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+@echo on
+:: Set env vars that tell distutils to use the compiler that we put on path
+SET DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1
+:: This is probably not good. It is for the pre-UCRT msvccompiler.py *not* _msvccompiler.py
+SET MSSdk=1
+
+SET "VS_VERSION=17.0"
+SET "VS_MAJOR=17"
+SET "VS_YEAR=2022"
+
+set "MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL=/AI;/AL;/OUT;/out"
+set "MSYS2_ENV_CONV_EXCL=CL"
+
+:: For Python 3.5+, ensure that we link with the dynamic runtime.  See
+:: http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5-part-two/ for more info
+set "PY_VCRUNTIME_REDIST=%PREFIX%\bin\vcruntime140.dll"
+
+:: set CC and CXX for cmake
+set "CXX=cl.exe"
+set "CC=cl.exe"
+
+set "VSINSTALLDIR="
+set "NEWER_VS_WITH_OLDER_VC=0"
+
+:: Try to find actual vs2017 installations
+for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`vswhere.exe -nologo -products * -version ^[16.0^,17.0^) -property installationPath`) do (
+  :: There is no trailing back-slash from the vswhere, and may make vcvars64.bat fail, so force add it
+  set "VSINSTALLDIR=%%i\"
+)
+if not exist "%VSINSTALLDIR%" (
+    :: VS2019 install but with vs2017 compiler stuff installed
+	for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`vswhere.exe -nologo -products * -requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.v143.x86.x64 -property installationPath`) do (
+	:: There is no trailing back-slash from the vswhere, and may make vcvars64.bat fail, so force add it
+	set "VSINSTALLDIR=%%i\"
+	set "NEWER_VS_WITH_OLDER_VC=1"
+	)
+)
+if not exist "%VSINSTALLDIR%" (
+set "VSINSTALLDIR=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\"
+)
+if not exist "%VSINSTALLDIR%" (
+set "VSINSTALLDIR=%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\"
+)
+if not exist "%VSINSTALLDIR%" (
+set "VSINSTALLDIR=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\"
+)
+if not exist "%VSINSTALLDIR%" (
+set "VSINSTALLDIR=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\"
+)
+
+IF NOT "%CONDA_BUILD%" == "" (
+  set "INCLUDE=%LIBRARY_INC%;%INCLUDE%"
+  set "LIB=%LIBRARY_LIB%;%LIB%"
+  set "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=%LIBRARY_PREFIX%;%CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH%"
+)
+
+
+call :GetWin10SdkDir
+:: dir /ON here is sorting the list of folders, such that we use the latest one that we have
+for /F %%i in ('dir /ON /B "%WindowsSdkDir%\include\10.*"') DO (
+  SET WindowsSDKVer=%%~i
+)
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo "Didn't find any windows 10 SDK. I'm not sure if things will work, but let's try..."
+) else (
+    echo Windows SDK version found as: "%WindowsSDKVer%"
+)
+
+IF "win-64" == "win-64" (
+    set "BITS=64"
+    set "CMAKE_PLAT=x64"
+) ELSE (
+    set "BITS=32"
+    set "CMAKE_PLAT=Win32"
+)
+
+:: set CMAKE_* variables
+:: platform selection changed with VS 17 2022, but for compatibility we keep the older way
+IF 2019 GEQ 2019  (
+    set "CMAKE_GEN=Visual Studio 17 2022"
+    set "USE_NEW_CMAKE_GEN_SYNTAX=1"
+) ELSE (
+    IF "win-64" == "win-64" (
+        set "CMAKE_GEN=Visual Studio 17 2022 Win64"
+	) else (
+        set "CMAKE_GEN=Visual Studio 17 2022"
+    )
+    set "USE_NEW_CMAKE_GEN_SYNTAX=0"
+)
+
+echo "NEWER_VS_WITH_OLDER_VC=%NEWER_VS_WITH_OLDER_VC%"
+
+IF "%NEWER_VS_WITH_OLDER_VC%" == "1" (
+    set "CMAKE_GEN=Visual Studio 17 2022"
+    set "USE_NEW_CMAKE_GEN_SYNTAX=1"
+)
+
+IF "%CMAKE_GENERATOR%" == "" SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=%CMAKE_GEN%"
+:: see https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/envvar/CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM.html
+IF "%USE_NEW_CMAKE_GEN_SYNTAX%" == "1" (
+	IF "%CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM%" == "" SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM=%CMAKE_PLAT%"
+	IF "%CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET%" == "" SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET=v142"
+)
+
+pushd %VSINSTALLDIR%
+CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars%BITS%.bat" -vcvars_ver=14.3 %WindowsSDKVer%
+popd
+
+:GetWin10SdkDir
+call :GetWin10SdkDirHelper HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node > nul 2>&1
+if errorlevel 1 call :GetWin10SdkDirHelper HKCU\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node > nul 2>&1
+if errorlevel 1 call :GetWin10SdkDirHelper HKLM\SOFTWARE > nul 2>&1
+if errorlevel 1 call :GetWin10SdkDirHelper HKCU\SOFTWARE > nul 2>&1
+if errorlevel 1 exit /B 1
+exit /B 0
+
+
+:GetWin10SdkDirHelper
+@REM `Get Windows 10 SDK installed folder`
+for /F "tokens=1,2*" %%i in ('reg query "%1\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0" /v "InstallationFolder"') DO (
+    if "%%i"=="InstallationFolder" (
+        SET WindowsSdkDir=%%~k
+    )
+)
+exit /B 0