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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2016-09-02 19:49:18 (GMT)
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Help: Clarify meaning of MSVC<NN> variables
They correspond to toolsets, not VS IDE versions.
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MSVC12
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-``True`` when using Microsoft Visual C++ 12.0.
-
-Set to ``true`` when the compiler is version 12.0 of Microsoft Visual C++.
+``True`` when using the Microsoft Visual Studio ``v120`` toolset
+(``cl`` version 18) or another compiler that simulates it.