Pcbnew tests, so pretend to be pcbnew (for units, etc)
@@ -60,7 +64,6 @@ add_dependencies( qa_pcbnew pcbnew )
 
 target_link_libraries( qa_pcbnew
     qa_pcbnew_utils
-    pcbnew_kiface_objects
     3d-viewer
     connectivity
     pcbcommon