3.10 MSI no longer built with VS2022 after #101651

[w-hsiung]

Bug report

3.10 MSI no longer builds after #101651 .

Possibly a new entry for 'v143' is missing in https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/3.10/Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/pythonba.vcxproj
(at around line 52).

[adang1345]

I'm seeing this error as well when attempting to build a Python 3.10.11 installer on Windows with Visual Studio 2022. Here's the error when I run Tools\msi\buildrelease.bat -x86.

BuildBootstrapApplication:
  Building bootstrap app
Project "C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\Tools\msi\bundle\releaselocal.wixproj" (1) is building "C:
\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\Tools\msi\bundle\bootstrap\pythonba.vcxproj" (24) on node 1 (Build;Ge
tNativeTargetPath target(s)).
PrepareForBuild:
  Creating directory "C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\".
  Creating directory "C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\pyt
  honba.tlog\".
InitializeBuildStatus:
  Creating "C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\pythonba.tlog
  \unsuccessfulbuild" because "AlwaysCreate" was specified.
ClCompile:
  C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.35.32215\bin\HostX86\x86\CL.exe /c /I"C:\Use
  rs\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\externals\\windows-installer\wix\sdk\inc" /Zi /nologo /W1 /WX- /diagnos
  tics:column /O2 /Oy- /D _CRT_STDIO_LEGACY_WIDE_SPECIFIERS=1 /D _WINDLL /D _UNICODE /D UNICODE /Gm- /EHsc /MT /GS /fp:
  precise /Zc:wchar_t /Zc:forScope /Zc:inline /Yc"pch.h" /Fp"C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuil
  d\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\PythonBA.pch" /Fo"C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj
  \310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\\" /Fd"C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Releas
  e\msi_pythonba\vc143.pdb" /external:W1 /Gd /TP /analyze- /FC /errorReport:queue pch.cpp
  pch.cpp
  C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.35.32215\bin\HostX86\x86\CL.exe /c /I"C:\Use
  rs\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\externals\\windows-installer\wix\sdk\inc" /Zi /nologo /W1 /WX- /diagnos
  tics:column /O2 /Oy- /D _CRT_STDIO_LEGACY_WIDE_SPECIFIERS=1 /D _WINDLL /D _UNICODE /D UNICODE /Gm- /EHsc /MT /GS /fp:
  precise /Zc:wchar_t /Zc:forScope /Zc:inline /Yu"pch.h" /Fp"C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuil
  d\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\PythonBA.pch" /Fo"C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj
  \310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\\" /Fd"C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Releas
  e\msi_pythonba\vc143.pdb" /external:W1 /Gd /TP /analyze- /FC /errorReport:queue PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp pyt
  honba.cpp
  PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp
  pythonba.cpp
  Generating Code...
Link:
  C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.35.32215\bin\HostX86\x86\link.exe /ERRORREPO
  RT:QUEUE /OUT:"C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\PythonBA
  .dll" /NOLOGO comctl32.lib gdiplus.lib msimg32.lib shlwapi.lib wininet.lib dutil.lib balutil.lib version.lib uxtheme.
  lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.
  lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /DEF:"pythonba.def" /MANIFEST /MANIFESTUAC:"level='asInvoker' uiAccess='false'" /manifest
  :embed /DEBUG:FULL /PDB:"C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonb
  a\PythonBA.pdb" /TLBID:1 /DYNAMICBASE /NXCOMPAT /IMPLIB:"C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\
  obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\PythonBA.lib" /MACHINE:X86 /SAFESEH /DLL "C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Pyth
  on-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\PythonBootstrapperApplication.obj"
  "C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\pythonba.obj"
  "C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\PCbuild\obj\310win32_Release\msi_pythonba\pch.obj"
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'dutil.lib' [C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\Tools\msi
\bundle\bootstrap\pythonba.vcxproj]
Done Building Project "C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\Tools\msi\bundle\bootstrap\pythonba.vcxproj"
 (Build;GetNativeTargetPath target(s)) -- FAILED.

Done Building Project "C:\Users\adang\Desktop\PythonWindows\Python-3.10.11\Tools\msi\bundle\releaselocal.wixproj" (Rebu
ild target(s)) -- FAILED.


Build FAILED.

Adding the following line to Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/pythonba.vcxproj appears to fix the problem.

<AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == 'v143'">$(WixInstallPath)sdk\vs2017\lib\x86</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>

[adang1345]

It looks like this was fixed with #103281.