Visual Studio 8 2005 -------------------- Generates Visual Studio 8 2005 project files. The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable may be set to specify a target platform name. For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify a target platform name optionally at the end of this generator name: ``Visual Studio 8 2005 Win64`` Specify target platform ``x64``. ``Visual Studio 8 2005 `` Specify target platform matching a Windows CE SDK name.