# Using multiple toolchains in the same project?

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/using-multiple-toolchains-in-the-same-project/1505
**Category:** Code
**Created:** [July 7, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/using-multiple-toolchains-in-the-same-project/1505 "2020-07-07T23:08:39Z")
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### Author: ![YMba9g8j9CJp0wLoQf5y](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/ymba9g8j9cjp0wloqf5y/32/1244_2.png) [@YMba9g8j9CJp0wLoQf5y](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/YMba9g8j9CJp0wLoQf5y)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/using-multiple-toolchains-in-the-same-project/1505/3 "2020-11-11T16:59:11Z")

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This question has already been answered before:

> [@How to make a visual studio solution with x64/x86 support?](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/how-to-make-a-visual-studio-solution-with-x64-x86-support/880/7):
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> I understand for most generators it doesn’t make sense to support multiple toolchains. However, I think Visual Studio should be the exception. Since most people except to be able to build 32/64 bit application with visual studio.

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