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diff --git a/llvm/docs/GettingStartedVS.rst b/llvm/docs/GettingStartedVS.rst index 0ca50904ce4..566a0f88c9c 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/GettingStartedVS.rst +++ b/llvm/docs/GettingStartedVS.rst @@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ Here's the short story for getting up and running quickly with LLVM: using LLVM. Another important option is ``LLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD``, which controls the LLVM target architectures that are included on the build. + * If CMake complains that it cannot find the compiler, make sure that + you have the Visual Studio C++ Tools installed, not just Visual Studio + itself (trying to create a C++ project in Visual Studio will generally + download the C++ tools if they haven't already been). * See the :doc:`LLVM CMake guide <CMake>` for detailed information about how to configure the LLVM build. * CMake generates project files for all build types. To select a specific |