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+version: '{build}'
+branches:
+  only:
+  - master
+clone_folder: c:\projects\cmake-init
+image:
+  - Visual Studio 2013
+  - Visual Studio 2015
+  - Visual Studio 2017
+configuration:
+  - Release
+  - Debug
+platform:
+  - x64
+environment:
+  matrix:
+  - arch: Win64
+  # - arch: #does not work, Release|x64 not a valid target
+matrix:
+	fast_finish: true
+
+# skip unsupported combinations
+init:
+	- set arch=
+  - if "%arch%"=="Win64" ( set arch= Win64)
+  - echo %arch%
+  - echo %APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE%
+  - if "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE%"=="Visual Studio 2017" ( set generator="Visual Studio 15 2017%arch%" )
+  - if "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE%"=="Visual Studio 2015" ( set generator="Visual Studio 14 2015%arch%" )
+  - if "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE%"=="Visual Studio 2013" ( set generator="Visual Studio 12 2013%arch%" )
+  - echo %generator%
+
+before_build:
+  - cmd: |-
+		mkdir build
+    cd build
+    cmake --version
+    cmake ..
+
+build:
+  project: c:\projects\cmake-init\build\template.sln
+  verbosity: minimal
+  parallel: true
+only_commits:
+  files:
+	  - CMakeLists.txt
+	  - appveyor.yml
+    - src/