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| author | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2018-09-24 19:00:46 (GMT) |
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| committer | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2018-09-25 10:52:35 (GMT) |
| commit | 15e211df803a7bcfeefc7b2aa91741f308fb609c (patch) | |
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Help: Suggest using -A to specify platform for VS generators
We already suggest `-T` for the toolset. Create a dedicated section for
platform selection and suggest `-A`. Provide examples.
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diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 11 2012.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 11 2012.rst index 8e9998a..8fddbb3 100644 --- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 11 2012.rst +++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 11 2012.rst @@ -3,11 +3,31 @@ Visual Studio 11 2012 Generates Visual Studio 11 (VS 2012) project files. -The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable may be set -to specify a target platform name (architecture). +For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.0, one may specify this +generator using the name "Visual Studio 11" without the year component. + +Project Types +^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Only Visual C++ and C# projects may be generated. Other types of +projects (JavaScript, Database, Website, etc.) are not supported. + +Platform Selection +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable may be set, perhaps +via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-A`` option, to specify a target platform +name (architecture). For example: + +* ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" -A Win32`` +* ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" -A x64`` +* ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" -A ARM`` +* ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 11 2012" -A <WinCE-SDK>`` + (Specify a target platform matching a Windows CE SDK name.) For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify -a target platform name optionally at the end of this generator name: +a target platform name optionally at the end of the generator name. +This is supported only for: ``Visual Studio 11 2012 Win64`` Specify target platform ``x64``. @@ -18,15 +38,6 @@ a target platform name optionally at the end of this generator name: ``Visual Studio 11 2012 <WinCE-SDK>`` Specify target platform matching a Windows CE SDK name. -For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.0, one may specify this -generator using the name "Visual Studio 11" without the year component. - -Project Types -^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - -Only Visual C++ and C# projects may be generated. Other types of -projects (JavaScript, Database, Website, etc.) are not supported. - Toolset Selection ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |