2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
index a517351..67d6f80 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx
@@ -33,9 +33,16 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::~cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator()
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::GetRegistryBase()
 {
+  return cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::GetRegistryBase(
+    this->GetIDEVersion());
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::string cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::GetRegistryBase(
+  const char* version)
+{
   std::string key = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\";
-  key += this->GetIDEVersion();
-  return key;
+  return key + version;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
index 7258e31..65ba24f 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ public:
   /** Get the top-level registry key for this VS version.  */
   std::string GetRegistryBase();
 
+  /** Get the top-level registry key for the given VS version.  */
+  static std::string GetRegistryBase(const char* version);
+
   /** Return true if the generated build tree may contain multiple builds.
       i.e. "Can I build Debug and Release in the same tree?" */
   virtual bool IsMultiConfig() { return true; }