[Build] add_library cannot create ALIAS target "nsync::nsync_cpp" because target "nsync_cpp" does not already exist

[yurivict]

Describe the issue

This is because nsync-1.26.0 doesn't install any cmake scripts.

Urgency

No response

Target platform

FreeBSD 14.0

Build script

cmake .

Error / output

CMake Error at external/onnxruntime_external_deps.cmake:327 (add_library):
  add_library cannot create ALIAS target "nsync::nsync_cpp" because target
  "nsync_cpp" does not already exist.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:575 (include)


CMake Error at external/onnxruntime_external_deps.cmake:328 (target_include_directories):
  Cannot specify include directories for target "nsync_cpp" which is not
  built by this project.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:575 (include)

Visual Studio Version

No response

GCC / Compiler Version

clang-16

[snnn]

@pranavsharma , can we consider deprecating this library? We may use absl instead. So that one less thing to maintain.

[pranavsharma]

@pranavsharma , can we consider deprecating this library? We may use absl instead. So that one less thing to maintain.

sure, yeah, one less headache.

[snnn]

Thanks. I will make a PR.

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[snnn]

I am working on it.

[snnn]

#20413

[snnn]

nsync is removed.