From 9a262b2781e0e9da162990bf3601329bfdd34781 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bradley Dice <bdice@bradleydice.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:09:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 01/14] Upgrade to nvcomp 5.3.0.16

---
 conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml | 2 +-
 conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml  | 2 +-
 conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-aarch64.yaml | 2 +-
 conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-x86_64.yaml  | 2 +-
 conda/recipes/libcudf/conda_build_config.yaml     | 2 +-
 cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_nvcomp.cmake             | 4 ++--
 dependencies.yaml                                 | 8 ++++----
 python/libcudf/pyproject.toml                     | 4 ++--
 8 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 79a81086c3b0..3ee3fa121e3f 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
 - libcufile-dev
 - libcurand-dev
 - libkvikio==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- libnvcomp-dev==5.2.0.10
+- libnvcomp-dev==5.3.0.16
 - libnvjitlink-dev
 - librapidsmpf==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - librdkafka<2.15.0a0
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
index a4a887efbbb4..70010802ed69 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
 - libcufile-dev
 - libcurand-dev
 - libkvikio==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- libnvcomp-dev==5.2.0.10
+- libnvcomp-dev==5.3.0.16
 - libnvjitlink-dev
 - librapidsmpf==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - librdkafka<2.15.0a0
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 4aa4ae68a4dc..d038d3c17587 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
 - libcufile-dev
 - libcurand-dev
 - libkvikio==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- libnvcomp-dev==5.2.0.10
+- libnvcomp-dev==5.3.0.16
 - libnvjitlink-dev
 - librapidsmpf==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - librdkafka<2.15.0a0
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 5648f35aa5ff..8a1a2c5f1707 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
 - libcufile-dev
 - libcurand-dev
 - libkvikio==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- libnvcomp-dev==5.2.0.10
+- libnvcomp-dev==5.3.0.16
 - libnvjitlink-dev
 - librapidsmpf==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - librdkafka<2.15.0a0
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libcudf/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda/recipes/libcudf/conda_build_config.yaml
index 390f22cc2de0..4f758589e239 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/libcudf/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/libcudf/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ flatbuffers_version:
   - "=24.3.25"
 
 nvcomp_version:
-  - "=5.2.0.10"
+  - "=5.3.0.16"
 
 zlib_version:
   - ">=1.2.13"
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_nvcomp.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_nvcomp.cmake
index 248595ca17cc..522a2050256e 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_nvcomp.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_nvcomp.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # =============================================================================
 # cmake-format: off
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2021-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2021-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # cmake-format: on
 # =============================================================================
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function(find_and_configure_nvcomp)
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
-set(_nvcomp_args VERSION 5.2.0.10)
+set(_nvcomp_args VERSION 5.3.0.16)
 if(CUDF_BUILD_STATIC_DEPS STREQUAL "FORCE")
   list(APPEND _nvcomp_args DOWNLOAD_ONLY)
 endif()
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 6c6c9ac67996..874f67634bb1 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           # Align nvcomp version with rapids-cmake
-          - libnvcomp-dev==5.2.0.10
+          - libnvcomp-dev==5.3.0.16
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
@@ -671,14 +671,14 @@ dependencies:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
             packages:
-              - nvidia-libnvcomp-cu12==5.2.0.13
+              - nvidia-libnvcomp-cu12==5.3.0.16
           - matrix:
               cuda: "13.*"
             packages:
-              - nvidia-libnvcomp-cu13==5.2.0.13
+              - nvidia-libnvcomp-cu13==5.3.0.16
           - matrix:
             packages:
-              - nvidia-libnvcomp==5.2.0.13
+              - nvidia-libnvcomp==5.3.0.16
   rapids_build_skbuild:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
diff --git a/python/libcudf/pyproject.toml b/python/libcudf/pyproject.toml
index 9f8d8ee6f629..3fee368d4d62 100644
--- a/python/libcudf/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/libcudf/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
     "libkvikio==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "librmm==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
-    "nvidia-libnvcomp==5.2.0.13",
+    "nvidia-libnvcomp==5.3.0.16",
     "nvidia-nvjitlink>=13.3,<14",
     "rapids-logger==0.2.*,>=0.0.0a0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ requires = [
     "libkvikio==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "librmm==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "ninja",
-    "nvidia-libnvcomp==5.2.0.13",
+    "nvidia-libnvcomp==5.3.0.16",
     "nvidia-nvjitlink>=13.3,<14",
     "rapids-logger==0.2.*,>=0.0.0a0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.

From f6c32a232da38960059061bb137c96b5cd342eb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:23:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 02/14] librmm and rapidslogger WHOLE_ARCHIVES are before
 nvcomp_static.a

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cb8ade06821..dd8f73d63497 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1244,21 +1244,6 @@ target_compile_definitions(cudf PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${CUDF_KVIKIO_REMOTE_IO}>:CUDF_
 # https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl/pull/2844
 target_compile_definitions(cudf PRIVATE THRUST_FORCE_32_BIT_OFFSET_TYPE=1 CCCL_AVOID_SORT_UNROLL=1)
 
-# Specify the target module library dependencies
-target_link_libraries(
-  cudf
-  PUBLIC CCCL::CCCL $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:BS::thread_pool>
-  PRIVATE $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:nvtx3::nvtx3-cpp>
-          $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:cuco::cuco>
-          ZLIB::ZLIB
-          ${CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET}
-          kvikio::kvikio
-          ${CUDF_nanoarrow_TARGET}
-          zstd
-          $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:xxhash>
-          rtcx::rtcx
-)
-
 # When rmm is a static library being absorbed via whole-archive, strip nvtx3 from its public
 # interface. We bundle nvtx3 headers directly into cudf's install tree, so consumers get them from
 # cudf's include path without needing the nvtx3 target or find_dependency(nvtx3).
@@ -1280,7 +1265,7 @@ endif()
 # dependencies and export set metadata into cudf's interface.
 set(_absorbed_deps rmm rapids_logger)
 foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
-  set(_dep_link "${_dep}::${_dep}")
+  get_target_property(_dep_link "${_dep}::${_dep}" NAME)
   get_target_property(_target_type ${_dep_link} TYPE)
   if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR NOT _target_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
     # If not building a shared library, or the dependency is not a static library, link normally.
@@ -1313,6 +1298,13 @@ foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
     cudf PRIVATE "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:$<LINK_LIBRARY:WHOLE_ARCHIVE,${_dep_link}>>"
   )
 
+  # nvcomp_static has done a WHOLE_ARCHIVE on rmm and rapids_logger itself.
+  # Therefore it needs to come after our WHOLE_ARCHIVE otherwise we will
+  # get duplicate symbols for rmm and/or rapids_logger
+  if(TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
+    target_link_libraries(${_dep_link} INTERFACE nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
+  endif()
+
   # Merge the absorbed library's export set metadata into cudf-exports so the installed config has
   # find_dependency() calls for all transitive deps (e.g. nvtx3, CUDAToolkit from rmm).
   foreach(_mode build install)
@@ -1341,6 +1333,27 @@ foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
   endforeach()
 endforeach()
 
+# Specify the target module library dependencies
+# We do this after all the WHOLE_ARCHIVES to protect against
+# any of these libraries ever adding a rapids_logger / rmm hidden
+# dependency
+target_link_libraries(
+  cudf
+  PUBLIC CCCL::CCCL $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:BS::thread_pool>
+  PRIVATE $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:nvtx3::nvtx3-cpp>
+          $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:cuco::cuco>
+          ZLIB::ZLIB
+          kvikio::kvikio
+          ${CUDF_nanoarrow_TARGET}
+          zstd
+          $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:xxhash>
+          rtcx::rtcx
+)
+
+if(CUDF_DEPS_BUILD_SHARED OR NOT TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
+  target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE nvcomp::nvcomp)
+endif()
+
 # Add Conda library, and include paths if specified
 if(TARGET conda_env)
   target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE conda_env)

From 05a6322e3f7a24241db0319a6ebc4e6d317c07e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bradley Dice <bdice@bradleydice.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:40:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 03/14] Apply cmake-format

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt | 22 +++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index dd8f73d63497..6284ba03e799 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1298,9 +1298,9 @@ foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
     cudf PRIVATE "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:$<LINK_LIBRARY:WHOLE_ARCHIVE,${_dep_link}>>"
   )
 
-  # nvcomp_static has done a WHOLE_ARCHIVE on rmm and rapids_logger itself.
-  # Therefore it needs to come after our WHOLE_ARCHIVE otherwise we will
-  # get duplicate symbols for rmm and/or rapids_logger
+  # nvcomp_static has done a WHOLE_ARCHIVE on rmm and rapids_logger itself. Therefore it needs to
+  # come after our WHOLE_ARCHIVE otherwise we will get duplicate symbols for rmm and/or
+  # rapids_logger
   if(TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
     target_link_libraries(${_dep_link} INTERFACE nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
   endif()
@@ -1333,21 +1333,13 @@ foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
   endforeach()
 endforeach()
 
-# Specify the target module library dependencies
-# We do this after all the WHOLE_ARCHIVES to protect against
-# any of these libraries ever adding a rapids_logger / rmm hidden
-# dependency
+# Specify the target module library dependencies We do this after all the WHOLE_ARCHIVES to protect
+# against any of these libraries ever adding a rapids_logger / rmm hidden dependency
 target_link_libraries(
   cudf
   PUBLIC CCCL::CCCL $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:BS::thread_pool>
-  PRIVATE $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:nvtx3::nvtx3-cpp>
-          $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:cuco::cuco>
-          ZLIB::ZLIB
-          kvikio::kvikio
-          ${CUDF_nanoarrow_TARGET}
-          zstd
-          $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:xxhash>
-          rtcx::rtcx
+  PRIVATE $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:nvtx3::nvtx3-cpp> $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:cuco::cuco> ZLIB::ZLIB
+          kvikio::kvikio ${CUDF_nanoarrow_TARGET} zstd $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:xxhash> rtcx::rtcx
 )
 
 if(CUDF_DEPS_BUILD_SHARED OR NOT TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp_static)

From 044b20842c2072e7595d1553347268b7a4302045 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:22:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 04/14] spdlog WHOLE_ARCHIVES are before nvcomp_static.a

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6284ba03e799..76a1ba548e6d 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1263,13 +1263,13 @@ endif()
 # their symbols are available to downstream users linking to libcudf.so without needing to link
 # against them directly. Public absorbed dependencies still promote their public transitive
 # dependencies and export set metadata into cudf's interface.
-set(_absorbed_deps rmm rapids_logger)
+set(_absorbed_deps rmm rapids_logger spdlog)
 foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
   get_target_property(_dep_link "${_dep}::${_dep}" NAME)
   get_target_property(_target_type ${_dep_link} TYPE)
   if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR NOT _target_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
     # If not building a shared library, or the dependency is not a static library, link normally.
-    target_link_libraries(cudf PUBLIC ${_dep_link})
+    target_link_libraries(cudf PUBLIC $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:${_dep_link}>)
     continue()
   endif()
 

From 8fead2a4d4f43c9e959b5c5c7bdd3056a9f61cfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:40:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 05/14] Make sure all targets exist before we query them

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 76a1ba548e6d..6110be48d6ea 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1265,11 +1265,14 @@ endif()
 # dependencies and export set metadata into cudf's interface.
 set(_absorbed_deps rmm rapids_logger spdlog)
 foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
+  if(NOT TARGET "${_dep}::${_dep}")
+    continue()
+  endif()
   get_target_property(_dep_link "${_dep}::${_dep}" NAME)
   get_target_property(_target_type ${_dep_link} TYPE)
   if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR NOT _target_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
     # If not building a shared library, or the dependency is not a static library, link normally.
-    target_link_libraries(cudf PUBLIC $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:${_dep_link}>)
+    target_link_libraries(cudf PUBLIC ${_dep_link})
     continue()
   endif()
 

From f81c89bc5aa54a2fcc99b17bd626f7a0bb35ba66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bradley Dice <bdice@bradleydice.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:12:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 06/14] Fix private spdlog export with nvcomp

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6110be48d6ea..65d1d4523942 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ endif()
 # their symbols are available to downstream users linking to libcudf.so without needing to link
 # against them directly. Public absorbed dependencies still promote their public transitive
 # dependencies and export set metadata into cudf's interface.
-set(_absorbed_deps rmm rapids_logger spdlog)
+set(_absorbed_deps rmm rapids_logger)
 foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
   if(NOT TARGET "${_dep}::${_dep}")
     continue()
@@ -1336,6 +1336,18 @@ foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
   endforeach()
 endforeach()
 
+if(TARGET spdlog::spdlog)
+  get_target_property(_spdlog_link spdlog::spdlog NAME)
+  get_target_property(_spdlog_type ${_spdlog_link} TYPE)
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND _spdlog_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
+    target_link_libraries(
+      cudf PRIVATE "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:$<LINK_LIBRARY:WHOLE_ARCHIVE,${_spdlog_link}>>"
+    )
+  else()
+    target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE ${_spdlog_link})
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 # Specify the target module library dependencies We do this after all the WHOLE_ARCHIVES to protect
 # against any of these libraries ever adding a rapids_logger / rmm hidden dependency
 target_link_libraries(

From 5a866790f1449b0b03d8f1c4d86fe237f16e8fa0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:05:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 07/14] CompileOnly link to nvcomp to get compile include
 directories

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 65d1d4523942..c4f4e5b4fda4 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1359,6 +1359,8 @@ target_link_libraries(
 
 if(CUDF_DEPS_BUILD_SHARED OR NOT TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
   target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE nvcomp::nvcomp)
+else()
+  target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE $<COMPILE_ONLY:${CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET}>)
 endif()
 
 # Add Conda library, and include paths if specified

From 4db6afe2c61331a4e6abc8b77ae276b19e883a0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:16:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 08/14] Update java bindings to know we always build with
 static nvcomp for them

---
 java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt | 30 +++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt b/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
index c0234bf6d620..a91d76fd9808 100644
--- a/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,12 +109,11 @@ endif()
 find_package(nvtx3 REQUIRED)
 
 if(NOT TARGET nvcomp
-   AND NOT TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp
+   AND NOT TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp_static
    AND NOT DEFINED ENV{CUDF_INSTALL_DIR}
 )
   include(${CUDF_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/thirdparty/get_nvcomp.cmake)
 endif()
-find_package(nvcomp REQUIRED)
 
 # ##################################################################################################
 # * find JNI --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -268,35 +267,16 @@ endif()
 
 # ##################################################################################################
 # * link libraries --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-set(CUDF_LINK PUBLIC cudf::cudf)
 if(CUDF_JNI_LIBCUDF_STATIC)
-  # Whole-link libcudf.a into the shared library but not its dependencies
-  set(CUDF_LINK PRIVATE -Wl,--whole-archive cudf::cudf -Wl,--no-whole-archive)
+  target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE $<LINK_LIBRARY:WHOLE_ARCHIVE,cudf::cudf>)
+else()
+  target_link_libraries(cudfjni PUBLIC cudf::cudf)
 endif()
 
-# When nvcomp is installed we need to use nvcomp::nvcomp but from the cudf build directory it will
-# just be nvcomp.
-target_link_libraries(
-  cudfjni ${CUDF_LINK} PRIVATE nvtx3::nvtx3-cpp $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:nvcomp>
-                               $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:nvcomp::nvcomp>
-)
+target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE nvtx3::nvtx3-cpp $<COMPILE_ONLY:nvcomp::nvcomp_static>)
 
 # ##################################################################################################
 # * cudart options --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #   cudart can be statically linked or dynamically linked. The python ecosystem wants dynamic
 #   linking
-
 set_target_properties(cudfjni PROPERTIES CUDA_RUNTIME_LIBRARY Static)
-
-# ##################################################################################################
-# * install shared libraries ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-if(TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp)
-  add_custom_command(
-    TARGET cudfjni
-    PRE_LINK
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy $<TARGET_FILE:nvcomp::nvcomp>
-            "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libnvcomp.so"
-    COMMENT "Copying nvcomp libraries to ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
-  )
-endif()

From 55ac6078c6937c17606452b4bd4d62265c962cf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:25:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 09/14] Mark our shared library dependency on nvcomp as public
 when installing the library

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index c4f4e5b4fda4..1588aeb25a1a 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1357,8 +1357,14 @@ target_link_libraries(
           kvikio::kvikio ${CUDF_nanoarrow_TARGET} zstd $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:xxhash> rtcx::rtcx
 )
 
-if(CUDF_DEPS_BUILD_SHARED OR NOT TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
-  target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE nvcomp::nvcomp)
+if(CUDF_DEPS_BUILD_SHARED)
+  # When building with shared dependencies we need to have the usage requirement match if we want to
+  # install the headers/libraries
+  if(CUDF_INSTALL_LIBRARY_DEPS)
+    target_link_libraries(cudf PUBLIC nvcomp::nvcomp)
+  else()
+    target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE nvcomp::nvcomp)
+  endif()
 else()
   target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE $<COMPILE_ONLY:${CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET}>)
 endif()

From 3e5bf1f2da47f1c2bc1e7cc4a985b8906e246d60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:05:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 10/14] Simplify our nvcomp logic and restore it to be a
 private dependency when using shared deps

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt | 14 ++++----------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 1588aeb25a1a..8f949b99ef2b 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1264,6 +1264,7 @@ endif()
 # against them directly. Public absorbed dependencies still promote their public transitive
 # dependencies and export set metadata into cudf's interface.
 set(_absorbed_deps rmm rapids_logger)
+set(_absorbed_nvcomp FALSE)
 foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
   if(NOT TARGET "${_dep}::${_dep}")
     continue()
@@ -1306,6 +1307,7 @@ foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
   # rapids_logger
   if(TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
     target_link_libraries(${_dep_link} INTERFACE nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
+    set(_absorbed_nvcomp TRUE)
   endif()
 
   # Merge the absorbed library's export set metadata into cudf-exports so the installed config has
@@ -1357,16 +1359,8 @@ target_link_libraries(
           kvikio::kvikio ${CUDF_nanoarrow_TARGET} zstd $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:xxhash> rtcx::rtcx
 )
 
-if(CUDF_DEPS_BUILD_SHARED)
-  # When building with shared dependencies we need to have the usage requirement match if we want to
-  # install the headers/libraries
-  if(CUDF_INSTALL_LIBRARY_DEPS)
-    target_link_libraries(cudf PUBLIC nvcomp::nvcomp)
-  else()
-    target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE nvcomp::nvcomp)
-  endif()
-else()
-  target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE $<COMPILE_ONLY:${CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET}>)
+if(NOT _absorbed_nvcomp)
+  target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE ${CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET})
 endif()
 
 # Add Conda library, and include paths if specified

From c2dced47dfc7d757dac1195e03f9301f851e6637 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:57:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 11/14] Update the java logic to handle building with non
 static linked nvcomp

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt                  | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt |  9 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f949b99ef2b..9b219737fe7f 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1165,12 +1165,13 @@ set_target_properties(
 # and use them.
 set_target_properties(
   cudf
-  PROPERTIES EXPORT_PROPERTIES
-             "CUDF_CXX_FLAGS;CUDF_CUDA_FLAGS;CUDF_CXX_DEFINITIONS;CUDF_CUDA_DEFINITIONS"
-             CUDF_CXX_FLAGS "${CUDF_CXX_FLAGS}"
-             CUDF_CUDA_FLAGS "${CUDF_CUDA_FLAGS}"
-             CUDF_CXX_DEFINITIONS "${CUDF_CXX_DEFINITIONS}"
-             CUDF_CUDA_DEFINITIONS "${CUDF_CUDA_DEFINITIONS}"
+  PROPERTIES
+    EXPORT_PROPERTIES
+    "CUDF_CXX_FLAGS;CUDF_CUDA_FLAGS;CUDF_CXX_DEFINITIONS;CUDF_CUDA_DEFINITIONS;CUDF_STATIC_LINKED_PROJECTS"
+    CUDF_CXX_FLAGS "${CUDF_CXX_FLAGS}"
+    CUDF_CUDA_FLAGS "${CUDF_CUDA_FLAGS}"
+    CUDF_CXX_DEFINITIONS "${CUDF_CXX_DEFINITIONS}"
+    CUDF_CUDA_DEFINITIONS "${CUDF_CUDA_DEFINITIONS}"
 )
 
 # Note: This must come before the target_compile_options below so that the function can modify the
@@ -1301,12 +1302,17 @@ foreach(_dep IN LISTS _absorbed_deps)
   target_link_libraries(
     cudf PRIVATE "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:$<LINK_LIBRARY:WHOLE_ARCHIVE,${_dep_link}>>"
   )
+  set_property(
+    TARGET cudf
+    APPEND
+    PROPERTY CUDF_STATIC_LINKED_PROJECTS "${_dep_link}"
+  )
 
   # nvcomp_static has done a WHOLE_ARCHIVE on rmm and rapids_logger itself. Therefore it needs to
   # come after our WHOLE_ARCHIVE otherwise we will get duplicate symbols for rmm and/or
   # rapids_logger
   if(TARGET nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
-    target_link_libraries(${_dep_link} INTERFACE nvcomp::nvcomp_static)
+    target_link_libraries(${_dep_link} INTERFACE $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:nvcomp::nvcomp_static>)
     set(_absorbed_nvcomp TRUE)
   endif()
 
@@ -1345,6 +1351,11 @@ if(TARGET spdlog::spdlog)
     target_link_libraries(
       cudf PRIVATE "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:$<LINK_LIBRARY:WHOLE_ARCHIVE,${_spdlog_link}>>"
     )
+    set_property(
+      TARGET cudf
+      APPEND
+      PROPERTY CUDF_STATIC_LINKED_PROJECTS "${_spdlog_link}"
+    )
   else()
     target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE ${_spdlog_link})
   endif()
@@ -1361,6 +1372,13 @@ target_link_libraries(
 
 if(NOT _absorbed_nvcomp)
   target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE ${CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET})
+  if(${CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET} STREQUAL "nvcomp::nvcomp_static")
+    set_property(
+      TARGET cudf
+      APPEND
+      PROPERTY CUDF_STATIC_LINKED_PROJECTS "nvcomp"
+    )
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 # Add Conda library, and include paths if specified
diff --git a/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt b/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
index a91d76fd9808..8f995e5ef460 100644
--- a/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -273,7 +273,14 @@ else()
   target_link_libraries(cudfjni PUBLIC cudf::cudf)
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE nvtx3::nvtx3-cpp $<COMPILE_ONLY:nvcomp::nvcomp_static>)
+get_target_property(cudf_static_linked_projects cudf::cudf STATIC_LINKED_PROJECTS)
+if(nvcomp IN_LIST cudf_static_linked_projects)
+  target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE $<COMPILE_ONLY:nvcomp::nvcomp_static>)
+else()
+  target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE nvcomp::nvcomp)
+endif()
+
+target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE nvtx3::nvtx3-cpp)
 
 # ##################################################################################################
 # * cudart options --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From d44b18a328f6b7534b266fada6abf2260c7ddfd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:20:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 12/14] Correct CUDF_STATIC_LINKED_PROJECTS target query

---
 java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt b/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f995e5ef460..f75ae86c587e 100644
--- a/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ else()
   target_link_libraries(cudfjni PUBLIC cudf::cudf)
 endif()
 
-get_target_property(cudf_static_linked_projects cudf::cudf STATIC_LINKED_PROJECTS)
+get_target_property(cudf_static_linked_projects cudf::cudf CUDF_STATIC_LINKED_PROJECTS)
 if(nvcomp IN_LIST cudf_static_linked_projects)
   target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE $<COMPILE_ONLY:nvcomp::nvcomp_static>)
 else()

From eff71c4493b5018b69344b65ca5540d9ad7b2cbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:22:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 13/14] Restore installing libnvcomp.so when needed by tests

---
 java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt b/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
index f75ae86c587e..ed4b17835346 100644
--- a/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -278,6 +278,15 @@ if(nvcomp IN_LIST cudf_static_linked_projects)
   target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE $<COMPILE_ONLY:nvcomp::nvcomp_static>)
 else()
   target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE nvcomp::nvcomp)
+
+  # * install nvcomp for tests
+  add_custom_command(
+    TARGET cudfjni
+    PRE_LINK
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy $<TARGET_FILE:nvcomp::nvcomp>
+            "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libnvcomp.so"
+    COMMENT "Copying nvcomp libraries to ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
+  )
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(cudfjni PRIVATE nvtx3::nvtx3-cpp)

From 0e1d174aa3802bb84e1e92aa5068bbecc28dcb09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Maynard <rmaynard@nvidia.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:30:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 14/14] Code cleanup based on review

---
 cpp/CMakeLists.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b219737fe7f..daaf66ffac99 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
 
 if(NOT _absorbed_nvcomp)
   target_link_libraries(cudf PRIVATE ${CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET})
-  if(${CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET} STREQUAL "nvcomp::nvcomp_static")
+  if(CUDF_nvcomp_TARGET STREQUAL "nvcomp::nvcomp_static")
     set_property(
       TARGET cudf
       APPEND