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Reputation: 1777

Change Platform Toolset when compiling from CMD

I would like to compile a C++ program via Visual Studio command line tools. I would like to target the executable for 32 bit Windows XP. Tried compiling it the usual way, using x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019, but it doesn't work on Windows XP, though runs fine on my Windows 10 machine.

Steps I take:

Tried this, but it doesn't work. /D \"_USING_V110_SDK71_\" seems to do nothing, and the /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS,5.01 piece isn't recognized by the compiler.

I have learnt from this Microsoft page that we should install deprecated Toolset to compile for WinXP. I went ahead to Visual Studio Installer and installed the C++ Windows XP Support for VS 2017 (v141) tools [Deprecated], as said in the tutorial.

But what now? How can I use this Toolset? I can't find it anywhere on my computer, let alone use it! Visual Studio Installer says it's located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools, but it's too vague.

UPD:

Tried with msbuild /p:PlatformToolset=v141_xp, getting this error:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v160\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets(439,
5): error MSB8020: The build tools for v141_xp (Platform Toolset = 'v141_xp') cannot be found. To build using the v141_
xp build tools, please install v141_xp build tools.  Alternatively, you may upgrade to the current Visual Studio tools
by selecting the Project menu or right-click the solution, and then selecting "Retarget solution"

Which suggests, the compiler doesn't see the v141_xp toolset. I wonder why? It's installed for sure, I did it via the Visual Studio Installer.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1152

Answers (1)

Jeaninez - MSFT
Jeaninez - MSFT

Reputation: 4017

I suggest you could try to set the PlatformToolset property:

msbuild myProject.vcxproj /p:PlatformToolset=…

For more details, I suggest you could refer to the Doc:MSBuild command-line reference

Upvotes: 2

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