MSVC_VERSION
The version of Microsoft Visual C/C++ being used if any. If a compiler simulating Visual C++ is being used, this variable is set to the toolset version simulated as given by the _MSC_VER preprocessor definition.
Known version numbers are:
Value | Version |
|---|---|
1200 | VS 6.0 |
1300 | VS 7.0 |
1310 | VS 7.1 |
1400 | VS 8.0 (v80 toolset) |
1500 | VS 9.0 (v90 toolset) |
1600 | VS 10.0 (v100 toolset) |
1700 | VS 11.0 (v110 toolset) |
1800 | VS 12.0 (v120 toolset) |
1900 | VS 14.0 (v140 toolset) |
1910-1919 | VS 15.0 (v141 toolset) |
1920-1929 | VS 16.0 (v142 toolset) |
1930-1949 | VS 17.0 (v143 toolset) |
1950-1959 | VS 18.0 (v145 toolset) |
See also the CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION and MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION variable.
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