diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml
index 1861e7e2f77..696c620b181 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/install-windows.sgml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
There are several different ways of building PostgreSQL on
Windows. The simplest way to build with
- Microsoft tools is to install Visual Studio Express 2015
+ Microsoft tools is to install Visual Studio Express 2017
for Windows Desktop and use the included
compiler. It is also possible to build with the full
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 to 2015.
+ Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 to 2017.
In some cases that requires the installation of the
Windows SDK in addition to the compiler.
@@ -69,19 +69,19 @@
Visual Studio Express or some versions of the
Microsoft Windows SDK. If you do not already have a
Visual Studio environment set up, the easiest
- ways are to use the compilers from Visual Studio Express 2015
+ ways are to use the compilers from Visual Studio Express 2017
for Windows Desktop or those in the Windows SDK
- 7.1, which are both free downloads from Microsoft.
+ 8.1, which are both free downloads from Microsoft.
Both 32-bit and 64-bit builds are possible with the Microsoft Compiler suite.
32-bit PostgreSQL builds are possible with
Visual Studio 2005 to
- Visual Studio 2015 (including Express editions),
- as well as standalone Windows SDK releases 6.0 to 7.1.
+ Visual Studio 2017 (including Express editions),
+ as well as standalone Windows SDK releases 6.0 to 8.1.
64-bit PostgreSQL builds are supported with
- Microsoft Windows SDK version 6.0a to 7.1 or
+ Microsoft Windows SDK version 6.0a to 8.1 or
Visual Studio 2008 and above. Compilation
is supported down to Windows XP and
Windows Server 2003 when building with
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
Visual Studio 2013. Building with
Visual Studio 2015 is supported down to
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
+ Building with Visual Studio 2017 is supported
+ down to Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm b/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm
index 27329f9e361..7a287bd0bda 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm
@@ -483,4 +483,27 @@ sub new
return $self;
}
+package VC2017Project;
+
+#
+# Package that encapsulates a Visual C++ 2017 project file
+#
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use base qw(VC2012Project);
+
+sub new
+{
+ my $classname = shift;
+ my $self = $classname->SUPER::_new(@_);
+ bless($self, $classname);
+
+ $self->{vcver} = '15.00';
+ $self->{PlatformToolset} = 'v141';
+ $self->{ToolsVersion} = '15.0';
+
+ return $self;
+}
+
1;
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/README b/src/tools/msvc/README
index b61ddb87913..48082cab90a 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/README
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/README
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MSVC build
==========
This directory contains the tools required to build PostgreSQL using
-Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 - 2011. This builds the whole backend, not just
+Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 - 2017. This builds the whole backend, not just
the libpq frontend library. For more information, see the documentation
chapter "Installation on Windows" and the description below.
@@ -92,11 +92,12 @@ These configuration arguments are passed over to Mkvcbuild::mkvcbuild
(Mkvcbuild.pm) which creates the Visual Studio project and solution files.
It does this by using VSObjectFactory::CreateSolution to create an object
implementing the Solution interface (this could be either a VS2005Solution,
-a VS2008Solution, a VS2010Solution or a VS2012Solution, all in Solution.pm,
-depending on the user's build environment) and adding objects implementing
-the corresponding Project interface (VC2005Project or VC2008Project from
-VCBuildProject.pm or VC2010Project or VC2012Project from MSBuildProject.pm)
-to it.
+a VS2008Solution, a VS2010Solution or a VS2012Solution or a VS2013Solution,
+or a VS2015Solution or a VS2017Solution, all in Solution.pm, depending on
+the user's build environment) and adding objects implementing the corresponding
+Project interface (VC2005Project or VC2008Project from VCBuildProject.pm or
+VC2010Project or VC2012Project or VC2013Project or VC2015Project or VC2017Project
+from MSBuildProject.pm) to it.
When Solution::Save is called, the implementations of Solution and Project
save their content in the appropriate format.
The final step of starting the appropriate build program (msbuild or vcbuild)
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
index 5d5f716b6f0..0925bef139e 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
@@ -849,6 +849,32 @@ sub new
return $self;
}
+package VS2017Solution;
+
+#
+# Package that encapsulates a Visual Studio 2017 solution file
+#
+
+use Carp;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use base qw(Solution);
+
+sub new
+{
+ my $classname = shift;
+ my $self = $classname->SUPER::_new(@_);
+ bless($self, $classname);
+
+ $self->{solutionFileVersion} = '12.00';
+ $self->{vcver} = '15.00';
+ $self->{visualStudioName} = 'Visual Studio 2017';
+ $self->{VisualStudioVersion} = '15.0.26730.3';
+ $self->{MinimumVisualStudioVersion} = '10.0.40219.1';
+
+ return $self;
+}
+
sub GetAdditionalHeaders
{
my ($self, $f) = @_;
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/VSObjectFactory.pm b/src/tools/msvc/VSObjectFactory.pm
index 4190ada6184..2f3480a1f60 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/VSObjectFactory.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/VSObjectFactory.pm
@@ -53,8 +53,14 @@ sub CreateSolution
{
return new VS2015Solution(@_);
}
+ # visual 2017 hasn't changed the nmake version to 15, so adjust the check to support it.
+ elsif (($visualStudioVersion ge '14.10') or ($visualStudioVersion eq '15.00'))
+ {
+ return new VS2017Solution(@_);
+ }
else
{
+ croak $visualStudioVersion;
croak "The requested Visual Studio version is not supported.";
}
}
@@ -92,8 +98,14 @@ sub CreateProject
{
return new VC2015Project(@_);
}
+ # visual 2017 hasn't changed the nmake version to 15, so adjust the check to support it.
+ elsif (($visualStudioVersion ge '14.10') or ($visualStudioVersion eq '15.00'))
+ {
+ return new VC2017Project(@_);
+ }
else
{
+ croak $visualStudioVersion;
croak "The requested Visual Studio version is not supported.";
}
}
@@ -120,6 +132,7 @@ sub DetermineVisualStudioVersion
sub _GetVisualStudioVersion
{
my ($major, $minor) = @_;
+ # visual 2017 hasn't changed the nmake version to 15, so still using the older version for comparison.
if ($major > 14)
{
carp