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# Visual Studio Build Tools Container
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This project builds a minimal (ish) Docker container for the Visual Studio build tools (MSVC).
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A second image is constructed for Windows XP Visual Studio build tools (v141_xp).
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Powershell scripts are included to try and recreate these build environments directly on a Windows 10 workstation.
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# Requirements
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A Windows 10 workstation or VM with minimum 8 GB of memory is required.
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The more concurrent containers you have running, the more memory and CPU cores is required.
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**Each container requires one core and approximately 4 GB of memory.**
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0. Download and install [Docker for Windows](https://download.docker.com/win/stable/Docker%20for%20Windows%20Installer.exe).
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- Select "Switch to Windows Containers" when prompted.
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# Build Image
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Prior to running a container the Docker image will need to be built.
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This step is automated but time consuming.
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It only needs to be built once.
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0. Open powershell and navigate to this project.
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0. Run docker compose with the configuration provided by this project in `docker-compose.yaml`
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```bash
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docker-compose build
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```
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This will install both the Windows v142 and Windows XP v141_xp build chains into their respective containers.
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Reference these containers later with the names:
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- win_build
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- winxp_build
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# Run Containers
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It is recommend that a docker compose file is used to run these containers as paths on Windows can be a bit tricky.
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Make sure to use forward slashes in paths used within docker compose files.
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Below is an example `docker-compose.yaml` file used to build a project configured with cmake.
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```yaml
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version: '3'
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services:
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win64_build_release:
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image: win_build
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volumes:
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- .:C:/source/
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command: msbuild .
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```
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- `volumes:` are mounted within the Docker container.
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- `C:/source/` is assumed to be the project being build with MSVC.
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- `command:` passes arguments to `Microsoft.VisualStudio.DevShell` unless entrypoint is otherwise defined.
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To build a Windows XP project use the `image: winxp_build` container image.
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# Build Your Windows Project
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The above `docker-compose.yaml` file should be stored within your project and will reference the built Docker images by name, not by path.
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Once this file is created within your project run the following command to begin the build process.
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```bash
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docker-compose up
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```
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# Optional Workstation Scripts
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We have done our best to provide powershell scripts that should reproduce these build environments on a Windows 10 workstation.
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They can be ran but should be evaluated as there is no error checking.
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- [win_build_tools_install.ps1](win_build_tools_install.ps1)
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- [winxp_build_tools_install.ps1](winxp_build_tools_install.ps1)
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