# CMake BuildInParallel flag for MSVC

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-buildinparallel-flag-for-msvc/3924
**Category:** Code
**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-buildinparallel-flag-for-msvc/3924 "2021-08-12T19:51:33Z")
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### Author: ![1114](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/1114/32/1708_2.png) [@1114](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/1114)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-buildinparallel-flag-for-msvc/3924/1 "2021-08-12T19:51:33Z")

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Hello!

How can i set BuildInParallel flag for MSVC for custom target? I found this issue but there are no solution:

[https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/18405](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/18405)

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-buildinparallel-flag-for-msvc/3924/2 "2021-08-12T19:55:39Z")

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That issue seems to be up-to-date to me. I don’t know if anyone is working on it or not.

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### Author: ![1114](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/1114/32/1708_2.png) [@1114](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/1114)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-buildinparallel-flag-for-msvc/3924/3 "2021-08-27T13:23:26Z")

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@ben.boeckel Are there any way to solve the problem?

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-buildinparallel-flag-for-msvc/3924/4 "2021-08-27T13:50:46Z")

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Today? I don’t know of any.