Modernize build system and dependencies

.gitignore

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 *.user
 *.sln.docstates
 
+.vs/
+**/.vs/
+
 *.internal.txt
 
 # Build results
@@ -18,6 +21,8 @@ build/
 [Bb]in/
 [Oo]bj/
 
+packages/
+src/packages/
 
 
 src/logwizardsetup/Release/*

build.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+param(
+    [string]$Configuration = "Release",
+    [string]$SolutionPath = "src\LogWizard.sln",
+    [string]$OutputDir = "dist"
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+function Get-MSBuildPath {
+    # Try VS2022/2019/2017 MSBuild via vswhere
+    $vswhere = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
+    if (Test-Path $vswhere) {
+        $msbuild = & $vswhere -latest -products * -requires Microsoft.Component.MSBuild -find MSBuild\**\Bin\MSBuild.exe
+        if ($msbuild -and (Test-Path $msbuild)) { return $msbuild }
+    }
+
+    # Fallback: try PATH
+    $msbuild = (Get-Command msbuild -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)?.Source
+    if ($msbuild) { return $msbuild }
+
+    throw "MSBuild not found. Install Visual Studio Build Tools or Visual Studio with MSBuild."
+}
+
+function Get-NuGetExe {
+    # If nuget.exe is on PATH, use it
+    $nuget = (Get-Command nuget -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)?.Source
+    if ($nuget) { return $nuget }
+
+    throw "nuget.exe not found on PATH. Install NuGet CLI or add it to PATH. (Chocolatey: choco install nuget.commandline)"
+}
+
+Write-Host "== LogWizard portable build =="
+
+$msbuild = Get-MSBuildPath
+$nuget = Get-NuGetExe
+
+Write-Host "MSBuild: $msbuild"
+Write-Host "NuGet:   $nuget"
+Write-Host "Solution: $SolutionPath"
+Write-Host "Config:   $Configuration"
+
+if (!(Test-Path $SolutionPath)) {
+    throw "Solution not found at: $SolutionPath"
+}
+
+# Restore NuGet packages (packages.config)
+Write-Host "`n-- Restoring NuGet packages --"
+& $nuget restore $SolutionPath | Write-Host
+
+# Build
+Write-Host "`n-- Building solution --"
+& $msbuild $SolutionPath /m /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=$Configuration /v:minimal | Write-Host
+
+# Package
+$releaseDir = Join-Path "src\bin" $Configuration
+if (!(Test-Path $releaseDir)) {
+    throw "Build output folder not found: $releaseDir"
+}
+
+$distDir = Resolve-Path $OutputDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if (!$distDir) {
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $OutputDir | Out-Null
+    $distDir = Resolve-Path $OutputDir
+}
+
+$staging = Join-Path $distDir "LogWizard-portable"
+$zipPath = Join-Path $distDir "LogWizard-portable.zip"
+
+Write-Host "`n-- Staging files from $releaseDir --"
+if (Test-Path $staging) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $staging }
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $staging | Out-Null
+
+# Copy everything you need to run (exe, dlls, configs, etc.)
+Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $releaseDir "*") -Destination $staging -Recurse -Force
+
+# Optional: remove stuff you don't want in the portable zip
+Get-ChildItem -Path $staging -Recurse -Include *.xml,*.pdb | ForEach-Object {
+    # Comment these out if you want symbols/docs included
+    Remove-Item $_.FullName -Force
+}
+
+Write-Host "`n-- Creating zip: $zipPath --"
+if (Test-Path $zipPath) { Remove-Item -Force $zipPath }
+Compress-Archive -Path (Join-Path $staging "*") -DestinationPath $zipPath
+
+Write-Host "`nDone!"
+Write-Host "Portable folder: $staging"
+Write-Host "Portable zip:    $zipPath"