diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 28a970ec64..6bcb35b6fe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ include(dtool/Config.cmake)
 # Include global modules
 include(AddBisonTarget)     # Defines add_bison_target function
 include(AddFlexTarget)      # Defines add_flex_target function
+include(BuildMetalib)       # Defines add_component_library AND add_metalib
 include(CompositeSources)   # Defines composite_sources function
 include(Interrogate)        # Defines target_interrogate AND add_python_module
 include(RunPzip)            # Defines run_pzip function
diff --git a/cmake/macros/BuildMetalib.cmake b/cmake/macros/BuildMetalib.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b42c35b7f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/macros/BuildMetalib.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+# Filename: BuildMetalib.cmake
+#
+# Description: This file contains macros to build Panda3D's "metalibs" - these
+#   are special libraries that contain no unique code themselves and are
+#   instead just an agglomeration of the various component libraries that get
+#   linked into them. A library of libraries - a "metalibrary."
+
+#
+# Function: target_link_libraries(...)
+#
+# Overrides CMake's target_link_libraries() to support "linking" object
+# libraries. This is a partial reimplementation of CMake commit dc38970f83,
+# which as of this writing has not yet landed in any release.
+#
+function(target_link_libraries target)
+  get_target_property(target_type "${target}" TYPE)
+  if(NOT target_type STREQUAL "OBJECT_LIBRARY")
+    _target_link_libraries("${target}" ${ARGN})
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  foreach(library ${ARGN})
+    if(library MATCHES "^[A-Za-z0-9]+$")
+      # We need to add "library"'s include directories to "target"
+      # (and transitively to INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES so further
+      # dependencies will work)
+      set(include_directories "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${library},INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>")
+      set_property(TARGET "${target}" APPEND PROPERTY INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${include_directories}")
+      set_property(TARGET "${target}" APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${include_directories}")
+
+      # Also build with the same BUILDING_ macros, because these will all end
+      # up in the same library.
+      set(compile_definitions "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${library},COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>")
+      set_property(TARGET "${target}" APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${compile_definitions}")
+
+      # Libraries are only linked transitively if they aren't components.
+      # Unfortunately, it seems like INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES can't have
+      # generator expressions on an object library(?) so we resort to taking
+      # care of this at configuration time.
+      if(TARGET "${library}")
+        get_target_property(is_component "${library}" IS_COMPONENT)
+        if(NOT is_component)
+          set_property(TARGET "${target}" APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${library}")
+        endif()
+      endif()
+    else()
+      # This is a file path to an out-of-tree library - this needs to be
+      # recorded so that the metalib can link them. (They aren't needed at
+      # all for the object libraries themselves, so they don't have to work
+      # transitively.)
+      set_property(TARGET "${target}" APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${library}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+
+endfunction(target_link_libraries)
+
+#
+# Function: add_component_library(target [SYMBOL building_symbol] [SOURCES])
+#
+# Used very similarly to add_library. You can specify a symbol with SYMBOL,
+# which works like CMake's own DEFINE_SYMBOL property: it's defined when
+# building the library, but not when building something that links against the
+# library.
+#
+# Note that this function gets to decide whether the component library is
+# OBJECT or SHARED, and whether the library is installed or not. Also, as
+# a rule, component libraries may only be linked by other component libraries
+# in the same metalib - outside of the metalib, you must link the metalib
+# itself.
+#
+function(add_component_library target_name)
+  set(sources)
+  unset(symbol)
+
+  set(symbol_keyword OFF)
+  foreach(source ${ARGN})
+    if(source STREQUAL "SYMBOL")
+      set(symbol_keyword ON)
+    elseif(symbol_keyword)
+      set(symbol_keyword OFF)
+      set(symbol "${source}")
+    else()
+      list(APPEND sources "${source}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+
+
+  if(BUILD_METALIBS)
+    add_library("${target_name}" OBJECT ${sources})
+  else()
+    add_library("${target_name}" ${sources})
+  endif()
+
+  set_target_properties("${target_name}" PROPERTIES IS_COMPONENT ON)
+  if(symbol)
+    # ... DEFINE_SYMBOL is apparently not respected for object libraries?
+    set_property(TARGET "${target_name}" APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${symbol}")
+  endif()
+  if(BUILD_METALIBS)
+    # Apparently neither is CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR_IN_INTERFACE?
+    set_property(TARGET "${target_name}" PROPERTY INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+    # If we're building dynamic libraries, the object library needs to be -fPIC
+    if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+      set_property(TARGET "${target_name}" PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+endfunction(add_component_library)
+
+#
+# Function: add_metalib(target [source1 source2] [COMPONENTS component1 ...])
+#
+# This is add_library, but for metalibs.
+#
+function(add_metalib target_name)
+  set(components_keyword OFF)
+  set(components)
+  set(sources)
+  foreach(arg ${ARGN})
+    if(arg STREQUAL "COMPONENTS")
+      set(components_keyword ON)
+    elseif(components_keyword)
+      list(APPEND components "${arg}")
+    else()
+      list(APPEND sources "${arg}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+
+  set(defines)
+  set(includes)
+  set(libs)
+  foreach(component ${components})
+    get_target_property(is_component "${component}" IS_COMPONENT)
+    if(NOT is_component)
+      message(FATAL_ERROR
+        "Attempted to metalink non-component ${component} into ${target_name}!")
+    endif()
+
+    if(BUILD_METALIBS)
+      list(APPEND defines "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${component},COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>")
+      list(APPEND includes "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${component},INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>")
+      list(APPEND libs "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${component},INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES>")
+      list(APPEND sources "$<TARGET_OBJECTS:${component}>")
+    else()
+      list(APPEND libs "${component}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+
+  add_library("${target_name}" ${sources})
+  target_compile_definitions("${target_name}" PRIVATE ${defines})
+  target_link_libraries("${target_name}" ${libs})
+  target_include_directories("${target_name}" PUBLIC ${includes})
+
+endfunction(add_metalib)
diff --git a/direct/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/CMakeLists.txt
index 9fe7a24c65..5d4f4ed088 100644
--- a/direct/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/direct/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ add_subdirectory(src/interval)
 #add_subdirectory(src/motiontrail)
 add_subdirectory(src/showbase)
 
+# TODO: p3direct needs a source file!
+add_metalib(p3direct COMPONENTS p3dcparser p3deadrec p3distributed p3interval p3showbase)
+set_property(TARGET p3direct PROPERTY LINKER_LANGUAGE "CXX")
+
 if(HAVE_PYTHON)
-  add_python_module(direct p3dcparser p3deadrec p3distributed p3interval p3showbase IMPORT panda3d.core)
+  add_python_module(direct p3dcparser p3deadrec p3distributed p3interval p3showbase LINK p3direct IMPORT panda3d.core)
 
   # Make an __init__.py pointing at the source directory so users can run
   # Panda3D code straight from their build path:
diff --git a/direct/src/dcparse/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/src/dcparse/CMakeLists.txt
index ded4815f8f..f6182aeca1 100644
--- a/direct/src/dcparse/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/direct/src/dcparse/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_executable(dcparse dcparse.cxx)
 target_compile_definitions(dcparse PUBLIC WITHIN_PANDA)
-target_link_libraries(dcparse p3dcparser)
+target_link_libraries(dcparse p3direct)
 install(TARGETS dcparse DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/direct/src/dcparser/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/src/dcparser/CMakeLists.txt
index 318be281d4..a79992bdd5 100644
--- a/direct/src/dcparser/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/direct/src/dcparser/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ set(P3DCPARSER_PARSER_SOURCES
     dcLexer.cxx)
 
 composite_sources(p3dcparser P3DCPARSER_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3dcparser ${P3DCPARSER_HEADERS} ${P3DCPARSER_SOURCES}
+add_component_library(p3dcparser ${P3DCPARSER_HEADERS} ${P3DCPARSER_SOURCES}
   ${P3DCPARSER_PARSER_SOURCES})
 target_compile_definitions(p3dcparser PUBLIC WITHIN_PANDA)
 target_link_libraries(p3dcparser p3directbase panda)
diff --git a/direct/src/deadrec/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/src/deadrec/CMakeLists.txt
index 277f515e53..50813ca96e 100644
--- a/direct/src/deadrec/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/direct/src/deadrec/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ set(P3DEADREC_SOURCES
     config_deadrec.cxx
     smoothMover.cxx)
 
-add_library(p3deadrec ${P3DEADREC_HEADERS} ${P3DEADREC_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3deadrec PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_DIRECT_DEADREC)
+add_component_library(p3deadrec SYMBOL BUILDING_DIRECT_DEADREC
+  ${P3DEADREC_HEADERS} ${P3DEADREC_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3deadrec p3directbase panda)
 target_interrogate(p3deadrec ALL)
 
diff --git a/direct/src/directbase/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/src/directbase/CMakeLists.txt
index 7db522fc65..4abea24c3e 100644
--- a/direct/src/directbase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/direct/src/directbase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set(P3DIRECTBASE_HEADERS
 
 # Not worth compositing sources, there's really only one.
 add_library(p3directbase ${P3DIRECTBASE_HEADERS} ${P3DIRECTBASE_SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(p3directbase p3pandabase)
+target_link_libraries(p3directbase panda)
 
 install(TARGETS p3directbase DESTINATION lib)
 install(FILES ${P3DIRECTBASE_HEADERS} DESTINATION include/panda3d)
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/src/distributed/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e4168eb53..355548041a 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ if(HAVE_PYTHON)
       cConnectionRepository.cxx
       cDistributedSmoothNodeBase.cxx)
 
-  add_library(p3distributed ${P3DISTRIBUTED_HEADERS} ${P3DISTRIBUTED_SOURCES})
-  set_target_properties(p3distributed PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_DIRECT_DISTRIBUTED)
+  add_component_library(p3distributed SYMBOL BUILDING_DIRECT_DISTRIBUTED
+    ${P3DISTRIBUTED_HEADERS} ${P3DISTRIBUTED_SOURCES})
   target_compile_definitions(p3distributed PUBLIC WITHIN_PANDA)
   target_link_libraries(p3distributed p3directbase p3dcparser panda)
   target_use_packages(p3distributed PYTHON)
diff --git a/direct/src/interval/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/src/interval/CMakeLists.txt
index 5755508fe8..397617c1e8 100644
--- a/direct/src/interval/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/direct/src/interval/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ set(P3INTERVAL_SOURCES
     waitInterval.cxx)
 
 composite_sources(p3interval P3INTERVAL_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3interval ${P3INTERVAL_HEADERS} ${P3INTERVAL_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3interval PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_DIRECT_INTERVAL)
+add_component_library(p3interval SYMBOL BUILDING_DIRECT_INTERVAL
+  ${P3INTERVAL_HEADERS} ${P3INTERVAL_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3interval p3directbase panda)
 target_interrogate(p3interval ALL)
 
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/CMakeLists.txt b/direct/src/showbase/CMakeLists.txt
index c8ae524b96..9ca60be4ed 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-add_library(p3showbase showBase.cxx showBase.h)
-set_target_properties(p3showbase PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_DIRECT_SHOWBASE)
+add_component_library(p3showbase SYMBOL BUILDING_DIRECT_SHOWBASE
+  showBase.cxx showBase.h)
 target_link_libraries(p3showbase p3directbase panda)
 target_interrogate(p3showbase ALL)
 
diff --git a/dtool/Config.cmake b/dtool/Config.cmake
index 3ce8d4347e..2551c0a55e 100644
--- a/dtool/Config.cmake
+++ b/dtool/Config.cmake
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 Utilities/tools/binaries/etc are then dynamically linked to the
 libraries instead of being statically linked." ON)
 
+option(BUILD_METALIBS
+  "Should we build 'metalibs' -- fewer, larger libraries that contain the bulk
+of the code instead of many smaller components.  Note that turning this off
+will still result in the 'metalibs' being built, but they will instead be many
+smaller stub libraries and not 'meta' libraries." ON)
 
 # The character used to separate components of an OS-specific
 # directory name depends on the platform (it is '/' on Unix, '\' on
diff --git a/panda/metalibs/panda/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/metalibs/panda/CMakeLists.txt
index ad9651bca3..55383b0c24 100644
--- a/panda/metalibs/panda/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/metalibs/panda/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ if(LINK_IN_PHYSX)
   )
 endif()
 
-add_library(panda panda.cxx)
+add_metalib(panda panda.cxx COMPONENTS ${PANDA_LINK_TARGETS})
 set_target_properties(panda PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_LIBPANDA)
-target_link_libraries(panda ${PANDA_LINK_TARGETS})
 
 install(TARGETS panda DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/panda/metalibs/pandaegg/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/metalibs/pandaegg/CMakeLists.txt
index 2aba69eb51..af185e5627 100644
--- a/panda/metalibs/pandaegg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/metalibs/pandaegg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 if(HAVE_EGG)
   set(PANDAEGG_LINK_TARGETS p3egg p3egg2pg)
 
-  add_library(pandaegg pandaegg.cxx)
-  target_link_libraries(pandaegg ${PANDAEGG_LINK_TARGETS})
+  add_metalib(pandaegg pandaegg.cxx COMPONENTS ${PANDAEGG_LINK_TARGETS})
   target_link_libraries(pandaegg panda)
 
   install(TARGETS pandaegg DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/panda/metalibs/pandagl/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/metalibs/pandagl/CMakeLists.txt
index 3091551fc8..150b969856 100644
--- a/panda/metalibs/pandagl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/metalibs/pandagl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ if(HAVE_GL)
     set(PANDAGL_LINK_TARGETS ${PANDAGL_LINK_TARGETS} p3osxdisplay)
   endif()
 
-  add_library(pandagl pandagl.cxx)
-  target_link_libraries(pandagl ${PANDAGL_LINK_TARGETS})
+  add_metalib(pandagl pandagl.cxx COMPONENTS ${PANDAGL_LINK_TARGETS})
   set_target_properties(pandagl PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAGL)
 
   install(TARGETS pandagl DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/panda/metalibs/pandaphysics/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/metalibs/pandaphysics/CMakeLists.txt
index f48411820c..908b8ff48b 100644
--- a/panda/metalibs/pandaphysics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/metalibs/pandaphysics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-add_library(pandaphysics pandaphysics.cxx)
-target_link_libraries(pandaphysics p3physics p3particlesystem)
+add_metalib(pandaphysics pandaphysics.cxx COMPONENTS p3physics p3particlesystem)
 
 install(TARGETS pandaphysics DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/panda/src/audio/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/audio/CMakeLists.txt
index ca7f6d941b..c87dff6c76 100644
--- a/panda/src/audio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/audio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ if(HAVE_AUDIO)
       nullAudioSound.cxx)
 
   composite_sources(p3audio P3AUDIO_SOURCES)
-  add_library(p3audio ${P3AUDIO_HEADERS} ${P3AUDIO_SOURCES})
-  set_target_properties(p3audio PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_AUDIO)
+  add_component_library(p3audio SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_AUDIO
+    ${P3AUDIO_HEADERS} ${P3AUDIO_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(p3audio p3putil p3event p3movies p3linmath)
   target_interrogate(p3audio ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/chan/CMakeLists.txt
index add157fd3b..7d631a2f97 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/chan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ set(P3CHAN_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3chan P3CHAN_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3chan ${P3CHAN_HEADERS} ${P3CHAN_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3chan PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_CHAN)
+add_component_library(p3chan SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_CHAN
+  ${P3CHAN_HEADERS} ${P3CHAN_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3chan p3pgraph)
 target_interrogate(p3chan ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/char/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/char/CMakeLists.txt
index 752ddc2307..f6ca731bc2 100644
--- a/panda/src/char/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/char/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ set(P3CHAR_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3char P3CHAR_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3char ${P3CHAR_HEADERS} ${P3CHAR_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3char PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_CHAR)
+add_component_library(p3char SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_CHAR
+  ${P3CHAR_HEADERS} ${P3CHAR_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3char p3chan)
 target_interrogate(p3char ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/collide/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/collide/CMakeLists.txt
index 7308b23a8c..bd6f39c377 100644
--- a/panda/src/collide/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/collide/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ set(P3COLLIDE_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3collide P3COLLIDE_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3collide ${P3COLLIDE_HEADERS} ${P3COLLIDE_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3collide PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_COLLIDE)
+add_component_library(p3collide SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_COLLIDE
+  ${P3COLLIDE_HEADERS} ${P3COLLIDE_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3collide p3tform)
 target_interrogate(p3collide ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/cull/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/cull/CMakeLists.txt
index dc01cb1768..47b7a7ee47 100644
--- a/panda/src/cull/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/cull/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ set(P3CULL_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3cull P3CULL_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3cull ${P3CULL_HEADERS} ${P3CULL_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3cull PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_CULL)
+add_component_library(p3cull SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_CULL
+  ${P3CULL_HEADERS} ${P3CULL_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3cull p3pgraph)
 target_interrogate(p3cull ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/device/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/device/CMakeLists.txt
index 73cf7a5712..6de38bcc43 100644
--- a/panda/src/device/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/device/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ set(P3DEVICE_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3device P3DEVICE_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3device ${P3DEVICE_HEADERS} ${P3DEVICE_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3device PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_DEVICE)
+add_component_library(p3device SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_DEVICE
+  ${P3DEVICE_HEADERS} ${P3DEVICE_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3device p3dgraph p3display)
 target_interrogate(p3device ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/dgraph/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/dgraph/CMakeLists.txt
index a1eaeb484f..53ff1cf381 100644
--- a/panda/src/dgraph/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/dgraph/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ set(P3DGRAPH_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3dgraph P3DGRAPH_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3dgraph ${P3DGRAPH_HEADERS} ${P3DGRAPH_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3dgraph PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_DGRAPH)
+add_component_library(p3dgraph SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_DGRAPH
+  ${P3DGRAPH_HEADERS} ${P3DGRAPH_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3dgraph p3pgraph)
 target_interrogate(p3dgraph ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/display/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/display/CMakeLists.txt
index 3bb1c5d795..38e764b3d1 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/display/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ if(APPLE)
 endif()
 
 composite_sources(p3display P3DISPLAY_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3display ${P3DISPLAY_HEADERS} ${P3DISPLAY_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3display PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_DISPLAY)
+add_component_library(p3display SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_DISPLAY
+  ${P3DISPLAY_HEADERS} ${P3DISPLAY_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3display p3cull p3pgraphnodes)
 target_interrogate(p3display ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3DISPLAY_IGATEEXT})
 
diff --git a/panda/src/downloader/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/downloader/CMakeLists.txt
index 63ac5da787..1460eec6fd 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/downloader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ set(P3DOWNLOADER_IGATEEXT
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3downloader P3DOWNLOADER_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3downloader ${P3DOWNLOADER_HEADERS} ${P3DOWNLOADER_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3downloader PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAEXPRESS)
+add_component_library(p3downloader SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAEXPRESS
+  ${P3DOWNLOADER_HEADERS} ${P3DOWNLOADER_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3downloader p3express p3pipeline)
 target_interrogate(p3downloader ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3DOWNLOADER_IGATEEXT})
 
diff --git a/panda/src/dxml/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/dxml/CMakeLists.txt
index 8da15454d7..9268eb0051 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/dxml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ set(P3DXML_SOURCES
 
 composite_sources(p3dxml P3DXML_SOURCES)
 add_definitions(-DTIXML_USE_STL)
-add_library(p3dxml ${P3DXML_HEADERS} ${P3DXML_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3dxml PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_DXML)
+add_component_library(p3dxml SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_DXML
+  ${P3DXML_HEADERS} ${P3DXML_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3dxml p3express)
 target_interrogate(p3dxml ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/egg/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/egg/CMakeLists.txt
index 15783ed7f0..829b5804b2 100644
--- a/panda/src/egg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/egg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ if(HAVE_EGG)
     lexer.cxx)
 
   composite_sources(p3egg P3EGG_SOURCES)
-  add_library(p3egg ${P3EGG_HEADERS} ${P3EGG_SOURCES} ${P3EGG_PARSER_SOURCES})
-  set_target_properties(p3egg PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAEGG)
+  add_component_library(p3egg SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAEGG
+    ${P3EGG_HEADERS} ${P3EGG_SOURCES} ${P3EGG_PARSER_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(p3egg panda)
   target_interrogate(p3egg ${P3EGG_HEADERS} ${P3EGG_SOURCES} EXTENSIONS ${P3EGG_IGATEEXT})
 
diff --git a/panda/src/egg2pg/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/egg2pg/CMakeLists.txt
index 1bed8e5a3d..5eb9e1dbaa 100644
--- a/panda/src/egg2pg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/egg2pg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ if(HAVE_EGG)
   )
 
   composite_sources(p3egg2pg P3EGG2PG_SOURCES)
-  add_library(p3egg2pg ${P3EGG2PG_HEADERS} ${P3EGG2PG_SOURCES})
-  set_target_properties(p3egg2pg PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAEGG)
+  add_component_library(p3egg2pg SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAEGG
+    ${P3EGG2PG_HEADERS} ${P3EGG2PG_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(p3egg2pg panda p3egg)
   target_interrogate(p3egg2pg ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/event/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/event/CMakeLists.txt
index 3857ceb704..2aee7f4251 100644
--- a/panda/src/event/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/event/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ set(P3EVENT_IGATEEXT
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3event P3EVENT_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3event ${P3EVENT_HEADERS} ${P3EVENT_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3event PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_EVENT)
+add_component_library(p3event SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_EVENT
+  ${P3EVENT_HEADERS} ${P3EVENT_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3event p3linmath p3pstatclient)
 target_interrogate(p3event ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3EVENT_IGATEEXT})
 
diff --git a/panda/src/express/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/express/CMakeLists.txt
index 2319c79c81..bd009eb923 100644
--- a/panda/src/express/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/express/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ set(P3EXPRESS_IGATEEXT
 
 composite_sources(p3express P3EXPRESS_SOURCES)
 
-add_library(p3express ${P3EXPRESS_SOURCES} ${P3EXPRESS_HEADERS})
-set_target_properties(p3express PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAEXPRESS)
+add_component_library(p3express SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAEXPRESS
+  ${P3EXPRESS_SOURCES} ${P3EXPRESS_HEADERS})
 
 # p3express needs to include from p3interrogatedb for py_panda.h and extension.h
 target_include_directories(p3express PUBLIC
diff --git a/panda/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f6d48f1da..ecf24a531c 100644
--- a/panda/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 endif()
 
 composite_sources(p3framework P3FRAMEWORK_SOURCES)
+# This one isn't a component library
 add_library(p3framework ${P3FRAMEWORK_HEADERS} ${P3FRAMEWORK_SOURCES})
 set_target_properties(p3framework PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_FRAMEWORK)
 target_link_libraries(p3framework ${P3FRAMEWORK_LINK_TARGETS})
diff --git a/panda/src/glgsg/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/glgsg/CMakeLists.txt
index f05d8d4de7..d7a9763b9c 100644
--- a/panda/src/glgsg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/glgsg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ if(HAVE_GL)
   )
 
   composite_sources(p3glgsg P3GLGSG_SOURCES)
-  add_library(p3glgsg ${P3GLGSG_HEADERS} ${P3GLGSG_SOURCES})
-  set_target_properties(p3glgsg PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAGL)
+  add_component_library(p3glgsg SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAGL
+    ${P3GLGSG_HEADERS} ${P3GLGSG_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(p3glgsg p3glstuff panda
     ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES})
   target_use_packages(p3glgsg CG)
diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/glstuff/CMakeLists.txt
index 6326195a0e..3919f79fd3 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ if(HAVE_GL)
   )
 
   composite_sources(p3glstuff P3GLSTUFF_SOURCES)
-  add_library(p3glstuff ${P3GLSTUFF_HEADERS} ${P3GLSTUFF_SOURCES})
-  target_link_libraries(p3glstuff p3pandabase p3gobj)
+  add_component_library(p3glstuff ${P3GLSTUFF_HEADERS} ${P3GLSTUFF_SOURCES})
+  target_link_libraries(p3glstuff panda)
 
   install(TARGETS p3glstuff DESTINATION lib)
   install(FILES ${P3GLSTUFF_HEADERS} DESTINATION include/panda3d)
diff --git a/panda/src/glxdisplay/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/glxdisplay/CMakeLists.txt
index 3525402f91..473d20b2e8 100644
--- a/panda/src/glxdisplay/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/glxdisplay/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ if(HAVE_GLX)
   )
 
   composite_sources(p3glxdisplay P3GLXDISPLAY_SOURCES)
-  add_library(p3glxdisplay ${P3GLXDISPLAY_HEADERS} ${P3GLXDISPLAY_SOURCES})
-  set_target_properties(p3glxdisplay PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAGL)
+  add_component_library(p3glxdisplay SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAGL
+    ${P3GLXDISPLAY_HEADERS} ${P3GLXDISPLAY_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(p3glxdisplay p3glgsg p3x11display)
 
   install(TARGETS p3glxdisplay DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/panda/src/gobj/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/gobj/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f6a6749c5..c53aa602c4 100644
--- a/panda/src/gobj/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/gobj/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ set(P3GOBJ_IGATEEXT
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3gobj P3GOBJ_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3gobj ${P3GOBJ_HEADERS} ${P3GOBJ_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3gobj PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_GOBJ)
+add_component_library(p3gobj SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_GOBJ
+  ${P3GOBJ_HEADERS} ${P3GOBJ_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3gobj p3gsgbase p3pnmimage)
 target_use_packages(p3gobj ZLIB SQUISH CG)
 target_interrogate(p3gobj ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3GOBJ_IGATEEXT})
diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/grutil/CMakeLists.txt
index 17cf54ca5c..7dc1c7fb00 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ set(P3GRUTIL_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3grutil P3GRUTIL_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3grutil ${P3GRUTIL_HEADERS} ${P3GRUTIL_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3grutil PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_GRUTIL)
+add_component_library(p3grutil SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_GRUTIL
+  ${P3GRUTIL_HEADERS} ${P3GRUTIL_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3grutil p3display p3text p3movies)
 if(HAVE_AUDIO)
   target_link_libraries(p3grutil p3audio)
diff --git a/panda/src/gsgbase/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/gsgbase/CMakeLists.txt
index 97e492c4ca..cb891fef98 100644
--- a/panda/src/gsgbase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/gsgbase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ set(P3GSGBASE_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3gsgbase P3GSGBASE_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3gsgbase ${P3GSGBASE_HEADERS} ${P3GSGBASE_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3gsgbase PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_GSGBASE)
+add_component_library(p3gsgbase SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_GSGBASE
+  ${P3GSGBASE_HEADERS} ${P3GSGBASE_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3gsgbase p3putil p3linmath)
 target_interrogate(p3gsgbase ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/linmath/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/linmath/CMakeLists.txt
index b2211657ca..922c94537b 100644
--- a/panda/src/linmath/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/linmath/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ set(P3LINMATH_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3linmath P3LINMATH_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3linmath ${P3LINMATH_HEADERS} ${P3LINMATH_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3linmath PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_LINMATH)
+add_component_library(p3linmath SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_LINMATH
+  ${P3LINMATH_HEADERS} ${P3LINMATH_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3linmath p3express p3pandabase)
 target_use_packages(p3linmath EIGEN)
 target_interrogate(p3linmath ALL)
diff --git a/panda/src/mathutil/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/mathutil/CMakeLists.txt
index 90fcd5fccd..2cf5568af3 100644
--- a/panda/src/mathutil/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/mathutil/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ set(P3MATHUTIL_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3mathutil P3MATHUTIL_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3mathutil ${P3MATHUTIL_HEADERS} ${P3MATHUTIL_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3mathutil PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_MATHUTIL)
+add_component_library(p3mathutil SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_MATHUTIL
+  ${P3MATHUTIL_HEADERS} ${P3MATHUTIL_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3mathutil p3event)
 target_use_packages(p3mathutil FFTW)
 target_interrogate(p3mathutil ALL)
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/movies/CMakeLists.txt
index e5dabb63a8..d1030f40f5 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/movies/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ set(P3MOVIES_SOURCES
     wavAudioCursor.cxx)
 
 composite_sources(p3movies P3MOVIES_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3movies ${P3MOVIES_HEADERS} ${P3MOVIES_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3movies PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_MOVIES)
+add_component_library(p3movies SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_MOVIES
+  ${P3MOVIES_HEADERS} ${P3MOVIES_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3movies p3pandabase p3express p3pstatclient p3gobj p3dconfig p3prc)
 target_interrogate(p3movies ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/nativenet/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/nativenet/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c3a1b4b1f..4323082e87 100644
--- a/panda/src/nativenet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/nativenet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ if(WANT_NATIVE_NET)
       socket_udp_outgoing.cxx)
 
   composite_sources(p3nativenet P3NATIVENET_SOURCES)
-  add_library(p3nativenet ${P3NATIVENET_HEADERS} ${P3NATIVENET_SOURCES})
-  set_target_properties(p3nativenet PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_NATIVENET)
+  add_component_library(p3nativenet SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_NATIVENET
+    ${P3NATIVENET_HEADERS} ${P3NATIVENET_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(p3nativenet p3express p3pandabase p3downloader)
   target_interrogate(p3nativenet ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/net/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/net/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a2eca80c9..3f4dba403c 100644
--- a/panda/src/net/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/net/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ if(HAVE_NET AND WANT_NATIVE_NET)
       recentConnectionReader.cxx)
 
   composite_sources(p3net P3NET_SOURCES)
-  add_library(p3net ${P3NET_HEADERS} ${P3NET_SOURCES})
-  set_target_properties(p3net PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_NET)
+  add_component_library(p3net SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_NET
+    ${P3NET_HEADERS} ${P3NET_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(p3net p3express p3downloader p3pandabase p3nativenet p3pipeline)
   target_interrogate(p3net ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pandabase/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pandabase/CMakeLists.txt
index 89eb1483ec..97261c5f4f 100644
--- a/panda/src/pandabase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pandabase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set(P3PANDABASE_SOURCES
   pandabase.cxx
 )
 
-add_library(p3pandabase ${P3PANDABASE_HEADERS} ${P3PANDABASE_SOURCES})
+add_component_library(p3pandabase ${P3PANDABASE_HEADERS} ${P3PANDABASE_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3pandabase p3dtoolbase)
 
 install(TARGETS p3pandabase DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/panda/src/parametrics/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/parametrics/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b5e9a0337..b75334e34e 100644
--- a/panda/src/parametrics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/parametrics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ set(P3PARAMETRICS_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3parametrics P3PARAMETRICS_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3parametrics ${P3PARAMETRICS_HEADERS} ${P3PARAMETRICS_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3parametrics PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PARAMETRICS)
+add_component_library(p3parametrics SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PARAMETRICS
+  ${P3PARAMETRICS_HEADERS} ${P3PARAMETRICS_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3parametrics p3pgraph)
 target_interrogate(p3parametrics ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/particlesystem/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/particlesystem/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ff8e31a72..21334a8606 100644
--- a/panda/src/particlesystem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/particlesystem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ set(P3PARTICLESYSTEM_SOURCES
 
 
 composite_sources(p3particlesystem P3PARTICLESYSTEM_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3particlesystem ${P3PARTICLESYSTEM_HEADERS} ${P3PARTICLESYSTEM_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3particlesystem PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAPHYSICS)
+add_component_library(p3particlesystem SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAPHYSICS
+  ${P3PARTICLESYSTEM_HEADERS} ${P3PARTICLESYSTEM_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3particlesystem p3physics panda)
 target_interrogate(p3particlesystem ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pgraph/CMakeLists.txt
index a6830270ea..9052f6e299 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ set(P3PGRAPH_IGATEEXT
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3pgraph P3PGRAPH_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3pgraph ${P3PGRAPH_HEADERS} ${P3PGRAPH_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3pgraph PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PGRAPH)
+add_component_library(p3pgraph SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PGRAPH
+  ${P3PGRAPH_HEADERS} ${P3PGRAPH_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3pgraph p3gobj p3event p3gsgbase p3putil p3linmath p3downloader)
 target_interrogate(p3pgraph ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3PGRAPH_IGATEEXT})
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraphnodes/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pgraphnodes/CMakeLists.txt
index f33280dffe..749a835051 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraphnodes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pgraphnodes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ set(P3PGRAPHNODES_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3pgraphnodes P3PGRAPHNODES_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3pgraphnodes ${P3PGRAPHNODES_HEADERS} ${P3PGRAPHNODES_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3pgraphnodes PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PGRAPHNODES)
+add_component_library(p3pgraphnodes SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PGRAPHNODES
+  ${P3PGRAPHNODES_HEADERS} ${P3PGRAPHNODES_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3pgraphnodes p3pgraph)
 target_interrogate(p3pgraphnodes ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pgui/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pgui/CMakeLists.txt
index 129536eaa9..16ced60a74 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ set(P3PGUI_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3pgui P3PGUI_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3pgui ${P3PGUI_HEADERS} ${P3PGUI_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3pgui PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PGUI)
+add_component_library(p3pgui SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PGUI
+  ${P3PGUI_HEADERS} ${P3PGUI_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3pgui p3tform)
 target_interrogate(p3pgui ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/physics/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/physics/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a9e3b5e66..cd9ced9c74 100644
--- a/panda/src/physics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/physics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ set(P3PHYSICS_SOURCES
     physicsObjectCollection.cxx)
 
 composite_sources(p3physics P3PHYSICS_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3physics ${P3PHYSICS_HEADERS} ${P3PHYSICS_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3physics PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAPHYSICS)
+add_component_library(p3physics SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDAPHYSICS
+  ${P3PHYSICS_HEADERS} ${P3PHYSICS_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3physics panda)
 target_interrogate(p3physics ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pipeline/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pipeline/CMakeLists.txt
index a36f01dc1e..4040c58a19 100644
--- a/panda/src/pipeline/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pipeline/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ set(P3PIPELINE_IGATEEXT
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3pipeline P3PIPELINE_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3pipeline ${P3PIPELINE_HEADERS} ${P3PIPELINE_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3pipeline PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PIPELINE)
+add_component_library(p3pipeline SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PIPELINE
+  ${P3PIPELINE_HEADERS} ${P3PIPELINE_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3pipeline p3express)
 target_interrogate(p3pipeline ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3PIPELINE_IGATEEXT})
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimage/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pnmimage/CMakeLists.txt
index 2865296c74..857ad79050 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ if(HAVE_SSE2)
 endif()
 
 composite_sources(p3pnmimage P3PNMIMAGE_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3pnmimage ${P3PNMIMAGE_HEADERS} ${P3PNMIMAGE_SOURCES} convert_srgb_sse2.cxx)
-set_target_properties(p3pnmimage PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PNMIMAGE)
+add_component_library(p3pnmimage SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PNMIMAGE
+  ${P3PNMIMAGE_HEADERS} ${P3PNMIMAGE_SOURCES} convert_srgb_sse2.cxx)
 target_link_libraries(p3pnmimage p3mathutil)
 target_interrogate(p3pnmimage ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3PNMIMAGE_IGATEEXT})
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/CMakeLists.txt
index 21e4f98285..c9236befaa 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ set(P3PNMIMAGETYPES_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3pnmimagetypes P3PNMIMAGETYPES_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3pnmimagetypes ${P3PNMIMAGETYPES_HEADERS} ${P3PNMIMAGETYPES_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3pnmimagetypes PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PNMIMAGETYPES)
+add_component_library(p3pnmimagetypes SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PNMIMAGETYPES
+  ${P3PNMIMAGETYPES_HEADERS} ${P3PNMIMAGETYPES_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3pnmimagetypes p3pnmimage)
 target_use_packages(p3pnmimagetypes JPEG TIFF PNG)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmtext/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pnmtext/CMakeLists.txt
index 3256654fd8..67713ae318 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmtext/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pnmtext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ if(HAVE_FREETYPE)
   )
 
   composite_sources(p3pnmtext P3PNMTEXT_SOURCES)
-  add_library(p3pnmtext ${P3PNMTEXT_HEADERS} ${P3PNMTEXT_SOURCES})
-  set_target_properties(p3pnmtext PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PNMTEXT)
+  add_component_library(p3pnmtext SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PNMTEXT
+    ${P3PNMTEXT_HEADERS} ${P3PNMTEXT_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(p3pnmtext p3parametrics p3pnmimage)
   target_use_packages(p3pnmtext FREETYPE)
   target_interrogate(p3pnmtext ALL)
diff --git a/panda/src/pstatclient/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/pstatclient/CMakeLists.txt
index 82572d3def..c14ad4e21d 100644
--- a/panda/src/pstatclient/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/pstatclient/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ set(P3PSTATCLIENT_SOURCES
     pStatThread.cxx)
 
 composite_sources(p3pstatclient P3PSTATCLIENT_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3pstatclient ${P3PSTATCLIENT_HEADERS} ${P3PSTATCLIENT_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3pstatclient PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PSTATCLIENT)
+add_component_library(p3pstatclient SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PSTATCLIENT
+  ${P3PSTATCLIENT_HEADERS} ${P3PSTATCLIENT_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3pstatclient p3net p3putil p3express)
 target_interrogate(p3pstatclient ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/putil/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/putil/CMakeLists.txt
index f6071a41f7..38cf0b8530 100644
--- a/panda/src/putil/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/putil/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ set(P3PUTIL_IGATEEXT
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3putil P3PUTIL_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3putil ${P3PUTIL_HEADERS} ${P3PUTIL_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3putil PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PUTIL)
+add_component_library(p3putil SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_PUTIL
+  ${P3PUTIL_HEADERS} ${P3PUTIL_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3putil p3linmath p3pipeline)
 target_interrogate(p3putil ALL EXTENSIONS ${P3PUTIL_IGATEEXT})
 
diff --git a/panda/src/recorder/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/recorder/CMakeLists.txt
index 1409685ab7..f7ef34ac70 100644
--- a/panda/src/recorder/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/recorder/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ set(P3RECORDER_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3recorder P3RECORDER_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3recorder ${P3RECORDER_HEADERS} ${P3RECORDER_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3recorder PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_RECORDER)
+add_component_library(p3recorder SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_RECORDER
+  ${P3RECORDER_HEADERS} ${P3RECORDER_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3recorder p3dgraph p3downloader)
 target_interrogate(p3recorder ALL)
 
diff --git a/panda/src/text/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/text/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f3ded3729..37bceb02a4 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/text/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ set(P3TEXT_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3text P3TEXT_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3text ${P3TEXT_HEADERS} ${P3TEXT_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3text PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_TEXT)
+add_component_library(p3text SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_TEXT
+  ${P3TEXT_HEADERS} ${P3TEXT_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3text p3parametrics)
 if(HAVE_FREETYPE)
   target_link_libraries(p3text p3pnmtext)
diff --git a/panda/src/tform/CMakeLists.txt b/panda/src/tform/CMakeLists.txt
index bb20b821ed..971848d0d2 100644
--- a/panda/src/tform/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/panda/src/tform/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ set(P3TFORM_SOURCES
 )
 
 composite_sources(p3tform P3TFORM_SOURCES)
-add_library(p3tform ${P3TFORM_HEADERS} ${P3TFORM_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(p3tform PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_TFORM)
+add_component_library(p3tform SYMBOL BUILDING_PANDA_TFORM
+  ${P3TFORM_HEADERS} ${P3TFORM_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(p3tform p3device p3grutil)
 target_interrogate(p3tform ALL)