Is there any way to know if I’m compiling under a specific Microsoft Visual Studio version?
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Is there any way to know if I’m compiling under a specific Microsoft Visual Studio version?
_MSC_VERand possibly_MSC_FULL_VERis what you need. You can also examine visualc.hpp in any recent boost install for some usage examples.Some values for the more recent versions of the compiler are:
The version number above of course refers to the major version of your Visual studio you see in the about box, not to the year in the name. A thorough list can be found here. Starting recently, Visual Studio will start updating its ranges monotonically, meaning you should check ranges, rather than exact compiler values.
cl.exe /?will give a hint of the used version, e.g.: