Generator : visual_studio_multi is not listed and other problems

[dcube9]

Hi, In VS Option Generator combobox list only visual_studio. But I use visual_studio_multi in my project conanfile.txt :

[requires]
benchmark/1.5.0

[generators]
visual_studio_multi

[options]
benchmark:shared=False

And installation directory is $(ProjectDir).conan

Drawnbacks of that :

• conan-vs-extension create conanbuildinfo.props each time I move from Debug to Release and back and conanbuildinfo.props is override each time.
• conan-vs-extension modify project file and add , so I check-in and all developers cant use it because on open project cant find ".conan\conanbuildinfo.props" (ignored from git)

I'm a newbe of conan's world and it possible I have made some mistake but what I want todo is add Debug and Release of win32 lib or dll in my project.

I build all library we need and I upload them in a common conan_server, so every developers dont need to build., only install.

Any solutions ?

Thks

[T-Deuty]

Hello, I also experienced the issue "conan-vs-extension modify project file and add , so I check-in and all developers cant use it because on open project cant find ".conan\conanbuildinfo.props" (ignored from git)" but I have found a workaround in the meantime.

I go into detail on the workaround here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62581390/how-can-i-use-conan-to-both-provide-dependencies-for-the-visual-studio-ide-and-c

It is a bit further down in the "EDIT: Potential Workaround" section. Hope this helps in the meantime.