function(__qt_internal_strip_target_directory_scope_token target out_var)
    # In CMake versions earlier than CMake 3.18, a subdirectory scope id is appended to the
    # target name if the target is referenced in a target_link_libraries command from a
    # different directory scope than where the target was created.
    # Strip it.
    #
    # For informational purposes, in CMake 3.18, the target name looks as follows:
    # ::@(0x5604cb3f6b50);Threads::Threads;::@
    # This case doesn't have to be stripped (at least for now), because when we iterate over
    # link libraries, the tokens appear as separate target names.
    #
    # Example: Threads::Threads::@<0x5604cb3f6b50>
    # Output: Threads::Threads
    string(REGEX REPLACE "::@<.+>$" "" target "${target}")
    set("${out_var}" "${target}" PARENT_SCOPE)
endfunction()