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authorJoseph Brill <48932340+jcbrill@users.noreply.github.com>2023-09-10 21:59:21 (GMT)
committerJoseph Brill <48932340+jcbrill@users.noreply.github.com>2023-09-10 21:59:21 (GMT)
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Initial update for SCons/Tool/msvc.xml. [ci skip]
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<para>
The valid values for &cv-MSVC_VERSION; represent major versions
-of the compiler, except that versions ending in <literal>Exp</literal>
-refer to "Express" or "Express for Desktop" Visual Studio editions,
-which require distict entries because they use a different
-filesystem layout and have some feature limitations compared to
-the full version.
+of the compiler. Versions ending in <literal>Exp</literal>
+refer to "Express" or "Express for Desktop" Visual Studio editions.
+An express version may have some feature limitations as compared to
+the full version. It is necessary to specify the <literal>Exp</literal>
+suffix when both express and non-express editions are installed
+simulaneously and the express version is desired. An express edition
+is used for the msvc version without the 'Exp' suffix when there is one
+edition installed and it is the express edition.
+</para>
+
+<para>
The following table shows correspondence
of the selector string to various version indicators
('x' is used as a placeholder for