aminya / aminya/setup-cpp

MSVC installation issues

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Description

This is now mostly fixed for VS2019 and VS2017. But still requires some more testing. The best way to fix it is to run the tests and debug the issues.

Old Description

Copied from https://github.com/jberezanski/ChocolateyPackages/issues/117

I am using visualstudio2017buildtools and visualstudio2019buildtools to set up MSVC. However, my tests fail because vcvars.bat cannot find the toolset.

https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp


    invalid parameters
    [ERROR:vcvars.bat] Toolset directory for version '15.9' was not found.
    [ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] *** VsDevCmd.bat encountered errors. Environment may be incomplete and/or incorrect. ***
    [ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] In an uninitialized command prompt, please 'set VSCMD_DEBUG=[value]' and then re-run
    [ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] vsdevcmd.bat [args] for additional details.
    [ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] Where [value] is:
    [ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat]    1 : basic debug logging
    [ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat]    2 : detailed debug logging
    [ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat]    3 : trace level logging. Redirection of output to a file when using this level is recommended.
    [ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat] Example: set VSCMD_DEBUG=3
    [ERROR:VsDevCmd.bat]          vsdevcmd.bat > vsdevcmd.trace.txt 2>&1

https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/runs/3618796745?check_suite_focus=true#step:7:302

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Research direction

Start with src/msvc/msvc.ts and run the existing tests for VS2017 and VS2019. Investigate the reported vcvars.bat and VsDevCmd.bat errors, including the missing 15.9 toolset, and use the linked run output for debugging. Done means the MSVC setup tests pass for the supported Visual Studio versions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, github-actions, typescript
Domain
build-system, ci-cd, devops
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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