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Visual Studios 2015 C++ Build Tools exe Not Available

It looks like within the past two weeks or so, the EXE for Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 Update 3 is no longer available.
Will this file return for being available to download? There are still options for OTH and ISO, but I've tried using the EXE in the ISO and am getting different behavior on my machine.

Thank you.
Below is a screenshot of the download that used to exist, but doesn't now.
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Hi @ShayCarter-5833 ,

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Hi Anna,

We've tried installing the EXE for the C++ build tools from the ISO, but it doesn't result in the same behavior as installing from the previous direct EXE did.
Is it possible the software isn't exactly the same as it was from the previous EXE file?
Thanks.

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“but it doesn't result in the same behavior as installing from the previous direct EXE did”

Could you share us some screenshots or more details to describe the difference?
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ShayCarter-5833 answered AnnaXiu-MSFT commented

Hi Anna,

That is a little harder to answer, since I'm not entirely familiar with what the C++ Build Tools are doing, only that this very specific version seems to be crucial for pip (package installer for python) to be able to install jep (java embedded python) and for it to work properly on the Windows OS.

Our software requires jep in order to run with full functionality. We have spent a substantial amount of time creating exact instructions of how to install everything and get it to run properly on windows. This is heavily documented on our website. There is also a video detailing these instructions, with a quick test at the end to verify the expected data is able to load.

It appears after downloading and installing the new EXE found in the ISO, our model surface winds data sets (found under the Model > [specific model name] > Sfc Temperature and Wind menus) does not load anymore. It does not produce any noticeable errors, but the only thing that has changed during the installation process is the installation of C++ Build Tools.

This problem does not present itself on machines that already had the previous installation complete. It has only started occurring, and being reported by users setting up new machines, in the past few weeks (since the download change).

Below are images of the working and non-working software.

This is the working software (installed with the "old" C++ Build Tools EXE) -- it loads the product name in the bottom right, and draws arrows for the wind information:
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This is the non-working software (installed with the C++ Build Tools from the ISO) -- it loads the product name in the bottom right, but does not render the arrows for wind information, and does not output any errors or exceptions:
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Dear customer, I am sorry to say that I can’t reproduce your issue. Would you like to use the Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019? And check if it works for you.

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ShayCarter-5833 answered AnnaXiu-MSFT commented

Hi Anna,

We recently started with a clean Windows Virtual Machine and installed the 2019 C++ Build Tools package. We then tried to install numpy and jep (python packages) using pip (python installer) and got an error stating:

"error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.1 is required. Get it with "Build Tools for Visual Studio": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/"

I've attached the entire command line output in a file.
This is why we were using the previous executable in the first place, because for some reason jep does not work with newer versions of the C++ Build Tools. Do you know if the build tools could be updated to fix this issue?
Thanks.
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According to the error message, you can try to upgrade setuptools package:
pip install --upgrade setuptools
meanwhile, please ensure that you install the VC++ 2017 v14.16 (v141) in the VS installer > Modify.

Besides, have you tried to install the Build Tools for Visual Studio 2017 and check if there is the same issue?


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