[feature]change toolset for clang with visual studio generator

[peterpuppy]

What is your suggestion?

I am using clang, and the generator is visual studio
I checked the source code and found that the toolset is written dead in ClangCL. I have a platform that customizes toolsets, such as PS5Cang
I have checked the source code and it seems that there is no way to modify it, or rather, this value will not be automatically set. I will set it in the custom toolchain file. The current logic will first include the user_toolchain file, and then set CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET, which will overwrite the toolset I set myself
Found a similar issue

https://github.com/conan-io/conan/issues/14100

here is generated conan toolchain

include("C:/SCE/Prospero/Tools/CMake/PS5.cmake")


########## generic_system block #############
# Definition of system, platform and toolset
#############################################


set(CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM "x64" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)

message(STATUS "Conan toolchain: CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET=ClangCL")
set(CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET "ClangCL" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)

Do you have any good solutions

Have you read the CONTRIBUTING guide?

• I've read the CONTRIBUTING guide

[memsharded]

Hi @peterpuppy

Thanks for your feedback.

It is true that at the moment it is not possible to define a custom toolset from configuration. You can definitely do it from recipes, customizing the CMakeToolchain in the generate() method, but not from the profiles.

We will be having a look, we might want to have a more extensible mechanism, not only for the toolset.

[peterpuppy]

Thanks for reply