cmGlobalGenerator: Add IsIncludeExternalMSProjectSupported method

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index 8fcb533ba7..abc451a9da 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ public:
 
   virtual bool IsIPOSupported() const { return false; }
 
+  /** Return whether the generator can import external visual studio project
+      using INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT */
+  virtual bool IsIncludeExternalMSProjectSupported() const { return false; }
+
   /** Return whether the generator should use EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME. This is
       relevant for mixed macOS and iOS builds. */
   virtual bool UseEffectivePlatformName(cmMakefile*) const { return false; }
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
index 55a6813c0d..f4fc3cf9f4 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ public:
   /** Return true if building for Windows CE */
   virtual bool TargetsWindowsCE() const { return false; }
 
+  bool IsIncludeExternalMSProjectSupported() const override { return true; }
+
   class TargetSet : public std::set<cmGeneratorTarget const*>
   {
   };