[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] configure: Fix Microsoft tools detection

[Marvin Scholz]

On 3 Feb 2022, at 13:33, Martin Storsjö wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Feb 2022, Marvin Scholz wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 3 Feb 2022, at 12:55, Hendrik Leppkes wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 12:34 PM Martin Storsjö <martin at martin.st> 
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I remember that there has been some variance throughout the 
>>>> versions for
>>>> exactly what MSVC prints as the identification thoughout the 
>>>> versions, but
>>>> I think 'Microsoft.*Optimizing.*Compiler' should be safe.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I was wondering if non-english locale would translate that string, 
>>> but
>>> I can't easily test that, I don't think.
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, need to correct myself. It is indeed localized I was just 
>> lacking
>> the language pack…
>>
>> For example in german it is:
>>
>> Microsoft (R) C/C++-Optimierungscompiler Version 19.30.30709 für x64
>> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
>
> Oh, thanks for that!
>
> I presume that this also could break the other existing check for 
> armasm too? If you run e.g. "vsdevcmd -host_arch=x64 -arch=arm64" and 
> then "armasm64", what does that print?
>

Interestingly that one does not seem localized:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community>vsdevcmd 
-host_arch=x64 -arch=arm64
**********************************************************************
** Visual Studio 2022 Developer Command Prompt v17.0.5
** Copyright (c) 2021 Microsoft Corporation
**********************************************************************

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community>armasm64
Microsoft (R) ARM Macro Assembler Version 14.30.30709.0 for 64 bits
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

error A2033: missing input source file

  Usage:      armasm [<options>] sourcefile objectfile
              armasm [<options>] -o objectfile sourcefile
              armasm -h              for help

> // Martin
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