Wrong msvc version on 20250127.1

[sluongng]

Description

The document said it's "14.42.34433"

https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/win22/20250127.1/images/windows/Windows2022-Readme.md?plain=1#L482-L487

However, in practice, it seems to be "14.43.34808" with a side of "14.29.30133"

> rg 'cl.exe\r$' 0_build.txt
2549:2025-03-05T09:55:23.7752943Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX64\arm\cl.exe
2605:2025-03-05T09:55:24.0276908Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX64\arm64\cl.exe
2662:2025-03-05T09:55:24.3373230Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX64\x64\cl.exe
2742:2025-03-05T09:55:24.6822675Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX64\x86\cl.exe
2800:2025-03-05T09:55:24.8667807Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX86\arm\cl.exe
2856:2025-03-05T09:55:25.0463156Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX86\arm64\cl.exe
2912:2025-03-05T09:55:25.3018562Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX86\x64\cl.exe
2970:2025-03-05T09:55:25.6057252Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX86\x86\cl.exe
6489:2025-03-05T09:55:36.6860136Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\Hostx64\arm\cl.exe
6564:2025-03-05T09:55:36.8882903Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\Hostx64\arm64\cl.exe
6640:2025-03-05T09:55:36.9813810Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\Hostx64\x64\cl.exe
6730:2025-03-05T09:55:37.0688564Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\Hostx64\x86\cl.exe
6811:2025-03-05T09:55:37.2505181Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\Hostx86\arm\cl.exe
6885:2025-03-05T09:55:37.4711403Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\Hostx86\arm64\cl.exe
6960:2025-03-05T09:55:37.6723614Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\Hostx86\x64\cl.exe
7040:2025-03-05T09:55:37.9342254Z C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.43.34808\bin\Hostx86\x86\cl.exe

See build log in https://github.com/buildbuddy-io/buildbuddy/actions/runs/13673189232/job/38227756030

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
• GitHub Actions - Larger Runners

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2025

Image version and build link

Runner Image
  Image: windows-2022
  Version: 20250224.5.0
  Included Software: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/win22/20250224.5/images/windows/Windows2022-Readme.md
  Image Release: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases/tag/win22%2F20250224.5

https://github.com/buildbuddy-io/buildbuddy/actions/runs/13673189232/job/38227756030

Is it regression?

No

Expected behavior

Document should correctly reflect the MSVC version available.

Actual behavior

Wrong doc.

Repro steps

in a workflow, run a step with the following script

          $vs2022Path = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise"
          if (Test-Path $vs2022Path) {
              Write-Host "Listing files in: $vs2022Path"
              Get-ChildItem -Path $vs2022Path -Recurse -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
                  Write-Host $_.FullName
              } | Out-File -FilePath vs2022_files.txt -Encoding utf8
              Write-Host "File list saved to vs2022_files.txt"
          } else {
              Write-Host "Error: Directory not found: $vs2022Path"
          }

and inspect the versions available.

[vidyasagarnimmagaddi]

Hi @sluongng , Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We will look into this issue and will update you after investigating.


[mikeoliphant]

Any idea what the timeline for this fix is, or how to work around it for now?

It is currently keeping cmake from working with MSVC.