Workflow for MSVC++ build via traditional solution

.appveyor.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 image:
   - Visual Studio 2015
-  - Visual Studio 2022
+  - Visual Studio 2017
 
 platform: x64
 configuration: Release
@@ -18,14 +18,10 @@ for:
     only:
       - image: Visual Studio 2015
   before_build:
-    - COPY .appveyor\VS2015.props .\Build.props
+    - COPY .ci\VS2015.props .\Build.props
 -
   matrix:
     only:
-      - image: Visual Studio 2022
+      - image: Visual Studio 2017
   before_build:
-    - COPY .appveyor\VS2022.props .\Build.props
-    - COPY .appveyor\Unity.props .\Directory.Build.props
-  test_script:
-    - .\test-suite\bin\QuantLib-test-suite-x64-mt.exe --log_level=message --build_info=yes
-
+    - COPY .ci\VS2017.props .\Build.props

.ci/VS2017.props

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>C:\Libraries\boost_1_69_0;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/bigobj %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>C:\Libraries\boost_1_69_0\lib64-msvc-14.1;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup />
+</Project>

.ci/VS2019.alt.props

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>C:\local\boost;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/bigobj %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_SILENCE_ALL_CXX17_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup />
+</Project>

.appveyor/VS2019.props → .ci/VS2019.props

@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>C:\Libraries\boost_1_73_0;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>C:\local\boost;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalOptions>/bigobj %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
     </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>C:\Libraries\boost_1_73_0\lib64-msvc-14.2;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-    </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
 </Project>

.ci/VS2022.alt.props

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>C:\local\boost;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/bigobj %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_SILENCE_ALL_CXX17_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup />
+</Project>

.appveyor/VS2022.props → .ci/VS2022.props

@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>C:\Libraries\boost_1_83_0;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>C:\local\boost;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalOptions>/bigobj %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
     </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>C:\Libraries\boost_1_83_0\lib64-msvc-14.3;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-    </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
 </Project>

.ci/userconfig2019.alt.hpp

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+/* -*- mode: c++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+
+/*
+ Copyright (C) 2004, 2011 Ferdinando Ametrano
+ Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 StatPro Italia srl
+
+ This file is part of QuantLib, a free-software/open-source library
+ for financial quantitative analysts and developers - http://quantlib.org/
+
+ QuantLib is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the QuantLib license.  You should have received a
+ copy of the license along with this program; if not, please email
+ <[email protected]>. The license is also available online at
+ <http://quantlib.org/license.shtml>.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the license for more details.
+*/
+
+#ifndef quantlib_config_hpp
+#define quantlib_config_hpp
+
+/***************************************************************
+   User configuration section:
+   modify the following definitions to suit your preferences.
+
+   Do not modify this file if you are using a Linux/Unix system:
+   it will not be read by the compiler. The definitions below
+   will be provided by running ./configure instead.
+****************************************************************/
+
+/* Define this if error messages should include current function
+   information. */
+#ifndef QL_ERROR_FUNCTIONS
+#   define QL_ERROR_FUNCTIONS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this if error messages should include file and line information. */
+#ifndef QL_ERROR_LINES
+#   define QL_ERROR_LINES
+#endif
+
+/* Define this if tracing messages should be allowed (whether they are
+   actually emitted will depend on run-time settings.) */
+#ifndef QL_ENABLE_TRACING
+#   define QL_ENABLE_TRACING
+#endif
+
+/* Define this if extra safety checks should be performed. This can degrade
+   performance. */
+#ifndef QL_EXTRA_SAFETY_CHECKS
+#   define QL_EXTRA_SAFETY_CHECKS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to use indexed coupons instead of par coupons in floating
+   legs as the default in 'bool IborCoupon::Settings::usingAtParCoupons();'. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_INDEXED_COUPON
+#   define QL_USE_INDEXED_COUPON
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to have singletons return different instances for
+   different threads; in particular, this means that the evaluation
+   date, the stored index fixings and any other settings will be
+   per-thread.
+*/
+#ifndef QL_ENABLE_SESSIONS
+#   define QL_ENABLE_SESSIONS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to enable the thread-safe observer pattern. You should
+   enable it if you want to use QuantLib via the SWIG layer within
+   the JVM or .NET eco system or any environment with an
+   async garbage collector */
+#ifndef QL_ENABLE_THREAD_SAFE_OBSERVER_PATTERN
+#    define QL_ENABLE_THREAD_SAFE_OBSERVER_PATTERN
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to enable a date resolution down to microseconds and
+   allow for accurate intraday pricing. */
+#ifndef QL_HIGH_RESOLUTION_DATE
+#    define QL_HIGH_RESOLUTION_DATE
+#endif
+
+/* Define this if you want to throw an exception when a notification
+   loop is detected.  Enabling this option is recommended but might
+   cause existing code to throw. */
+#ifndef QL_THROW_IN_CYCLES
+#    define QL_THROW_IN_CYCLES
+#endif
+
+/* Undefine this if you want lazy objects to forward all notifications
+   instead of just the first.  Disabling this option is safer in some
+   cases but can be a lot slower. */
+#ifndef QL_FASTER_LAZY_OBJECTS
+//#    define QL_FASTER_LAZY_OBJECTS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to use std::any instead of boost::any. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_ANY
+#    define QL_USE_STD_ANY
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to use std::optional instead of boost::optional. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_OPTIONAL
+#    define QL_USE_STD_OPTIONAL
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to use standard smart pointers instead of Boost ones.
+   Note that std::shared_ptr does not check access and can
+   cause segmentation faults. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_SHARED_PTR
+#    define QL_USE_STD_SHARED_PTR
+#endif
+
+/* Undefine this to use boost::function and boost::bind instead of
+   std::function and std::bind. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_FUNCTION
+//#    define QL_USE_STD_FUNCTION
+#endif
+
+/* Undefine this to use boost::tuple instead of std::tuple. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_TUPLE
+//#    define QL_USE_STD_TUPLE
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to enable the implementation of Null as template functions. */
+#ifndef QL_NULL_AS_FUNCTIONS
+#    define QL_NULL_AS_FUNCTIONS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to enable the parallel unit test runner */
+#ifndef QL_ENABLE_PARALLEL_UNIT_TEST_RUNNER
+//#    define QL_ENABLE_PARALLEL_UNIT_TEST_RUNNER
+#endif
+
+#endif

.ci/userconfig2022.alt.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/* -*- mode: c++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+
+/*
+ Copyright (C) 2004, 2011 Ferdinando Ametrano
+ Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 StatPro Italia srl
+
+ This file is part of QuantLib, a free-software/open-source library
+ for financial quantitative analysts and developers - http://quantlib.org/
+
+ QuantLib is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the QuantLib license.  You should have received a
+ copy of the license along with this program; if not, please email
+ <[email protected]>. The license is also available online at
+ <http://quantlib.org/license.shtml>.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the license for more details.
+*/
+
+#ifndef quantlib_config_hpp
+#define quantlib_config_hpp
+
+/***************************************************************
+   User configuration section:
+   modify the following definitions to suit your preferences.
+
+   Do not modify this file if you are using a Linux/Unix system:
+   it will not be read by the compiler. The definitions below
+   will be provided by running ./configure instead.
+****************************************************************/
+
+/* Define this if error messages should include current function
+   information. */
+#ifndef QL_ERROR_FUNCTIONS
+#   define QL_ERROR_FUNCTIONS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this if error messages should include file and line information. */
+#ifndef QL_ERROR_LINES
+#   define QL_ERROR_LINES
+#endif
+
+/* Define this if tracing messages should be allowed (whether they are
+   actually emitted will depend on run-time settings.) */
+#ifndef QL_ENABLE_TRACING
+#   define QL_ENABLE_TRACING
+#endif
+
+/* Define this if extra safety checks should be performed. This can degrade
+   performance. */
+#ifndef QL_EXTRA_SAFETY_CHECKS
+#   define QL_EXTRA_SAFETY_CHECKS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to use indexed coupons instead of par coupons in floating
+   legs as the default in 'bool IborCoupon::Settings::usingAtParCoupons();'. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_INDEXED_COUPON
+#   define QL_USE_INDEXED_COUPON
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to have singletons return different instances for
+   different threads; in particular, this means that the evaluation
+   date, the stored index fixings and any other settings will be
+   per-thread.
+*/
+#ifndef QL_ENABLE_SESSIONS
+#   define QL_ENABLE_SESSIONS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to enable the thread-safe observer pattern. You should
+   enable it if you want to use QuantLib via the SWIG layer within
+   the JVM or .NET eco system or any environment with an
+   async garbage collector */
+#ifndef QL_ENABLE_THREAD_SAFE_OBSERVER_PATTERN
+#    define QL_ENABLE_THREAD_SAFE_OBSERVER_PATTERN
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to enable a date resolution down to microseconds and
+   allow for accurate intraday pricing. */
+#ifndef QL_HIGH_RESOLUTION_DATE
+#    define QL_HIGH_RESOLUTION_DATE
+#endif
+
+/* Define this if you want to throw an exception when a notification
+   loop is detected.  Enabling this option is recommended but might
+   cause existing code to throw. */
+#ifndef QL_THROW_IN_CYCLES
+#    define QL_THROW_IN_CYCLES
+#endif
+
+/* Undefine this if you want lazy objects to forward all notifications
+   instead of just the first.  Disabling this option is safer in some
+   cases but can be a lot slower. */
+#ifndef QL_FASTER_LAZY_OBJECTS
+//#    define QL_FASTER_LAZY_OBJECTS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to use std::any instead of boost::any. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_ANY
+#    define QL_USE_STD_ANY
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to use std::optional instead of boost::optional. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_OPTIONAL
+#    define QL_USE_STD_OPTIONAL
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to use standard smart pointers instead of Boost ones.
+   Note that std::shared_ptr does not check access and can
+   cause segmentation faults. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_SHARED_PTR
+#    define QL_USE_STD_SHARED_PTR
+#endif
+
+/* Undefine this to use boost::function and boost::bind instead of
+   std::function and std::bind. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_FUNCTION
+//#    define QL_USE_STD_FUNCTION
+#endif
+
+/* Undefine this to use boost::tuple instead of std::tuple. */
+#ifndef QL_USE_STD_TUPLE
+//#    define QL_USE_STD_TUPLE
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to enable the implementation of Null as template functions. */
+#ifndef QL_NULL_AS_FUNCTIONS
+#    define QL_NULL_AS_FUNCTIONS
+#endif
+
+/* Define this to enable the parallel unit test runner */
+#ifndef QL_ENABLE_PARALLEL_UNIT_TEST_RUNNER
+//#    define QL_ENABLE_PARALLEL_UNIT_TEST_RUNNER
+#endif
+
+#endif