在VS2015中无法以ARM模式构建C ++静态库（Windows Phone 8.1）

Question

I am using Visual Studio 2015 Pro RTM after an upgrade from 2015 RC.

When I create a new C++ Static Library (Windows Phone 8.1) (File | New Project | Visual C++ | Windows | Windows 8 | Windows Phone | Static Library (Windows Phone 8.1), it builds fine in X86. When I try to build it in ARM, I get

Error   D8027   cannot execute 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\x86_arm\c2.dll'  

Which is strange because it references 12.0 (VS2013) and VS2015 is 14.0. Any ideas how to solve it? I installed VS2015 with C++ support.

Answer 1

I had the same problem. What worked for me was to run the 'Repair' option in the VS installer from the control panel 'Programs and Features'. It took a while, but after the reboot I was able to rebuild without any problems.

Answer 2

It sounds like you have some stale components in your installation (left over from RC). In VS 2015 RC, there was a bug where project templates were installed even if the required tools were not. This was fixed in the RTM release.

For Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.0/8.1 support, you need to select the "Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.0/8.1 Tools" optional feature in VS setup. That will include the compiler, libs, and SDKs needed to work with components for those app platforms.

Context: For Store & Phone apps (8/8.1), the VC++ compiler toolset and app platform are directly linked. So, the fact that Windows Phone 8.1 projects are attempting to make use of the VS 2013 compiler is expected.

Windows Phone 8.0 => v110 VC++ compiler toolset; Windows Phone 8.1 & Windows 8.1 (store) => v120 VC++ compiler toolset