# MSVC targets

MSVC (`-cc msvc`, `-cc cl`, or `-cc cl.exe`) requires a Windows target.
Combining it with `-os linux`, `-os macos`, or another non-Windows target is rejected
before the generated C is compiled, including when requesting a target-specific C file.
Use `-os windows` to generate C for MSVC, or select a compiler for the intended target.
Portable `-os cross` C snapshots retain their existing behavior.

`-cc clang-cl` (or the path to `clang-cl.exe`) uses the same MSVC SDK and argument
translation as `-cc msvc`. It also requires a Windows target.

`clang-cl` also accepts GNU inline assembly emitted by V. The inline assembly restriction
applies to the `cl.exe` frontend.