7 files changed, 67 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang-C.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang-C.cmake
index d007105..322e3fb 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang-C.cmake
@@ -1,2 +1,18 @@
 include(Platform/Windows-Clang)
 __windows_compiler_clang(C)
+
+if("x${MAKE_C_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
+  if((NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER OR CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER)
+      AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|WMake"
+      AND CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_C)
+    set(CMAKE_C_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER TRUE)
+  endif()
+elseif("x${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT}" STREQUAL "xGNU")
+  if((NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER OR CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER)
+      AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|WMake"
+      AND CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_C)
+    # dependencies are computed by the compiler itself
+    set(CMAKE_C_DEPFILE_FORMAT gcc)
+    set(CMAKE_C_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER TRUE)
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang-CXX.cmake
index f1d40f2..b4aaf1e 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
 include(Platform/Windows-Clang)
 set(_COMPILE_CXX_MSVC " -TP")
 __windows_compiler_clang(CXX)
+
+if("x${MAKE_CXX_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
+  if((NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER OR CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER)
+      AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|WMake"
+      AND CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_CXX)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER TRUE)
+  endif()
+elseif("x${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT}" STREQUAL "xGNU")
+  if((NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER OR CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER)
+      AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|WMake"
+      AND CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_CXX)
+    # dependencies are computed by the compiler itself
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_DEPFILE_FORMAT gcc)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER TRUE)
+  endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Intel-C.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Intel-C.cmake
index f3aa851..3cbc7a5 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Intel-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Intel-C.cmake
@@ -2,3 +2,10 @@ include(Platform/Windows-Intel)
 __windows_compiler_intel(C)
 set(CMAKE_NINJA_DEPTYPE_C intel) # special value handled by CMake
 set(CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_C "-QMMD -QMT <DEP_TARGET> -QMF <DEP_FILE>")
+
+if((NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER OR CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER)
+    AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|WMake")
+  # dependencies are computed by the compiler itself
+  set(CMAKE_C_DEPFILE_FORMAT gcc)
+  set(CMAKE_C_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER TRUE)
+endif()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Intel-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Intel-CXX.cmake
index f0b15b1..6539f64 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Intel-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Intel-CXX.cmake
@@ -3,3 +3,10 @@ set(_COMPILE_CXX " /TP")
 __windows_compiler_intel(CXX)
 set(CMAKE_NINJA_DEPTYPE_CXX intel) # special value handled by CMake
 set(CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_CXX "-QMMD -QMT <DEP_TARGET> -QMF <DEP_FILE>")
+
+if((NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER OR CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER)
+    AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|WMake")
+  # dependencies are computed by the compiler itself
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_DEPFILE_FORMAT gcc)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER TRUE)
+endif()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC-C.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC-C.cmake
index cbe1586..67b6827 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC-C.cmake
@@ -3,3 +3,10 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 18.0)
   set(_FS_C " /FS")
 endif()
 __windows_compiler_msvc(C)
+
+if((NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER OR CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER)
+    AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|WMake"
+    AND CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_C)
+  # dependencies are computed by the compiler itself
+  set(CMAKE_C_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER TRUE)
+endif()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC-CXX.cmake
index 0e85005..6fea617 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC-CXX.cmake
@@ -4,3 +4,10 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 18.0)
   set(_FS_CXX " /FS")
 endif()
 __windows_compiler_msvc(CXX)
+
+if((NOT DEFINED CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER OR CMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER)
+    AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|WMake"
+    AND CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_CXX)
+  # dependencies are computed by the compiler itself
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER TRUE)
+endif()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
index 3f65475..ec5758c 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
@@ -437,6 +437,13 @@ macro(__windows_compiler_msvc lang)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_LINKER_SUPPORTS_PDB ON)
   set(CMAKE_NINJA_DEPTYPE_${lang} msvc)
   __windows_compiler_msvc_enable_rc("${_PLATFORM_DEFINES} ${_PLATFORM_DEFINES_${lang}}")
+
+  # define generic information about compiler dependencies
+  # activation is done on per language platform configuration basis
+  if (MSVC_VERSION GREATER 1300)
+    set(CMAKE_DEPFILE_FLAGS_${lang} "/showIncludes")
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_DEPFILE_FORMAT msvc)
+  endif()
 endmacro()
 
 macro(__windows_compiler_msvc_enable_rc flags)