Update build_common.ps1 - reintroduce VS version check

BinqAdams · web-flow · commit b1d6f64d48fc · 2026-01-21T21:28:48.000+10:30
The version check allows VS '26 but still checks that the user has at least VS '19 to avoid problems for people with older VS versions installed.
diff --git a/build_common.ps1 b/build_common.ps1
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Write-Host "vswhere found at: $vsWhere" -ForegroundColor Yellow
 #
 # Get path to Visual Studio installation using vswhere.
 #
-$vsPath = &$vsWhere -latest -products * `
+$vsPath = &$vsWhere -latest -version "[16.0,19.0)" -products * `
  -requires Microsoft.Component.MSBuild `
  -property installationPath
 If ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty("$vsPath")) {
@@ -136,4 +136,4 @@ function PerformBuild {
 			exit $LASTEXITCODE
 		}
 	}
-}
+}

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Write-Host "vswhere found at: $vsWhere" -ForegroundColor Yellow`
`37`	`37`	`#`
`38`	`38`	`# Get path to Visual Studio installation using vswhere.`
`39`	`39`	`#`
`40`		-$vsPath = &$vsWhere -latest -products * `
	`40`	+$vsPath = &$vsWhere -latest -version "[16.0,19.0)" -products * `
`41`	`41`	-requires Microsoft.Component.MSBuild `
`42`	`42`	`-property installationPath`
`43`	`43`	`If ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty("$vsPath")) {`
`@@ -136,4 +136,4 @@ function PerformBuild {`
`136`	`136`	`exit $LASTEXITCODE`
`137`	`137`	`}`
`138`	`138`	`}`
`139`		`-}`
	`139`	`+}`