[CMake] Why does CMake 3.9.0 open VS2017 when targeting 2013 after installing 2017... sigh.

[J Decker]

Visual studio 2017 is able to keep old project types and build them as
is... so it is using the 2013 tools even though loaded in the 2017 IDE.
I noticed this because the command line build tools are 2015, so if I
configure a project for node; it gets built as 2015, and the visual studio
project when loaded in 2017 shows (Visual Studio 2015) after the project in
solution explorer...

And/or you should be able to set the platform toolset

(in the project property dialog, General) Platform toolset : Visual Studio
2015 (v140)
I've seen it with other IDE projects; I don't have that system available
though (back to v110_xp)

On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 3:20 PM Brian Davis <bitminer at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Why does CMake 3.9.0 open VS2017 when targeting 2013 after installing
> 2017... sigh.
>
> Without even regenerating or re configuring (even though that has no
> effect either) when "Open Project" is selected 2017 is opened and not
> 2013... errr what am I targeting again?  Happened after 2017 install.  How
> does CMake Decide which app to call.... err I got a sneaky suspicion as to
> how.... in a not so goodly way.
>
> Sure wishI could get CMake to open VS2013 with the environment vars I ahve
> set when it was called... guess  I'll have to settle for the new and
> improved VS2017 I can't use on the project.
>
>
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