Update cmake scripts to support Visual Studio 2026 and preview builds of VS
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Unable to build the .slnx file with VS2026 as the script CMakeLists.txt checks for versions prior to 18.0 (i.e, < VS 2026) and doesn't have the -prelease flag so insiders builds of VS won't be found.
Describe the solution you'd like
Update the script to set the exclusive max version as 19.0 and add --prerelease to the script.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Installing VS2022.
Additional context
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Search the repository for CMakeLists.txt and inspect the Visual Studio version check and the command that discovers Visual Studio installations. Update the exclusive maximum version for VS 2026 and include the prerelease option, then verify that the generated .slnx build can find supported stable and preview Visual Studio versions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, cpp
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100