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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE.rst index 5a76f09..57dba53 100644 --- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE.rst +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE.rst @@ -26,7 +26,18 @@ Visual Studio Instance Selection :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` support instance specification for Visual Studio 2017 and above. The ``CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE`` variable may be set as a cache entry selecting an instance of Visual Studio -via the absolute path to the top-level directory of the VS installation. +via one of the following forms: + +* ``location`` +* ``location[,key=value]*`` +* ``key=value[,key=value]*`` + +The ``location`` specifies the absolute path to the top-level directory +of the VS installation. + +The ``key=value`` pairs form a comma-separated list of options to +specify details of the instance selection. +There are no supported pairs: this syntax is reserved for future use. If the value of ``CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE`` is not specified explicitly by the user or a toolchain file, CMake queries the Visual Studio Installer |