CMake/Help/release/dev/vs-host-x64-tools.rst
Brad King d079e71c29 VS: Provide an option to use x64 host tools
Visual Studio provides toolchains that are themselves built for 32-bit
or 64-bit host architectures.  By default it uses the 32-bit tools, but
it can be told to prefer the 64-bit tools on 64-bit hosts.  Extend the
`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` specification to provide a way to request
use of the 64-bit host tools.

Closes: #15622
2016-10-14 09:22:26 -04:00

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vs-host-x64-tools
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* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2013 and above learned to
support a ``host=x64`` option in the :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET`
value (e.g. via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-T`` option) to request use
of a VS 64-bit toolchain on 64-bit hosts.