In cmd.exe, I would simply run
%VS80COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat
to set up the environment for running the Visual Studio command line tools (i.e. cl, link, mt, etc.). I wonder how I can set up the environment for running these tools in the Powershell. Sure, it is possible to run batch files using
start-process $env:vs80comntools\vsvars32.bat
but then the environment would be gone when the process terminates. I have already done some experiments with System.Diagnostics.StartProcessInfo, i.e.
$proc = start-process $env:vs80comntools\vsvars32.bat -passthru
$procInfo = proc.StartInfo
and then get the environment from $procInfo.EnvironmentVariables
but this also does not work.
Are there any other ways to set up the environment in Powershell?
Best Answer
The PowerShell Community Extensions has an
Import-VisualStudioVars
cmdlet.