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Find and load the msvc developer powershell from the default installation paths
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
# Use vswhere to find the latest Visual Studio installation
$vswhere_out = & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -property installationPath
if ($null -eq $vswhere_out) {
Write-Host "ERROR: Visual Studio installation not found"
exit 1
}
# Find Launch-VsDevShell.ps1 in the Visual Studio installation
$vs_path = $vswhere_out
$vs_devshell = Join-Path $vs_path "\Common7\Tools\Launch-VsDevShell.ps1"
if ( -not (Test-Path $vs_devshell) ) {
Write-Host "ERROR: Launch-VsDevShell.ps1 not found in Visual Studio installation"
Write-Host Tested path: $vs_devshell
exit 1
}
# Launch the Visual Studio Developer Shell
Push-Location
& $vs_devshell @args
Pop-Location
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