Toolset update: MSVC Compiler 19.50.35717

.github/workflows/update-status-chart.yml

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout gh-pages
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: gh-pages
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: ">=23.9.0"
+          node-version: ">=25.2.1"
       - name: Install Packages
         run: |
           npm ci

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 4.1.1)
 set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)
 project(msvc_standard_libraries LANGUAGES CXX)
 
-if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS "19.50.35702")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "The STL must be built with MSVC Compiler 19.50.35702 or later.")
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS "19.50.35717")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "The STL must be built with MSVC Compiler 19.50.35717 or later.")
 endif()
 
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)

README.md

@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ Just try to follow these rules, so we can spend more time fixing bugs and implem
   + **You must install Insiders for STL development.** *See Note 1 below.*
   + Select the "Desktop development with C++" workload.
   + Select the following components at a minimum:
-    - "MSVC v145 - C++ x64/x86 build tools (Latest)"
+    - "MSVC Build Tools for x64/x86 (Latest)"
     - "C++ CMake tools for Windows"
-    - "C++ AddressSanitizer"
+    - "MSVC AddressSanitizer"
     - "Windows 11 SDK (10.0.26100)" or later
     - "C++ Clang tools for Windows (20.1.8 - x64/x86)"
-    - *Optional, see Note 2 below:* "MSVC v145 - C++ ARM64/ARM64EC build tools (Latest)"
+    - *Optional, see Note 2 below:* "MSVC Build Tools for ARM64/ARM64EC (Latest)"
 * Install [Python][] 3.14.0 or later.
   + Select "Add python.exe to PATH" if you want to follow the instructions below that invoke `python`.
     Otherwise, you should be familiar with alternative methods.

azure-devops/config.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 
 variables:
 - name: poolName
-  value: 'Stl-2025-10-14T1635-x64-Pool'
+  value: 'Stl-2025-11-17T2154-x64-Pool'
   readonly: true
 - name: arm64PoolName
-  value: 'Stl-2025-10-27T1519-arm64-Pool'
+  value: 'Stl-2025-11-17T2237-arm64-Pool'
   readonly: true
 - name: poolDemands
   value: 'EnableSpotVM -equals false'

azure-devops/create-1es-hosted-pool.ps1

@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 $CurrentDate = Get-Date
 $Timestamp = $CurrentDate.ToString('yyyy-MM-ddTHHmm')
 
-$Location = 'eastus2'
-
 if ($Arch -ieq 'x64') {
+  $Location = 'eastus2'
   $VMSize = 'Standard_F32as_v6'
   $PoolSize = 64
   $ImagePublisher = 'MicrosoftWindowsServer'
   $ImageOffer = 'WindowsServer'
   $ImageSku = '2025-datacenter-azure-edition'
 } else {
+  $AvailableLocations = @('eastus2', 'northeurope') # Locations where CPP_STL_GitHub has obtained sufficient quota.
+  $AvailableLocationIdx = 1 # Increment for each new pool, to cycle through the available locations.
+  $Location = $AvailableLocations[$AvailableLocationIdx % $AvailableLocations.Length]
   $VMSize = 'Standard_D32ps_v6'
   $PoolSize = 32
   $ImageId = '/SharedGalleries/WindowsServer.1P/Images/2025-datacenter-azure-edition-arm64/Versions/latest'