[llvm] [docs][CMake] Add CMakePreset, improve VS documentation (PR #84760)

Krzysztof Parzyszek via llvm-commits llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Mon Mar 11 08:51:10 PDT 2024


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@@ -119,7 +120,43 @@ These instruction were tested with Visual Studio 2019 and Python 3.9.6:
  Select the last link: ``Source code (zip)`` and unpack the downloaded file using
  Windows Explorer built-in zip support or any other unzip tool.
 
-12. Finally, configure LLVM using CMake:
+12. Open the LLVM folder in Visual Studio or configure LLVM with CMake.
+
+    Recently Visual Studio has added native support for CMake which will run and
+    manage the CMake settings for you instead of you manually having to generate
+    a Visual Studio Soluion. This is the recommended way to build and debug LLVM
+    in Visual Studio 2022.
+
+    If you want to generate a Visual Studio Solution for older versions of Visual
+    Studio or becasue that is a workflow that suites you better please refer to the
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kparzysz wrote:

"becasue" -> "because"

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/84760


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