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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2014-09-05 18:53:01 (GMT)
committerBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2014-09-05 19:03:56 (GMT)
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VS: Implement CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM for VS >= 8
For VS generator names that do not specify the platform name, read CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM to get it. Extend the RunCMake.GeneratorPlatform test with a case covering use of the x64 platform when the test generator is a Visual Studio generator whose name does not specify a platform.
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+vs-generator-platform
+---------------------
+
+* The Visual Studio generators for versions 8 (2005) and above
+ learned to read the target platform name from a new
+ :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable when it is
+ not specified as part of the generator name.