diff --git a/3d-viewer/CMakeLists.txt b/3d-viewer/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ec25f4cc1..2eb7648234 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3d-viewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,15 +104,13 @@ add_library(3d-viewer STATIC ${3D-VIEWER_SRCS})
 add_dependencies( 3d-viewer pcbcommon )
 
 target_link_libraries( 3d-viewer
-                       gal
-                       kimath
-                       ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
-                       ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
-                       ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
-                       kicad_3dsg )
-
-target_include_directories( 3d-viewer PRIVATE
-    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nlohmann_json,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
-    )
+    PRIVATE
+        gal
+        kimath
+        nlohmann_json
+        ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
+        ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
+        ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
+        kicad_3dsg )
 
 add_subdirectory( 3d_cache )
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c67ef8cf84..aa5b1b2799 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 3.2 FATAL_ERROR )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.10 FATAL_ERROR )
 
 # Default to CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE = Release unless overridden on command line
 # http://www.cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2008-September/023808.html
@@ -190,25 +190,6 @@ 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} )
 
@@ -237,6 +218,7 @@ 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 527c49fdd5..d4cc4afbf3 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ 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}
@@ -80,10 +81,6 @@ 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 )
@@ -464,22 +461,18 @@ 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
@@ -487,14 +480,12 @@ target_link_libraries( common
     ${EXTRA_LIBS}
     )
 
-target_include_directories( common PUBLIC
-    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:nlohmann_json,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+target_include_directories( common
+    PUBLIC
+        .
+        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
     )
 
-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
@@ -578,10 +569,6 @@ 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 1d0e6b12a0..14d18335e4 100644
--- a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ endif()
 include_directories( BEFORE ${INC_BEFORE} )
 include_directories(
     ./dialogs
-    ./netlist_exporters
     ./widgets
     symbol_editor
     ./libview
@@ -380,12 +379,14 @@ add_library( eeschema_kiface_objects OBJECT
     ${EESCHEMA_COMMON_SRCS}
     )
 
-# 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>
-)
+target_include_directories( eeschema_kiface_objects
+    PUBLIC
+        .
+        netlist_exporters )
+
+target_link_libraries( eeschema_kiface_objects
+    PUBLIC
+        common )
 
 # Since we're not using target_link_libraries, we need to explicitly
 # declare the dependency
@@ -393,24 +394,22 @@ 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
-    common
-    sexpr
-    markdown_lib
-    ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
-    ${GDI_PLUS_LIBRARIES}
+    PRIVATE
+        eeschema_kiface_objects
+        common
+        sexpr
+        markdown_lib
+        ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
+        ${GDI_PLUS_LIBRARIES}
     )
 
 if( KICAD_SPICE )
     target_link_libraries( eeschema_kiface
-        ${NGSPICE_LIBRARY}
+        PRIVATE
+            ${NGSPICE_LIBRARY}
         )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt b/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
index 72529eb4ac..733e479380 100644
--- a/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gerbview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,16 +131,10 @@ add_library( gerbview_kiface_objects OBJECT
     ${WIDGET_SRCS}
     ${GERBVIEW_EXTRA_SRCS}
     )
-
-# 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>
+target_link_libraries( gerbview_kiface_objects
+    PUBLIC
+        common
+        gal
     )
 
 # the main gerbview program, in DSO form.
@@ -151,6 +145,7 @@ set_target_properties( gerbview_kiface PROPERTIES
     SUFFIX          ${KIFACE_SUFFIX}
     )
 target_link_libraries( gerbview_kiface
+    nlohmann_json
     gal
     common
     ${wxWidgets_LIBRARIES}
@@ -166,10 +161,6 @@ 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 201932dd1c..b9a1899e3f 100644
--- a/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kicad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ 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
@@ -76,11 +72,13 @@ 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 73950452e2..2689ada6a5 100644
--- a/libs/kimath/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/kimath/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,15 +26,12 @@ 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
 )
@@ -42,9 +39,6 @@ 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 0b604a4ddb..64838ecad4 100644
--- a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -624,13 +624,10 @@ 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" )
@@ -655,22 +652,16 @@ 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_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>
+target_link_libraries( pcbnew_kiface_objects
+    PRIVATE
+        common
+        dxflib_qcad
+        nanosvg
+        tinyspline_lib
+        nlohmann_json
     )
 
-# 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> )
+add_library( pcbnew_kiface MODULE )
 
 set_target_properties( pcbnew_kiface PROPERTIES
     # Decorate OUTPUT_NAME with PREFIX and SUFFIX, creating something like
@@ -693,6 +684,7 @@ if ( KICAD_BUILD_TESTS )
 endif ()
 
 set( PCBNEW_KIFACE_LIBRARIES
+    pcbnew_kiface_objects
     3d-viewer
     connectivity
     pcbcommon
@@ -714,7 +706,10 @@ set( PCBNEW_KIFACE_LIBRARIES
     )
 
 
-target_link_libraries( pcbnew_kiface ${PCBNEW_KIFACE_LIBRARIES} )
+target_link_libraries( pcbnew_kiface
+    PRIVATE
+        ${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 c7645f7404..fd36c28723 100644
--- a/pcbnew/plugins/altium/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/plugins/altium/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ set( ALTIUM2PCBNEW_SRCS
 
 add_library( altium2pcbnew STATIC ${ALTIUM2PCBNEW_SRCS} )
 
-add_dependencies( altium2pcbnew compoundfilereader )
+target_link_libraries( altium2pcbnew
+    pcbcommon
+    compoundfilereader )
 
-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
+target_include_directories( altium2pcbnew
+    PUBLIC
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} )
diff --git a/qa/common/CMakeLists.txt b/qa/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 54a6d3fb73..8735091474 100644
--- a/qa/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qa/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ set( common_srcs
 
 set( common_libs
     common
+    libcontext
     gal
     qa_utils
     unit_test_utils
@@ -62,10 +63,6 @@ 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 8789238727..2a27b34122 100644
--- a/qa/common_tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qa/common_tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ include_directories(
 
 target_link_libraries( qa_common_tools
     common
+    libcontext
     gal
     qa_utils
     sexpr
@@ -61,8 +62,4 @@ 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 5d4c488c9b..8926deb35b 100644
--- a/qa/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qa/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,18 +74,10 @@ 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
@@ -96,12 +88,6 @@ 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 913aab77ca..ed66371062 100644
--- a/qa/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qa/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ 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)
@@ -64,6 +60,7 @@ add_dependencies( qa_pcbnew pcbnew )
 
 target_link_libraries( qa_pcbnew
     qa_pcbnew_utils
+    pcbnew_kiface_objects
     3d-viewer
     connectivity
     pcbcommon