[bugfix] msvc in legacy cmake generators

conans/client/build/cmake_flags.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import platform
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
+from conan.tools.microsoft.visual import vs_ide_version
 from conans.client import tools
 from conans.client.build.compiler_flags import architecture_flag, parallel_compiler_cl_flag
 from conans.client.build.cppstd_flags import cppstd_from_settings, cppstd_flag_new as cppstd_flag
@@ -53,18 +54,26 @@ def get_generator(conanfile):
             return None
         return "Unix Makefiles"
 
+    cmake_years = {'8': '8 2005',
+                   '9': '9 2008',
+                   '10': '10 2010',
+                   '11': '11 2012',
+                   '12': '12 2013',
+                   '14': '14 2015',
+                   '15': '15 2017',
+                   '16': '16 2019',
+                   '17': '17 2022'}
+
+    if compiler == "msvc":
+        if compiler_version is None:
+            raise ConanException("compiler.version must be defined")
+        vs_version = vs_ide_version(conanfile)
+        return "Visual Studio %s" % cmake_years[vs_version]
+
     if compiler == "Visual Studio" or compiler_base == "Visual Studio":
         version = compiler_base_version or compiler_version
         major_version = version.split('.', 1)[0]
-        _visuals = {'8': '8 2005',
-                    '9': '9 2008',
-                    '10': '10 2010',
-                    '11': '11 2012',
-                    '12': '12 2013',
-                    '14': '14 2015',
-                    '15': '15 2017',
-                    '16': '16 2019',
-                    '17': '17 2022'}.get(major_version, "UnknownVersion %s" % version)
+        _visuals = cmake_years.get(major_version, "UnknownVersion %s" % version)
         base = "Visual Studio %s" % _visuals
         return base
 

conans/test/functional/generators/cmake_test.py

@@ -103,6 +103,42 @@ def build(self):
         client.run("create . lib/1.0@ -s compiler='Visual Studio' -s compiler.toolset=v140")
         self.assertIn("Conan: Skipping compiler check: Declared 'compiler.toolset'", client.out)
 
+    @pytest.mark.slow
+    @pytest.mark.tool_visual_studio(version="17")
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(platform.system() != "Windows", reason="Requires Visual Studio")
+    def test_check_msvc_compiler(self):
+        """
+        Checking if MSVC 19.X compiler is being called via CMake
+        while using compiler=msvc in Conan profile.
+
+        Issue related: https://github.com/conan-io/conan/issues/10185
+        """
+        file_content = textwrap.dedent("""
+            from conans import ConanFile, CMake
+
+            class ConanFileMSVCTest(ConanFile):
+                generators = "cmake"
+                exports_sources = "CMakeLists.txt"
+                settings = "os", "arch", "compiler"
+
+                def build(self):
+                    cmake = CMake(self)
+                    cmake.configure()
+                    cmake.build()
+                """)
+        client = TestClient()
+        cmakelists = textwrap.dedent("""
+            PROJECT(Hello)
+            cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+            include("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conanbuildinfo.cmake")
+            CONAN_BASIC_SETUP()
+            """)
+        client.save({"conanfile.py": file_content,
+                     "CMakeLists.txt": cmakelists})
+        client.run("create . lib/1.0@ -s compiler=msvc -s compiler.version=193")
+        self.assertIn("-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.3", client.out)
+        self.assertIn("-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.3", client.out)
+
     @pytest.mark.slow
     def test_no_output(self):
         client = TestClient()

conans/test/unittests/client/build/test_cmake_flags.py

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
+import pytest
+
 from conans.client.build.cmake_flags import get_generator
 from conans.test.utils.mocks import ConanFileMock, MockSettings
 
 
-class TestGetGenerator(object):
-
-    def test_vs_generator(self):
-        settings = MockSettings({"os": "Windows", "arch": "x86_64", "compiler": "Visual Studio"})
-        conanfile = ConanFileMock()
-        conanfile.settings = settings
-
-        settings.values['compiler.version'] = '15'
-        assert get_generator(conanfile) == 'Visual Studio 15 2017'
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("compiler,version,expected", [
+    ("Visual Studio", "15", "Visual Studio 15 2017"),
+    ("Visual Studio", "15.9", "Visual Studio 15 2017"),
+    ("msvc", "193", "Visual Studio 17 2022"),
+    ("msvc", "192", "Visual Studio 16 2019")
+])
+def test_vs_generator(compiler, version, expected):
+    settings = MockSettings({"os": "Windows", "arch": "x86_64", "compiler": compiler})
+    conanfile = ConanFileMock()
+    conanfile.settings = settings
 
-        settings.values['compiler.version'] = '15.9'
-        assert get_generator(conanfile) == 'Visual Studio 15 2017'
+    settings.values['compiler.version'] = version
+    assert get_generator(conanfile) == expected