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@@ -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
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