VS: Remove support for appending a platform to the generator name

Compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1 is no longer supported.

Fixes: #26481

Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst

@@ -25,15 +25,18 @@ name (architecture).  For example:
 * ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015" -A x64``
 * ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015" -A ARM``
 
-For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify
-a target platform name optionally at the end of the generator name.
-This is supported only for:
+.. versionchanged:: 4.0
 
-``Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64``
-  Specify target platform ``x64``.
+  Previously, for compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1,
+  one could specify a target platform name optionally at the
+  end of the generator name.  This has been removed.
+  This was supported only for:
 
-``Visual Studio 14 2015 ARM``
-  Specify target platform ``ARM``.
+  ``Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64``
+    Specify target platform ``x64``.
+
+  ``Visual Studio 14 2015 ARM``
+    Specify target platform ``ARM``.
 
 Toolset Selection
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst

@@ -34,15 +34,18 @@ name (architecture).  For example:
 * ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A ARM``
 * ``cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A ARM64``
 
-For compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1, one may specify
-a target platform name optionally at the end of the generator name.
-This is supported only for:
+.. versionchanged:: 4.0
 
-``Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64``
-  Specify target platform ``x64``.
+  Previously, for compatibility with CMake versions prior to 3.1,
+  one could specify a target platform name optionally at the
+  end of the generator name.  This has been removed.
+  This was supported only for:
 
-``Visual Studio 15 2017 ARM``
-  Specify target platform ``ARM``.
+  ``Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64``
+    Specify target platform ``x64``.
+
+  ``Visual Studio 15 2017 ARM``
+    Specify target platform ``ARM``.
 
 Toolset Selection
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Help/release/dev/remove-old-compatibility.rst

@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ remove-old-compatibility
   CMake by using their ``VERSION`` arguments' ``<min>...<max>`` syntax.
   This requires only the ``<min>`` version of CMake, but when running a
   newer version, sets policies up to the ``<max>`` version.
+
+* The :generator:`Visual Studio 14 2015` and :generator:`Visual Studio 15 2017`
+  generators no longer support specifying a platform as part of the generator
+  name.  See :ref:`Visual Studio Platform Selection`.

Source/QtDialog/QCMake.cxx

@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ QCMake::QCMake(QObject* p)
     [this] { return this->interruptCallback(); });
 
   std::vector<cmake::GeneratorInfo> generators;
-  this->CMakeInstance->GetRegisteredGenerators(
-    generators, /*includeNamesWithPlatform=*/false);
+  this->CMakeInstance->GetRegisteredGenerators(generators);
 
   for (cmake::GeneratorInfo const& gen : generators) {
     this->AvailableGenerators.push_back(gen);

Source/cmGlobalGeneratorFactory.h

@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ public:
 
   /** Create a GlobalGenerator */
   virtual std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> CreateGlobalGenerator(
-    const std::string& n, bool allowArch, cmake* cm) const = 0;
+    const std::string& n, cmake* cm) const = 0;
 
   /** Get the documentation entry for this factory */
   virtual cmDocumentationEntry GetDocumentation() const = 0;
 
   /** Get the names of the current registered generators */
   virtual std::vector<std::string> GetGeneratorNames() const = 0;
-  virtual std::vector<std::string> GetGeneratorNamesWithPlatform() const = 0;
 
   /** Determine whether or not this generator supports toolsets */
   virtual bool SupportsToolset() const = 0;
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ class cmGlobalGeneratorSimpleFactory : public cmGlobalGeneratorFactory
 public:
   /** Create a GlobalGenerator */
   std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> CreateGlobalGenerator(
-    const std::string& name, bool /*allowArch*/, cmake* cm) const override
+    const std::string& name, cmake* cm) const override
   {
     if (name != T::GetActualName()) {
       return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>();
@@ -75,10 +74,6 @@ public:
   {
     return { T::GetActualName() };
   }
-  std::vector<std::string> GetGeneratorNamesWithPlatform() const override
-  {
-    return {};
-  }
 
   /** Determine whether or not this generator supports toolsets */
   bool SupportsToolset() const override { return T::SupportsToolset(); }

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx

@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ static void ConvertToWindowsSlashes(std::string& s)
 }
 
 cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator(
-  cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName)
-  : cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator(cm, name, platformInGeneratorName)
+  cmake* cm, const std::string& name)
+  : cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator(cm, name)
 {
   this->DefaultCudaFlagTableName = "v10";
   this->DefaultCudaHostFlagTableName = "v10";
@@ -485,13 +484,6 @@ bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeSystem(cmMakefile* mf)
       return false;
     }
   } else if (this->SystemName == "Android"_s) {
-    if (this->PlatformInGeneratorName) {
-      mf->IssueMessage(
-        MessageType::FATAL_ERROR,
-        cmStrCat("CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME is 'Android' but CMAKE_GENERATOR ",
-                 "specifies a platform too: '", this->GetName(), '\''));
-      return false;
-    }
     if (mf->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM") ==
         "Tegra-Android"_s) {
       if (!this->InitializeTegraAndroid(mf)) {
@@ -513,16 +505,8 @@ bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeWindows(cmMakefile*)
   return true;
 }
 
-bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeWindowsCE(cmMakefile* mf)
+bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeWindowsCE(cmMakefile*)
 {
-  if (this->PlatformInGeneratorName) {
-    mf->IssueMessage(
-      MessageType::FATAL_ERROR,
-      cmStrCat("CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME is 'WindowsCE' but CMAKE_GENERATOR ",
-               "specifies a platform too: '", this->GetName(), '\''));
-    return false;
-  }
-
   this->DefaultPlatformToolset = this->SelectWindowsCEToolset();
 
   return true;

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h

@@ -185,8 +185,7 @@ public:
   bool IsBuildInParallelSupported() const;
 
 protected:
-  cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-                                  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName);
+  cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name);
 
   void Generate() override;
   virtual bool InitializeSystem(cmMakefile* mf);

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.cxx

@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
 #include "cmSystemTools.h"
 
 cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator(
-  cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName)
-  : cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator(cm, name, platformInGeneratorName)
+  cmake* cm, const std::string& name)
+  : cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator(cm, name)
 {
 }
 

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator.h

@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ public:
   }
 
 protected:
-  cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-                                  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName);
+  cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name);
 
   bool InitializeWindowsPhone(cmMakefile* mf) override;
   bool InitializeWindowsStore(cmMakefile* mf) override;

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.cxx

@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
 #include "cmSystemTools.h"
 
 cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator(
-  cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName)
-  : cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator(cm, name, platformInGeneratorName)
+  cmake* cm, const std::string& name)
+  : cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator(cm, name)
 {
 }
 

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator.h

@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ class cmake;
 class cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator : public cmGlobalVisualStudio11Generator
 {
 protected:
-  cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-                                  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName);
+  cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name);
 
   bool ProcessGeneratorToolsetField(std::string const& key,
                                     std::string const& value) override;

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator.cxx

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator::Factory
 {
 public:
   std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> CreateGlobalGenerator(
-    const std::string& name, bool allowArch, cmake* cm) const override
+    const std::string& name, cmake* cm) const override
   {
     std::string genName;
     const char* p = cmVS14GenName(name, genName);
@@ -49,18 +49,7 @@ public:
     }
     if (!*p) {
       return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>(
-        new cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator(cm, genName, ""));
-    }
-    if (!allowArch || *p++ != ' ') {
-      return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>();
-    }
-    if (strcmp(p, "Win64") == 0) {
-      return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>(
-        new cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator(cm, genName, "x64"));
-    }
-    if (strcmp(p, "ARM") == 0) {
-      return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>(
-        new cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator(cm, genName, "ARM"));
+        new cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator(cm, genName));
     }
     return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>();
   }
@@ -79,14 +68,6 @@ public:
     return names;
   }
 
-  std::vector<std::string> GetGeneratorNamesWithPlatform() const override
-  {
-    std::vector<std::string> names;
-    names.emplace_back(cmStrCat(vs14generatorName, " ARM"));
-    names.emplace_back(cmStrCat(vs14generatorName, " Win64"));
-    return names;
-  }
-
   bool SupportsToolset() const override { return true; }
   bool SupportsPlatform() const override { return true; }
 
@@ -109,9 +90,8 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator::NewFactory()
 }
 
 cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator(
-  cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName)
-  : cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator(cm, name, platformInGeneratorName)
+  cmake* cm, const std::string& name)
+  : cmGlobalVisualStudio12Generator(cm, name)
 {
   std::string vc14Express;
   this->ExpressEdition = cmSystemTools::ReadRegistryValue(

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator.h

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ public:
   }
 
 protected:
-  cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-                                  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName);
+  cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name);
 
   bool InitializeWindowsStore(cmMakefile* mf) override;
   bool InitializeAndroid(cmMakefile* mf) override;

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator.cxx

@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
 
 class cmake;
 
-cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator(
-  cmake* cm, const std::string& platformName)
-  : cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator(cm, platformName)
+cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator(cmake* cm)
+  : cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator(cm)
 {
   this->ProjectConfigurationSectionName = "ProjectConfiguration";
 }

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator.h

@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ class BT;
 class cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator : public cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator
 {
 public:
-  cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator(cmake* cm,
-                                  const std::string& platformName = "");
+  cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator(cmake* cm);
 
 protected:
   void WriteSLNFile(std::ostream& fout, cmLocalGenerator* root,

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx

@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ std::string GetSLNFile(cmLocalGenerator* root)
 }
 }
 
-cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator(
-  cmake* cm, std::string const& platformInGeneratorName)
-  : cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator(cm, platformInGeneratorName)
+cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator(cmake* cm)
+  : cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator(cm)
 {
   this->DevEnvCommandInitialized = false;
   this->MarmasmEnabled = false;

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.h

@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool SupportsCxxModuleDyndep() const { return false; }
 
 protected:
-  cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator(cmake* cm,
-                                 std::string const& platformInGeneratorName);
+  cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator(cmake* cm);
 
   void Generate() override;
 

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.cxx

@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@
 struct cmIDEFlagTable;
 
 cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator(
-  cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName)
-  : cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator(cm, platformInGeneratorName)
+  cmake* cm, const std::string& name)
+  : cmGlobalVisualStudio71Generator(cm)
 {
   this->ProjectConfigurationSectionName = "ProjectConfigurationPlatforms";
   this->Name = name;
@@ -88,13 +87,6 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::AddPlatformDefinitions(cmMakefile* mf)
 bool cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator::SetGeneratorPlatform(std::string const& p,
                                                           cmMakefile* mf)
 {
-  if (this->PlatformInGeneratorName) {
-    // This is an old-style generator name that contains the platform name.
-    // No explicit platform specification is supported, so pass it through
-    // to our base class implementation, which errors on non-empty platforms.
-    return this->cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::SetGeneratorPlatform(p, mf);
-  }
-
   if (!this->ParseGeneratorPlatform(p, mf)) {
     return false;
   }

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator.h

@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ public:
   }
 
 protected:
-  cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-                                 std::string const& platformInGeneratorName);
+  cmGlobalVisualStudio8Generator(cmake* cm, const std::string& name);
 
   virtual bool ProcessGeneratorPlatformField(std::string const& key,
                                              std::string const& value);

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.cxx

@@ -36,20 +36,13 @@
 #include "cmTarget.h"
 #include "cmake.h"
 
-cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator(
-  cmake* cm, std::string const& platformInGeneratorName)
+cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator(cmake* cm)
   : cmGlobalGenerator(cm)
 {
   cm->GetState()->SetIsGeneratorMultiConfig(true);
   cm->GetState()->SetWindowsShell(true);
   cm->GetState()->SetWindowsVSIDE(true);
-
-  if (platformInGeneratorName.empty()) {
-    this->DefaultPlatformName = "Win32";
-  } else {
-    this->DefaultPlatformName = platformInGeneratorName;
-    this->PlatformInGeneratorName = true;
-  }
+  this->DefaultPlatformName = "Win32";
 }
 
 cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::~cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator() = default;

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator.h

@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ public:
   bool IsVisualStudio() const override { return true; }
 
 protected:
-  cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator(cmake* cm,
-                                std::string const& platformInGeneratorName);
+  cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator(cmake* cm);
 
   virtual bool InitializePlatform(cmMakefile* mf);
 
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@ protected:
 
   std::string GeneratorPlatform;
   std::string DefaultPlatformName;
-  bool PlatformInGeneratorName = false;
 
 private:
   virtual std::string GetVSMakeProgram() = 0;

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator.cxx

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator::Factory15
 {
 public:
   std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> CreateGlobalGenerator(
-    const std::string& name, bool allowArch, cmake* cm) const override
+    const std::string& name, cmake* cm) const override
   {
     std::string genName;
     const char* p = cmVS15GenName(name, genName);
@@ -215,20 +215,7 @@ public:
     if (!*p) {
       return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>(
         new cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator(
-          cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::VSVersion::VS15, cm, genName, ""));
-    }
-    if (!allowArch || *p++ != ' ') {
-      return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>();
-    }
-    if (strcmp(p, "Win64") == 0) {
-      return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>(
-        new cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator(
-          cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::VSVersion::VS15, cm, genName, "x64"));
-    }
-    if (strcmp(p, "ARM") == 0) {
-      return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>(
-        new cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator(
-          cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::VSVersion::VS15, cm, genName, "ARM"));
+          cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::VSVersion::VS15, cm, genName));
     }
     return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>();
   }
@@ -247,14 +234,6 @@ public:
     return names;
   }
 
-  std::vector<std::string> GetGeneratorNamesWithPlatform() const override
-  {
-    std::vector<std::string> names;
-    names.emplace_back(cmStrCat(vs15generatorName, " ARM"));
-    names.emplace_back(cmStrCat(vs15generatorName, " Win64"));
-    return names;
-  }
-
   bool SupportsToolset() const override { return true; }
   bool SupportsPlatform() const override { return true; }
 
@@ -314,7 +293,7 @@ class cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator::Factory16
 {
 public:
   std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> CreateGlobalGenerator(
-    const std::string& name, bool /*allowArch*/, cmake* cm) const override
+    const std::string& name, cmake* cm) const override
   {
     std::string genName;
     const char* p = cmVS16GenName(name, genName);
@@ -324,7 +303,7 @@ public:
     if (!*p) {
       return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>(
         new cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator(
-          cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::VSVersion::VS16, cm, genName, ""));
+          cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::VSVersion::VS16, cm, genName));
     }
     return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>();
   }
@@ -343,11 +322,6 @@ public:
     return names;
   }
 
-  std::vector<std::string> GetGeneratorNamesWithPlatform() const override
-  {
-    return std::vector<std::string>();
-  }
-
   bool SupportsToolset() const override { return true; }
   bool SupportsPlatform() const override { return true; }
 
@@ -379,7 +353,7 @@ class cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator::Factory17
 {
 public:
   std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> CreateGlobalGenerator(
-    const std::string& name, bool /*allowArch*/, cmake* cm) const override
+    const std::string& name, cmake* cm) const override
   {
     std::string genName;
     const char* p = cmVS17GenName(name, genName);
@@ -389,7 +363,7 @@ public:
     if (!*p) {
       return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>(
         new cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator(
-          cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::VSVersion::VS17, cm, genName, ""));
+          cmGlobalVisualStudioGenerator::VSVersion::VS17, cm, genName));
     }
     return std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>();
   }
@@ -408,11 +382,6 @@ public:
     return names;
   }
 
-  std::vector<std::string> GetGeneratorNamesWithPlatform() const override
-  {
-    return std::vector<std::string>();
-  }
-
   bool SupportsToolset() const override { return true; }
   bool SupportsPlatform() const override { return true; }
 
@@ -440,9 +409,8 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator::NewFactory17()
 }
 
 cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator::cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator(
-  VSVersion version, cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-  std::string const& platformInGeneratorName)
-  : cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator(cm, name, platformInGeneratorName)
+  VSVersion version, cmake* cm, const std::string& name)
+  : cmGlobalVisualStudio14Generator(cm, name)
   , vsSetupAPIHelper(VSVersionToMajor(version))
 {
   this->Version = version;

Source/cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator.h

@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ public:
   }
 
 protected:
-  cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator(
-    VSVersion version, cmake* cm, const std::string& name,
-    std::string const& platformInGeneratorName);
+  cmGlobalVisualStudioVersionedGenerator(VSVersion version, cmake* cm,
+                                         const std::string& name);
 
   bool SelectWindowsStoreToolset(std::string& toolset) const override;
 

Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::Factory : public cmGlobalGeneratorFactory
 {
 public:
   std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> CreateGlobalGenerator(
-    const std::string& name, bool allowArch, cmake* cm) const override;
+    const std::string& name, cmake* cm) const override;
 
   cmDocumentationEntry GetDocumentation() const override
   {
@@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ public:
     return names;
   }
 
-  std::vector<std::string> GetGeneratorNamesWithPlatform() const override
-  {
-    return std::vector<std::string>();
-  }
-
   bool SupportsToolset() const override { return true; }
   bool SupportsPlatform() const override { return false; }
 
@@ -210,7 +205,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGeneratorFactory> cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::NewFactory()
 
 std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>
 cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::Factory::CreateGlobalGenerator(const std::string& name,
-                                                       bool /*allowArch*/,
                                                        cmake* cm) const
 {
   if (name != GetActualName()) {

Source/cmake.cxx

@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ void cmake::SetArgs(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
     "-G", "No generator specified for -G", CommandArgument::Values::One,
     CommandArgument::RequiresSeparator::No,
     [&](std::string const& value, cmake* state) -> bool {
-      bool valid = state->CreateAndSetGlobalGenerator(value, true);
+      bool valid = state->CreateAndSetGlobalGenerator(value);
       badGeneratorName = !valid;
       return valid;
     });
@@ -1569,8 +1569,7 @@ void cmake::SetArgs(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
       this->SetHomeOutputDirectory(expandedPreset->BinaryDir);
     }
     if (!this->GlobalGenerator && !expandedPreset->Generator.empty()) {
-      if (!this->CreateAndSetGlobalGenerator(expandedPreset->Generator,
-                                             false)) {
+      if (!this->CreateAndSetGlobalGenerator(expandedPreset->Generator)) {
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -1940,16 +1939,12 @@ void cmake::AddDefaultExtraGenerators()
 #endif
 }
 
-void cmake::GetRegisteredGenerators(std::vector<GeneratorInfo>& generators,
-                                    bool includeNamesWithPlatform) const
+void cmake::GetRegisteredGenerators(
+  std::vector<GeneratorInfo>& generators) const
 {
   for (const auto& gen : this->Generators) {
     std::vector<std::string> names = gen->GetGeneratorNames();
 
-    if (includeNamesWithPlatform) {
-      cm::append(names, gen->GetGeneratorNamesWithPlatform());
-    }
-
     for (std::string const& name : names) {
       GeneratorInfo info;
       info.supportsToolset = gen->SupportsToolset();
@@ -2017,7 +2012,7 @@ createExtraGenerator(
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> cmake::CreateGlobalGenerator(
-  const std::string& gname, bool allowArch)
+  const std::string& gname)
 {
   std::pair<std::unique_ptr<cmExternalMakefileProjectGenerator>, std::string>
     extra = createExtraGenerator(this->ExtraGenerators, gname);
@@ -2027,7 +2022,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> cmake::CreateGlobalGenerator(
 
   std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> generator;
   for (const auto& g : this->Generators) {
-    generator = g->CreateGlobalGenerator(name, allowArch, this);
+    generator = g->CreateGlobalGenerator(name, this);
     if (generator) {
       break;
     }
@@ -2040,17 +2035,16 @@ std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> cmake::CreateGlobalGenerator(
   return generator;
 }
 
-bool cmake::CreateAndSetGlobalGenerator(const std::string& name,
-                                        bool allowArch)
+bool cmake::CreateAndSetGlobalGenerator(const std::string& name)
 {
-  auto gen = this->CreateGlobalGenerator(name, allowArch);
+  auto gen = this->CreateGlobalGenerator(name);
   if (!gen) {
     std::string kdevError;
     std::string vsError;
     if (name.find("KDevelop3", 0) != std::string::npos) {
       kdevError = "\nThe KDevelop3 generator is not supported anymore.";
     }
-    if (!allowArch && cmHasLiteralPrefix(name, "Visual Studio ") &&
+    if (cmHasLiteralPrefix(name, "Visual Studio ") &&
         name.length() >= cmStrLen("Visual Studio xx xxxx ")) {
       vsError = "\nUsing platforms in Visual Studio generator names is not "
                 "supported in CMakePresets.json.";
@@ -2070,7 +2064,7 @@ bool cmake::CreateAndSetGlobalGenerator(const std::string& name,
 void cmake::PrintPresetList(const cmCMakePresetsGraph& graph) const
 {
   std::vector<GeneratorInfo> generators;
-  this->GetRegisteredGenerators(generators, false);
+  this->GetRegisteredGenerators(generators);
   auto filter =
     [&generators](const cmCMakePresetsGraph::ConfigurePreset& preset) -> bool {
     if (preset.Generator.empty()) {

Source/cmake.h

@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ public:
 
   //! Create a GlobalGenerator
   std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator> CreateGlobalGenerator(
-    const std::string& name, bool allowArch = true);
+    const std::string& name);
 
   //! Create a GlobalGenerator and set it as our own
-  bool CreateAndSetGlobalGenerator(const std::string& name, bool allowArch);
+  bool CreateAndSetGlobalGenerator(const std::string& name);
 
 #ifndef CMAKE_BOOTSTRAP
   //! Print list of configure presets
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ public:
   void SetGlobalGenerator(std::unique_ptr<cmGlobalGenerator>);
 
   //! Get the names of the current registered generators
-  void GetRegisteredGenerators(std::vector<GeneratorInfo>& generators,
-                               bool includeNamesWithPlatform = true) const;
+  void GetRegisteredGenerators(std::vector<GeneratorInfo>& generators) const;
 
   //! Set the name of the selected generator-specific instance.
   void SetGeneratorInstance(std::string const& instance)