Fix #111299

build/npm/preinstall.js

@@ -28,7 +28,47 @@ if (!/yarn[\w-.]*\.js$|yarnpkg$/.test(process.env['npm_execpath'])) {
 	err = true;
 }
 
+const os = process.env['OS'];
+if (os.startsWith('Windows')) {
+	const vsVersion = getLatestSupportedVisualStudioVersion();
+	if (!vsVersion) {
+		console.error('\033[1;31m*** Please use Visual Studio 2017 or 2019.\033[0;0m');
+		err = true;
+	}
+}
+
 if (err) {
 	console.error('');
 	process.exit(1);
 }
+
+function getLatestSupportedVisualStudioVersion() {
+	const fs = require('fs');
+	const path = require('path');
+	// Translated over from
+	// https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/master:build/vs_toolchain.py;l=140-175
+	const supportedVersions = ['2019', '2017'];
+
+	// VS installed in depot_tools for Googlers
+	if (process.env['DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN'] === '1') {
+		return supportedVersions[0];
+	}
+
+	// VS installed in system for everyone else
+	const availableVersions = [];
+	for (const version of supportedVersions) {
+		let vsPath = process.env[`vs${version}_install`];
+		if (vsPath && fs.existsSync(vsPath)) {
+			availableVersions.push(version);
+			break;
+		}
+		const programFiles86Path = process.env['ProgramFiles(x86)'];
+		vsPath = `${programFiles86Path}/Microsoft Visual Studio/${version}`;
+		const vsTypes = ['Enterprise', 'Professional', 'Community', 'Preview', 'BuildTools'];
+		if (programFiles86Path && vsTypes.some(vsType => fs.existsSync(path.join(vsPath, vsType)))) {
+			availableVersions.push(version);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return availableVersions.length ? availableVersions[0] : undefined;
+}