microsoft / microsoft/win32metadata

Building metadata projects outside vscmd results in failure to find cl.exe

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enhancement
Dominant language
C++
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Description

Just creating an official issue to track fixing a long time annoyance. `dotnet build` in a vanilla Terminal session results in midl.exe/cl.exe failures due to tooling paths not getting wired up correctly.

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Research direction

Reproduce dotnet build in a vanilla Terminal session and compare it with a vscmd session, focusing on how tooling paths are wired. Done means the build can locate both cl.exe and midl.exe outside vscmd.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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