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conan-io/conan#4265 Revert default cmake gen on Windows #1072

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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions reference/build_helpers/cmake.rst
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Expand Up @@ -421,3 +421,9 @@ The following example of ``conanfile.py`` shows you how to manage a project with
def package(self):
cmake = self.configure_cmake()
cmake.install()

Default used generators
-----------------------

When a compiler or its version is not detected, the CMake helper uses a default generator based on the platform operating system.
For Unix systems it generates ``Unix Makefiles``. For Windows there is no default generator, it will be detected by CMake automatically.
6 changes: 0 additions & 6 deletions reference/generators/cmake.rst
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Expand Up @@ -188,9 +188,3 @@ These targets are:
targets from its ``requires``)
- Each ``CONAN_LIB`` depends on the direct public dependencies ``CONAN_PKG`` targets of its container package. This guarantees
correct link order.

Default used generators
-----------------------

When a compiler or its version is not detected, the CMake helper uses a default generator based on the platform operating system.
For Windows it generates ``MinGW Makefiles``, otherwise it will generate ``Unix Makefiles``.