c++ - Can I set the platform toolset from the command line when building with VS2010's msbuild?

Question

When I'm building a VS2010 with msbuild from the command line, can I change the platform toolset to v90 (i.e. Visual Studio 2008 toolchain) from the command line, without editing the vcxproj file?

I'm using the following command line in my build script currently:

mysystemf("msbuild %s.vcxproj /t:rebuild /p:configuration=release,platform=%s", prjname, platform);

Answer 1

Yes you can set PlatformToolset without change the vcxproj file.

If you open a vcxproj file, you'll see that there is a PlatformToolset property. For visual studio 2012, it is v110; For VS2010, it is v100; For VS2008, it is v90.

You could overwrite this property with /p:PlatformToolset=v110/v100/v90 to change the toolchain.

Note: Sometimes, msbuild failed with error Unsupported platformtoolset value, it is mostly because you have not specify the VisualStudioVersion.