diff --git a/auto/cc/msvc b/auto/cc/msvc
index e588c48..4eef101 100644
--- a/auto/cc/msvc
+++ b/auto/cc/msvc
@@ -3,9 +3,24 @@
 # Copyright (C) Nginx, Inc.
 
 
-# MSVC 6.0 SP2
-# MSVC Toolkit 2003 (7.1)
-# MSVC 2005 Express Edition SP1 (8.0)
+# MSVC 6.0 SP2                            cl 12.00
+# MSVC Toolkit 2003 (7.1)                 cl 13.10
+# MSVC 2005 Express Edition SP1 (8.0)     cl 14.00
+# MSVC 2008 Express Edition (9.0)         cl 15.00
+# MSVC 2010 (10.0)                        cl 16.00
+# MSVC 2015 (14.0)                        cl 19.00
+
+
+NGX_MSVC_VER=`$NGX_WINE $CC 2>&1 | grep 'Compiler Version' 2>&1 \
+                                 | sed -e 's/^.* Version \(.*\)/\1/'`
+
+echo " + cl version: $NGX_MSVC_VER"
+
+have=NGX_COMPILER value="\"cl $NGX_MSVC_VER\"" . auto/define
+
+
+ngx_msvc_ver=`echo $NGX_MSVC_VER | sed -e 's/^\([0-9]*\).*/\1/'`
+
 
 # optimizations
 
@@ -90,17 +105,17 @@
 #CORE_LINK="$CORE_LINK -subsystem:windows -entry:mainCRTStartup"
 
 # debug
-# msvc8 under Wine issues
-#     Program database manager mismatch; please check your installation
-if [ $NGX_CC_NAME != msvc8 ]; then
+# msvc under Wine issues
+# C1902: Program database manager mismatch; please check your installation
+if [ -z "$NGX_WINE" ]; then
    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Zi"
    CORE_LINK="$CORE_LINK -debug"
 fi
 
 
 # MSVC 2005 supports C99 variadic macros
-if [ $NGX_CC_NAME = msvc8 ]; then
-   have=NGX_HAVE_C99_VARIADIC_MACROS . auto/have
+if [ "$ngx_msvc_ver" -ge 14 ]; then
+    have=NGX_HAVE_C99_VARIADIC_MACROS . auto/have
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/auto/cc/name b/auto/cc/name
index 51a7ed9..35d319e 100644
--- a/auto/cc/name
+++ b/auto/cc/name
@@ -25,31 +25,8 @@
 
 
 if [ "$CC" = cl ]; then
-    if `$NGX_WINE $CC -v 2>&1 \
-        | grep '^Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 16' \
-        >/dev/null 2>&1`; then
-
-        NGX_CC_NAME=msvc10
-        echo " + using Microsoft Visual C++ 10 compiler"
-
-    elif `$NGX_WINE $CC -v 2>&1 \
-        | grep '^Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14' \
-        >/dev/null 2>&1`; then
-
-        NGX_CC_NAME=msvc8
-        echo " + using Microsoft Visual C++ 8 compiler"
-
-    elif `$NGX_WINE $CC -v 2>&1 \
-        | grep '^Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13' \
-        >/dev/null 2>&1`; then
-
-        NGX_CC_NAME=msvc7
-        echo " + using Microsoft Visual C++ 7 compiler"
-
-    else
-        NGX_CC_NAME=msvc
-        echo " + using Microsoft Visual C++ compiler"
-    fi
+    NGX_CC_NAME=msvc
+    echo " + using Microsoft Visual C++ compiler"
 
 elif [ "$CC" = wcl386 ]; then
     NGX_CC_NAME=owc
diff --git a/auto/lib/md5/conf b/auto/lib/md5/conf
index eb5dfd1..49c0ddf 100644
--- a/auto/lib/md5/conf
+++ b/auto/lib/md5/conf
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 
     case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
 
-        msvc* | owc* | bcc)
+        msvc | owc | bcc)
             LINK_DEPS="$LINK_DEPS $MD5/md5.lib"
             CORE_LIBS="$CORE_LIBS $MD5/md5.lib"
         ;;
 
-        icc*)
+        icc)
             LINK_DEPS="$LINK_DEPS $MD5/libmd5.a"
 
             # to allow -ipo optimization we link with the *.o but not library
diff --git a/auto/lib/md5/make b/auto/lib/md5/make
index 81f138a..7000b20 100644
--- a/auto/lib/md5/make
+++ b/auto/lib/md5/make
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 
 case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
 
-    msvc*)
+    msvc)
         ngx_makefile=makefile.msvc
         ngx_opt="CPU_OPT=\"$CPU_OPT\" LIBC=$LIBC MD5_ASM=$MD5_ASM"
         ngx_md5="MD5=\"$MD5\""
     ;;
 
-    owc*)
+    owc)
         ngx_makefile=makefile.owc
         ngx_opt="CPU_OPT=\"$CPU_OPT\""
         ngx_md5=`echo MD5=\"$MD5\" | sed -e "s/\//$ngx_regex_dirsep/g"`
diff --git a/auto/lib/pcre/conf b/auto/lib/pcre/conf
index 939f01b..5e3960f 100644
--- a/auto/lib/pcre/conf
+++ b/auto/lib/pcre/conf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
 
-        msvc* | owc* | bcc)
+        msvc | owc | bcc)
             have=NGX_PCRE . auto/have
             have=PCRE_STATIC . auto/have
             CORE_DEPS="$CORE_DEPS $PCRE/pcre.h"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             CORE_LIBS="$CORE_LIBS $PCRE/pcre.lib"
         ;;
 
-        icc* )
+        icc)
             have=NGX_PCRE . auto/have
             CORE_DEPS="$CORE_DEPS $PCRE/pcre.h"
 
diff --git a/auto/lib/pcre/make b/auto/lib/pcre/make
index 0a27a11..97c9f3b 100644
--- a/auto/lib/pcre/make
+++ b/auto/lib/pcre/make
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 
 case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
 
-    msvc*)
+    msvc)
         ngx_makefile=makefile.msvc
         ngx_opt="CPU_OPT=\"$CPU_OPT\" LIBC=$LIBC"
         ngx_pcre="PCRE=\"$PCRE\""
     ;;
 
-    owc*)
+    owc)
         ngx_makefile=makefile.owc
         ngx_opt="CPU_OPT=\"$CPU_OPT\""
         ngx_pcre=`echo PCRE=\"$PCRE\" | sed -e "s/\//$ngx_regex_dirsep/g"`
diff --git a/auto/lib/sha1/conf b/auto/lib/sha1/conf
index fd69afd..78f9efd 100644
--- a/auto/lib/sha1/conf
+++ b/auto/lib/sha1/conf
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 
     case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
 
-        msvc* | owc* | bcc)
+        msvc | owc | bcc)
             LINK_DEPS="$LINK_DEPS $SHA1/sha1.lib"
             CORE_LIBS="$CORE_LIBS $SHA1/sha1.lib"
         ;;
 
-        icc*)
+        icc)
             LINK_DEPS="$LINK_DEPS $SHA1/libsha.a"
 
             # to allow -ipo optimization we link with the *.o but not library
diff --git a/auto/lib/sha1/make b/auto/lib/sha1/make
index fc10aae..fc3b340 100644
--- a/auto/lib/sha1/make
+++ b/auto/lib/sha1/make
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 
 case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
 
-    msvc*)
+    msvc)
         ngx_makefile=makefile.msvc
         ngx_opt="CPU_OPT=\"$CPU_OPT\" LIBC=$LIBC SHA1_ASM=$SHA1_ASM"
         ngx_sha1="SHA1=\"$SHA1\""
     ;;
 
-    owc*)
+    owc)
         ngx_makefile=makefile.owc
         ngx_opt="CPU_OPT=\"$CPU_OPT\""
         ngx_sha1=`echo SHA1=\"$SHA1\" | sed -e "s/\//$ngx_regex_dirsep/g"`
diff --git a/auto/lib/zlib/conf b/auto/lib/zlib/conf
index 26db642..239592e 100644
--- a/auto/lib/zlib/conf
+++ b/auto/lib/zlib/conf
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 
     case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
 
-        msvc* | owc* | bcc)
+        msvc | owc | bcc)
             have=NGX_ZLIB . auto/have
             LINK_DEPS="$LINK_DEPS $ZLIB/zlib.lib"
             CORE_LIBS="$CORE_LIBS $ZLIB/zlib.lib"
         ;;
 
-        icc*)
+        icc)
             have=NGX_ZLIB . auto/have
             LINK_DEPS="$LINK_DEPS $ZLIB/libz.a"
 
diff --git a/auto/lib/zlib/make b/auto/lib/zlib/make
index 7875ef6..0082ad5 100644
--- a/auto/lib/zlib/make
+++ b/auto/lib/zlib/make
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 
 case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
 
-    msvc*)
+    msvc)
         ngx_makefile=makefile.msvc
         ngx_opt="CPU_OPT=\"$CPU_OPT\" LIBC=$LIBC"
         ngx_zlib="ZLIB=\"$ZLIB\""
 
     ;;
 
-    owc*)
+    owc)
         ngx_makefile=makefile.owc
         ngx_opt="CPU_OPT=\"$CPU_OPT\""
         ngx_zlib=`echo ZLIB=\"$ZLIB\" | sed -e "s/\//$ngx_regex_dirsep/g"`