[CMake] How to have Visual Studio 15 2017 actually use a 64 bit toolchain.

[J Decker]

"C:/tools/unix/cmake/bin/cmake.exe" -G "Visual Studio 15 2016 Win64" -T
"v140" ..
C:\tools\unix\cmake\bin\cmake.exe --build . --config "Debug" --target
"INSTALL"

On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 8:26 AM Michael Jackson <mike.jackson at bluequartz.net>
wrote:

> So I tried using "-DCMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET=x64" while configuring a clean
> build directory but it still picked up the x86 compiler. I ended up going
> into the "Settings" of Windows 10 and added the environment variable
> PreferredToolArchitecture=x64 to my account. Logged out, Logged back in and
> then did another configuration run and now during the cmake configuration
> run the proper 64 bit compiler is picked up and used. Still probably
> missing something obvious in the CMake file that I can add....
>
> --
> Mike Jackson
>
> On 9/21/18, 10:28 AM, "CMake on behalf of Mateusz Loskot" <
> cmake-bounces at cmake.org on behalf of mateusz at loskot.net> wrote:
>
>     On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 at 16:13, Michael Jackson
>     <mike.jackson at bluequartz.net> wrote:
>     >
>     > For those that want to actually use Visual Studio 15 2017 is there
> anything in CMake or an environment variable that can be set?
>
>     Isn't host=x64 for that purpose?
>
>
> https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.12/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.html
>
>     Best regards
>     --
>     Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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