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diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst index e7baaadb67..a002f2ff6d 100644 --- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst +++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst @@ -14,18 +14,20 @@ projects (JavaScript, Powershell, Python, etc.) are not supported. Instance Selection ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -VS 2017 supports multiple installations on the same machine. -The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE` variable may be set as a -cache entry containing the absolute path to a Visual Studio instance. -If the value is not specified explicitly by the user or a toolchain file, -CMake queries the Visual Studio Installer to locate VS instances, chooses -one, and sets the variable as a cache entry to hold the value persistently. - -When CMake first chooses an instance, if the ``VS150COMNTOOLS`` environment -variable is set and points to the ``Common7/Tools`` directory within -one of the instances, that instance will be used. Otherwise, if more -than one instance is installed we do not define which one is chosen -by default. +.. versionadded:: 3.9 + VS 2017 supports multiple installations on the same machine. + The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE` variable may be set as a + cache entry containing the absolute path to a Visual Studio instance. + If the value is not specified explicitly by the user or a toolchain file, + CMake queries the Visual Studio Installer to locate VS instances, chooses + one, and sets the variable as a cache entry to hold the value persistently. + +.. versionadded:: 3.11 + When CMake first chooses an instance, if the ``VS150COMNTOOLS`` environment + variable is set and points to the ``Common7/Tools`` directory within + one of the instances, that instance will be used. Otherwise, if more + than one instance is installed we do not define which one is chosen + by default. Platform Selection ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |