diff --git a/cmake/platform.cmake b/cmake/platform.cmake
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+# Helpers for linking platform specific libraries
+
+function(target_link_platform_libraries target)
+
+if (APPLE)
+    target_link_libraries(${target} "-framework Cocoa")
+elseif(WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries(${target} gdi32)
+endif ()
+
+endfunction()