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I want to install v140 build tools in visual studio 2013, as my project has been upgraded to vs 2015. I dont want to install vs 2015. is there a way to install v140 in vs 2013. Thanks
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From the Visual Studio Downloads page, scroll down until you see Tools for Visual Studio 2022 under the All Downloads section and select the download for Build Tools for Visual Studio 2022.
You can build C and C++ applications on the command line by using tools that are included in Visual Studio. The Microsoft C++ (MSVC) compiler toolset is also downloadable as a standalone package. You don't need to install the Visual Studio IDE if you don't plan to use it.
If you installed to the default location, you can paste: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.
The platform toolset consists of the C++ compiler (cl.exe) and linker (link.exe), along with the C/C++ standard libraries. Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2017, and Visual Studio 2019 are binary-compatible. It's shown by the major version of the toolset, which has remained at 14.
I tried to install the build tools, but the installation failed. I asked the same question on the MSDN forums and was told that VS is backward compatible but not forward compatible with build tool installs.
So, no—it is not possible to install v140 of the build tools on VS 2013, as this is an older version of Visual Studio than v140.
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No, it is not possible! It is that simple, but I am forced to write at least 30 characters.
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