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diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst index 809be4b..42a3bb6 100644 --- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst +++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst @@ -3,18 +3,6 @@ Visual Studio 15 2017 Generates Visual Studio 15 (VS 2017) 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 3.1, one may specify -a target platform name optionally at the end of this generator name: - -``Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64`` - Specify target platform ``x64``. - -``Visual Studio 15 2017 ARM`` - Specify target platform ``ARM``. - Project Types ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -37,6 +25,28 @@ one of the instances, that instance will be used. Otherwise, if more than one instance is installed we do not define which one is chosen by default. +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 15 2017" -A Win32`` +* ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A x64`` +* ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A ARM`` +* ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A ARM64`` + +For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify +a target platform name optionally at the end of the generator name. +This is supported only for: + +``Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64`` + Specify target platform ``x64``. + +``Visual Studio 15 2017 ARM`` + Specify target platform ``ARM``. + Toolset Selection ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |