diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index 6a693f1d8..31c2df1cf 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ std::string cmGeneratorTarget::GetSOName(const std::string& config) const
     std::string realName;
     std::string impName;
     std::string pdbName;
-    this->Target->GetLibraryNames(name, soName, realName,
-                                  impName, pdbName, config);
+    this->GetLibraryNames(name, soName, realName,
+                          impName, pdbName, config);
     return soName;
     }
 }
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ void cmGeneratorTarget::GenerateTargetManifest(
           this->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY ||
           this->GetType() == cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY)
     {
-    this->Target->GetLibraryNames(name, soName, realName, impName, pdbName,
+    this->GetLibraryNames(name, soName, realName, impName, pdbName,
                                   config);
     }
   else
@@ -1378,12 +1378,99 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::NormalGetRealName(const std::string& config) const
     std::string realName;
     std::string impName;
     std::string pdbName;
-    this->Target->GetLibraryNames(name, soName, realName,
-                                  impName, pdbName, config);
+    this->GetLibraryNames(name, soName, realName,
+                          impName, pdbName, config);
     return realName;
     }
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmGeneratorTarget::GetLibraryNames(std::string& name,
+                               std::string& soName,
+                               std::string& realName,
+                               std::string& impName,
+                               std::string& pdbName,
+                               const std::string& config) const
+{
+  // This should not be called for imported targets.
+  // TODO: Split cmTarget into a class hierarchy to get compile-time
+  // enforcement of the limited imported target API.
+  if(this->Target->IsImported())
+    {
+    std::string msg =  "GetLibraryNames called on imported target: ";
+    msg += this->GetName();
+    this->LocalGenerator->IssueMessage(cmake::INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                                 msg);
+    return;
+    }
+
+  // Check for library version properties.
+  const char* version = this->GetProperty("VERSION");
+  const char* soversion = this->GetProperty("SOVERSION");
+  if(!this->Target->HasSOName(config) ||
+     this->Target->IsFrameworkOnApple())
+    {
+    // Versioning is supported only for shared libraries and modules,
+    // and then only when the platform supports an soname flag.
+    version = 0;
+    soversion = 0;
+    }
+  if(version && !soversion)
+    {
+    // The soversion must be set if the library version is set.  Use
+    // the library version as the soversion.
+    soversion = version;
+    }
+  if(!version && soversion)
+    {
+    // Use the soversion as the library version.
+    version = soversion;
+    }
+
+  // Get the components of the library name.
+  std::string prefix;
+  std::string base;
+  std::string suffix;
+  this->Target->GetFullNameInternal(config, false, prefix, base, suffix);
+
+  // The library name.
+  name = prefix+base+suffix;
+
+  if(this->Target->IsFrameworkOnApple())
+    {
+    realName = prefix;
+    realName += "Versions/";
+    realName += this->Target->GetFrameworkVersion();
+    realName += "/";
+    realName += base;
+    soName = realName;
+    }
+  else
+  {
+    // The library's soname.
+    this->Target->ComputeVersionedName(soName, prefix, base, suffix,
+                              name, soversion);
+
+    // The library's real name on disk.
+    this->Target->ComputeVersionedName(realName, prefix, base, suffix,
+                              name, version);
+  }
+
+  // The import library name.
+  if(this->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY ||
+     this->GetType() == cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY)
+    {
+    impName = this->Target->GetFullNameInternal(config, true);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+    impName = "";
+    }
+
+  // The program database file name.
+  pdbName = this->Target->GetPDBName(config);
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGeneratorTarget::GetExecutableNames(std::string& name,
                                   std::string& realName,
@@ -1446,7 +1533,6 @@ void cmGeneratorTarget::GetExecutableNames(std::string& name,
   pdbName = this->Target->GetPDBName(config);
 }
 
-
 bool cmStrictTargetComparison::operator()(cmTarget const* t1,
                                           cmTarget const* t2) const
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index 49aa65b6b..7fb7c3282 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ public:
                           std::string& impName, std::string& pdbName,
                           const std::string& config) const;
 
+  /** Get the names of the library needed to generate a build rule
+      that takes into account shared library version numbers.  This
+      should be called only on a library target.  */
+  void GetLibraryNames(std::string& name, std::string& soName,
+                       std::string& realName, std::string& impName,
+                       std::string& pdbName, const std::string& config) const;
+
   struct SourceFileFlags
   GetTargetSourceFileFlags(const cmSourceFile* sf) const;
 
diff --git a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
index c87285922..deabecfb6 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void cmInstallTargetGenerator::GenerateScriptForConfig(std::ostream& os,
     std::string targetNameReal;
     std::string targetNameImport;
     std::string targetNamePDB;
-    this->Target->Target->GetLibraryNames(targetName, targetNameSO,
+    this->Target->GetLibraryNames(targetName, targetNameSO,
                                           targetNameReal,
                                   targetNameImport, targetNamePDB,
                                   config);
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ cmInstallTargetGenerator::GetInstallFilename(cmTarget const* target,
     std::string targetNameReal;
     std::string targetNameImport;
     std::string targetNamePDB;
-    target->GetLibraryNames(targetName, targetNameSO, targetNameReal,
+    gtgt->GetLibraryNames(targetName, targetNameSO, targetNameReal,
                             targetNameImport, targetNamePDB, config);
     if(nameType == NameImplib)
       {
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index daac33130..dd4cd33f8 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputBuildTool(std::ostream& fout,
     std::string targetNameFull;
     std::string targetNameImport;
     std::string targetNamePDB;
-    target.GetLibraryNames(targetName, targetNameSO, targetNameFull,
+    gt->GetLibraryNames(targetName, targetNameSO, targetNameFull,
                            targetNameImport, targetNamePDB, configName);
 
     // Compute the link library and directory information.
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
index 696dcc4f5..26273eecf 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator
   this->CustomCommandDriver = OnDepends;
   if (this->Target->GetType() != cmTarget::INTERFACE_LIBRARY)
     {
-    this->Target->GetLibraryNames(
+    this->GeneratorTarget->GetLibraryNames(
       this->TargetNameOut, this->TargetNameSO, this->TargetNameReal,
       this->TargetNameImport, this->TargetNamePDB, this->ConfigName);
     }
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
   std::string targetNameReal;
   std::string targetNameImport;
   std::string targetNamePDB;
-  this->Target->GetLibraryNames(
+  this->GeneratorTarget->GetLibraryNames(
     targetName, targetNameSO, targetNameReal, targetNameImport, targetNamePDB,
     this->ConfigName);
 
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
index 737510f45..5d86091c1 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator(cmGeneratorTarget* target)
                                this->TargetNamePDB,
                                GetLocalGenerator()->GetConfigName());
   else
-    target->Target->GetLibraryNames(this->TargetNameOut,
+    this->GetGeneratorTarget()->GetLibraryNames(this->TargetNameOut,
                             this->TargetNameSO,
                             this->TargetNameReal,
                             this->TargetNameImport,
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 22b76e998..60fe7e49c 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -3861,95 +3861,6 @@ void cmTarget::GetFullNameInternal(const std::string& config,
   outSuffix = targetSuffix?targetSuffix:"";
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmTarget::GetLibraryNames(std::string& name,
-                               std::string& soName,
-                               std::string& realName,
-                               std::string& impName,
-                               std::string& pdbName,
-                               const std::string& config) const
-{
-  // This should not be called for imported targets.
-  // TODO: Split cmTarget into a class hierarchy to get compile-time
-  // enforcement of the limited imported target API.
-  if(this->IsImported())
-    {
-    std::string msg =  "GetLibraryNames called on imported target: ";
-    msg += this->GetName();
-    this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                                 msg);
-    return;
-    }
-
-  assert(this->GetType() != INTERFACE_LIBRARY);
-
-  // Check for library version properties.
-  const char* version = this->GetProperty("VERSION");
-  const char* soversion = this->GetProperty("SOVERSION");
-  if(!this->HasSOName(config) ||
-     this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_PLATFORM_NO_VERSIONED_SONAME") ||
-     this->IsFrameworkOnApple())
-    {
-    // Versioning is supported only for shared libraries and modules,
-    // and then only when the platform supports an soname flag.
-    version = 0;
-    soversion = 0;
-    }
-  if(version && !soversion)
-    {
-    // The soversion must be set if the library version is set.  Use
-    // the library version as the soversion.
-    soversion = version;
-    }
-  if(!version && soversion)
-    {
-    // Use the soversion as the library version.
-    version = soversion;
-    }
-
-  // Get the components of the library name.
-  std::string prefix;
-  std::string base;
-  std::string suffix;
-  this->GetFullNameInternal(config, false, prefix, base, suffix);
-
-  // The library name.
-  name = prefix+base+suffix;
-
-  if(this->IsFrameworkOnApple())
-    {
-    realName = prefix;
-    realName += "Versions/";
-    realName += this->GetFrameworkVersion();
-    realName += "/";
-    realName += base;
-    soName = realName;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-    // The library's soname.
-    this->ComputeVersionedName(soName, prefix, base, suffix,
-                               name, soversion);
-    // The library's real name on disk.
-    this->ComputeVersionedName(realName, prefix, base, suffix,
-                               name, version);
-    }
-
-  // The import library name.
-  if(this->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY ||
-     this->GetType() == cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY)
-    {
-    impName = this->GetFullNameInternal(config, true);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-    impName = "";
-    }
-
-  // The program database file name.
-  pdbName = this->GetPDBName(config);
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmTarget::ComputeVersionedName(std::string& vName,
                                     std::string const& prefix,
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index 714647cae..15dfb4a00 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -399,13 +399,6 @@ public:
       no soname at all.  */
   bool IsImportedSharedLibWithoutSOName(const std::string& config) const;
 
-  /** Get the names of the library needed to generate a build rule
-      that takes into account shared library version numbers.  This
-      should be called only on a library target.  */
-  void GetLibraryNames(std::string& name, std::string& soName,
-                       std::string& realName, std::string& impName,
-                       std::string& pdbName, const std::string& config) const;
-
   /** Does this target have a GNU implib to convert to MS format?  */
   bool HasImplibGNUtoMS() const;
 
diff --git a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
index 1bb21ffe6..83775a5ad 100644
--- a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -2477,7 +2477,8 @@ cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::ComputeLinkOptions(std::string const& config)
     }
   else
     {
-    this->Target->GetLibraryNames(targetName, targetNameSO, targetNameFull,
+    this->GeneratorTarget->GetLibraryNames(targetName, targetNameSO,
+                                  targetNameFull,
                                   targetNameImport, targetNamePDB,
                                   config.c_str());
     }