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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8b54e7ecc --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY.rst @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY +-------------------------- + +Select the MSVC runtime library for use by compilers targeting the MSVC ABI. +This variable is used to initialize the :prop_tgt:`MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` +property on all targets as they are created. It is also propagated by +calls to the :command:`try_compile` command into the test project. + +The allowed values are: + +.. include:: ../prop_tgt/MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY-VALUES.txt + +Use :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` to +support per-configuration specification. For example, the code: + +.. code-block:: cmake + + set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>") + +selects for all following targets a multi-threaded statically-linked runtime +library with or without debug information depending on the configuration. + +If this variable is not set then the :prop_tgt:`MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` target +property will not be set automatically. If that property is not set then +CMake uses the default value ``MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL`` +to select a MSVC runtime library. + +.. note:: + + This variable has effect only when policy :policy:`CMP0091` is set to ``NEW`` + prior to the first :command:`project` or :command:`enable_language` command + that enables a language using a compiler targeting the MSVC ABI. |