Does Microsoft Visual C++ support WebAssembly as a target?

Question

I know many people are using Rust and a few other languages to experiment with WebAssembly.

And I know that people using WebAssembly with C/C++ are mostly using Clang/LLVM.

But I can't seem to find any information at all on whether MSVC can compile C/C++ to wasm binaries, whether there's any kind of beta or developer preview, or whether it's on a future roadmap or feature request, etc.

I know Edge supports wasm and Microsoft is listed as one of WebAssembly's developers on the wasm Wikipedia page.

But what about generating wasm from MSVC? Any info on that?

user_11938466 · Answer

C++ now supports WebAssembly using some toolchains like llvm/emscripten, but VC++ does not support it currently. The good news is that VC++ developers have noticed this:

We will do some preliminary checks to make sure we can proceed further. (2018/12/14)

For more information, you can check out these links: Targeting WebAssembly with C++ in Visual Studio IDE? and https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/idea/457758/add-emscriptenwebassembly-support.html

Does Microsoft Visual C++ support WebAssembly as a target?

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