Visual Studio 2017 on windows

Author: Keith Blackstone

.github/workflows/create-usd-release.yml

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           $ASSET_NAME = "usd-${usd_version}-${{ matrix.os }}.zip"
           $releaseExists = $false
           $stderr = $null
+
           $releaseView = gh release view $releaseName 2>&1 | Tee-Object -Variable stderr
           if ($stderr -match "release not found") {
             $releaseExists = $false
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           } else {
             $releaseExists = $true
           }
+
           Write-Output "Release View result: $releaseName, Exists: $releaseExists"
           if ($releaseExists) {
             $assets = gh release view $releaseName --repo ${{ github.repository }} --json assets -q '.assets[].name'
@@ -108,6 +110,25 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           choco install cmake --installargs 'ADD_CMAKE_TO_PATH=System'
 
+      - name: Initialize Visual Studio 2017 environment
+        if: env.exists == 'false' && matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          # Locate VS2017 installation path
+          $vsPath = & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -version "[15.0,16.0)" -products * -requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64 -property installationPath
+          if (!$vsPath) {
+            Write-Error "Visual Studio 2017 not found."
+          }
+
+          # Path to vcvarsall.bat
+          $vcvarsall = Join-Path $vsPath 'VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat'
+          if (-Not (Test-Path $vcvarsall)) {
+            Write-Error "vcvarsall.bat not found at $vcvarsall"
+          }
+
+          # Initialize the environment
+          cmd /c "`"$vcvarsall`" x64"
+
       - name: Clone USD
         if: env.exists == 'false'
         run: git clone --branch v${{ env.USD_FORMATTED_VERSION }} --depth 1 https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD.git
@@ -134,11 +155,12 @@ jobs:
           $generator = "--generator Ninja"
 
           if ("${{runner.os}}" -eq "Windows") {
-            $generator = '--generator "Visual Studio 17 2022"'
+            $generator = '--generator "Visual Studio 15 2017"'
             $fileContent = Get-Content $file -Raw
             $fileContent = $fileContent -replace ' -- \{multiproc\}', ''
             Set-Content $file -Value $fileContent
           }
+
           if ("${{runner.os}}" -eq "Linux") {
             $abi_arg = "--use-cxx11-abi 0"
           }
@@ -203,8 +225,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           $ARTIFACT_PATH = "${{ github.workspace }}/usd-${{ github.event.inputs.usd_version }}-${{ matrix.os }}.zip"
+
           if (-Not (Test-Path $ARTIFACT_PATH)) {
-            Write-Output "$ARTIFACT_PATH does not exist."
+            Write-Output "$ARTIFACT_PATH does not exist."# Log Artifact Path and Rel
           }
           else {
             Write-Output "File $ARTIFACT_PATH exists."
@@ -213,6 +236,7 @@ jobs:
           }
           Write-Output "Uploading $ARTIFACT_PATH to USD-${{github.event.inputs.usd_version}}-Artifacts release..."
           gh release upload USD-${{ github.event.inputs.usd_version }}-Artifacts $ARTIFACT_PATH --repo ${{ github.repository }} --clobber
+
           Write-Output "Upload successful."
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}