Fix for the #539 classic build fails when VS 2017 installed.

dse · dse · commit f1229bd6bd4a · 2017-09-22T04:15:36.000+04:00
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -324,6 +324,20 @@ def _install_packages(self):
 
     def _find_msbuild_tool(self, tool="msbuild.exe", use_windows_sdk=False):
         """Return full path to one of the Microsoft build tools"""
+
+        # trying to search path with help of vswhere when MSBuild 15.0 and higher installed.
+        if use_windows_sdk==False:
+            try:
+                basePathes = subprocess.check_output(
+                    ["tools\\vswhere\\vswhere.exe", "-latest",
+                     "-version", "[15.0, 16.0)", 
+                     "-requires", "Microsoft.Component.MSBuild",
+                     "-property", "InstallationPath"]).splitlines()
+                if len(basePathes):
+                    return os.path.join(basePathes[0].decode(sys.stdout.encoding or "utf-8"), "MSBuild", "15.0", "Bin", "MSBuild.exe")
+            except:
+                pass # keep trying to search by old method.
+
         # Search in PATH first
         path = spawn.find_executable(tool)
         if path:
