set_property can not be used on an ALIAS target

when I compile open3d using pybind as dependence in ubuntu16.04LTS, it occurs:

CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake/pybind11/pybind11Targets.cmake:50 (set_target_properties):
set_target_properties can not be used on an ALIAS target.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
/usr/local/share/cmake/pybind11/pybind11Config.cmake:108 (include)
External/CMakeLists.txt:3 (find_package)

CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake/pybind11/pybind11Targets.cmake:57 (set_target_properties):
set_target_properties can not be used on an ALIAS target.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
/usr/local/share/cmake/pybind11/pybind11Config.cmake:108 (include)
External/CMakeLists.txt:3 (find_package)

CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake/pybind11/pybind11Targets.cmake:65 (set_target_properties):
set_target_properties can not be used on an ALIAS target.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
/usr/local/share/cmake/pybind11/pybind11Config.cmake:108 (include)
External/CMakeLists.txt:3 (find_package)

CMake Error at /usr/local/share/cmake/pybind11/pybind11Config.cmake:111 (set_property):
set_property can not be used on an ALIAS target.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
External/CMakeLists.txt:3 (find_package)

[sromberg]

Same when compiling open3d with pybind on macOS 10.14. Does anyone have an idea how to solve that?

[shoKagami]

I also faced this bug. But it was fixed by comment out the 3rd line of Open3D/src/External/CMakeList.txt.
as isl-org/Open3D#420 (comment) .

[henryiii]

Looks like it was fixed upstream. If it does persist, #2370 would likely fix it as well.