[cmake-developers] [CMake 0012572]: .sln file signature does not match Visual Studio 11

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The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=12572 
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Reported By:                Mateusz Loskot
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    CMake
Issue ID:                   12572
Category:                   CMake
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             2011-11-10 16:50 EST
Last Modified:              2011-11-10 16:50 EST
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Summary:                    .sln file signature does not match Visual Studio 11
Description: 
Solution files (.sln) generated by cmake -G "Visual Studio 11" command output
.sln file signature (the first two lines) which does not match release of Visual
Studio 11 (currently Developer Preview).

It leads to the problem with recognising those .sln files Windows Explorer and
Visual Studio Version Selector.

The first two lines CMake generates are:

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio 2011

but should be:

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio 11


On double-click of such .sln file (with the incorrect signature), error message
is displayed saying: "File version is not supported by the launcher" (see
screenshot).

Windows Explorer also does not display correct Visual Studio 11 icon for .sln
file, but displays "blank" VS icon without version number.


Here is the .sln file signature issue explained:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/andrewarnottms/archive/2008/02/13/why-double-clicking-on-an-sln-file-doesn-t-always-launch-visual-studio.aspx
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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2011-11-10 16:50 Mateusz Loskot New Issue                                    
2011-11-10 16:50 Mateusz Loskot File Added:
vs11-file-version-not-supported-by-launcher.png                    
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