On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 4:13 PM, Michael Jackson <mike.jack...@bluequartz.net> wrote: > The easy answer is to use “ninja” from a VS tools X64 Native command prompt. > For those that want to actually use Visual Studio 15 2017 is there anything > in CMake or an environment variable that can be set? > > > The issue is that when I configure I select “Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64” > BUT the actual tool chain that VS is using under the hood is a 32 bit > compiler. I have verified this through stack overflow and looking at the > task manager. > > > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46056263/use-the-64-bit-visual-c-toolset-in-visual-studio-2017 > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19820718/how-to-make-visual-studio-use-the-native-amd64-toolchain/25626630#25626630 > > > > Is there a CMake variable that I can set to tell Visual Studio to use the > X64 toolchain? >
You select x64 when selecting the generator. Use "Visual Studio VV YYYY Win64" where VV is version and YYYY is year. > > Thanks > > -- > > Michael Jackson | Owner, President > > BlueQuartz Software > > [e] mike.jack...@bluequartz.net > > [w] www.bluequartz.net > > > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
