[ci] [C++] drop support for Visual Studio 2015 (fixes #6803) (#7022)

* [ci] [C++] drop support for Visual Studio 2015 (fixes #6803)

* update more references

* [ci] some additional changes to drop VS2015 and make it work from solution file (#7046)

* Update LightGBM.vcxproj

* Update LightGBM.vcxproj.filters

* Update Installation-Guide.rst

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Co-authored-by: Nikita Titov <nekit94-08@mail.ru>

.appveyor.yml

 version: 4.6.0.99.{build}
 
-image: Visual Studio 2015
+image: Visual Studio 2017
 platform: x64
 configuration:
   - '3.9'

R-package/src/install.libs.R

@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ inst_dir <- file.path(R_PACKAGE_SOURCE, "inst", fsep = "/")
     "Visual Studio 17 2022"
     , "Visual Studio 16 2019"
     , "Visual Studio 15 2017"
-    , "Visual Studio 14 2015"
   )
   working_vs_version <- NULL
   for (vs_version in vs_versions) {

cmake/IntegratedOpenCL.cmake

@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ if(WIN32)
       set(MSVC_TOOLCHAIN_ID "142")
     elseif(${MSVC_VERSION} GREATER 1909)
       set(MSVC_TOOLCHAIN_ID "141")
-    elseif(${MSVC_VERSION} GREATER 1899)
-      set(MSVC_TOOLCHAIN_ID "140")
     else()
       message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported MSVC version number: ${MSVC_VERSION}")
     endif()

docs/Installation-Guide.rst

@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ With GUI
 
    If you have errors about **Platform Toolset**, go to ``Project`` -> ``Properties`` -> ``Configuration Properties`` -> ``General`` and select the toolset installed on your machine.
 
+   If you have errors about **Windows SDK Version**, go to ``Project`` -> ``Properties`` -> ``Configuration Properties`` -> ``General`` and select the SDK installed on your machine.
+
 The ``.exe`` file will be in ``LightGBM-complete_source_code_zip/windows/x64/Release`` folder.
 The ``.dll`` file will be in ``LightGBM-complete_source_code_zip/windows/x64/DLL`` folder.
 
@@ -304,6 +306,8 @@ With GUI
 
    If you have errors about **Platform Toolset**, go to ``Project`` -> ``Properties`` -> ``Configuration Properties`` -> ``General`` and select the toolset installed on your machine.
 
+   If you have errors about **Windows SDK Version**, go to ``Project`` -> ``Properties`` -> ``Configuration Properties`` -> ``General`` and select the SDK installed on your machine.
+
 The ``.exe`` file will be in ``LightGBM-complete_source_code_zip/windows/x64/Release`` folder.
 The ``.dll`` file will be in ``LightGBM-complete_source_code_zip/windows/x64/DLL`` folder.
 
@@ -460,6 +464,8 @@ With GUI
 
    If you have errors about **Platform Toolset**, go to ``Project`` -> ``Properties`` -> ``Configuration Properties`` -> ``General`` and select the toolset installed on your machine.
 
+   If you have errors about **Windows SDK Version**, go to ``Project`` -> ``Properties`` -> ``Configuration Properties`` -> ``General`` and select the SDK installed on your machine.
+
 The ``.exe`` file will be in ``LightGBM-complete_source_code_zip/windows/x64/Release_mpi`` folder.
 
 From Command Line
@@ -597,8 +603,6 @@ Following procedure is for the **MSVC** (Microsoft Visual C++) build.
 
    **Note**: Match your Visual C++ version:
 
-   Visual Studio 2015 -> ``msvc-14.0-64.exe``,
-
    Visual Studio 2017 -> ``msvc-14.1-64.exe``,
 
    Visual Studio 2019 -> ``msvc-14.2-64.exe``,
@@ -611,12 +615,12 @@ Following procedure is for the **MSVC** (Microsoft Visual C++) build.
 
      git clone --recursive https://github.com/microsoft/LightGBM
      cd LightGBM
-     cmake -B build -S . -A x64 -DUSE_GPU=ON -DBOOST_ROOT=C:/local/boost_1_63_0 -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=C:/local/boost_1_63_0/lib64-msvc-14.0
+     cmake -B build -S . -A x64 -DUSE_GPU=ON -DBOOST_ROOT=C:/local/boost_1_63_0 -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=C:/local/boost_1_63_0/lib64-msvc-14.3
      # if you have installed NVIDIA CUDA to a customized location, you should specify paths to OpenCL headers and library like the following:
-     # cmake -B build -S . -A x64 -DUSE_GPU=ON -DBOOST_ROOT=C:/local/boost_1_63_0 -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=C:/local/boost_1_63_0/lib64-msvc-14.0 -DOpenCL_LIBRARY="C:/Program Files/NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit/CUDA/v10.0/lib/x64/OpenCL.lib" -DOpenCL_INCLUDE_DIR="C:/Program Files/NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit/CUDA/v10.0/include"
+     # cmake -B build -S . -A x64 -DUSE_GPU=ON -DBOOST_ROOT=C:/local/boost_1_63_0 -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR=C:/local/boost_1_63_0/lib64-msvc-14.3 -DOpenCL_LIBRARY="C:/Program Files/NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit/CUDA/v10.0/lib/x64/OpenCL.lib" -DOpenCL_INCLUDE_DIR="C:/Program Files/NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit/CUDA/v10.0/include"
      cmake --build build --target ALL_BUILD --config Release
 
-   **Note**: ``C:/local/boost_1_63_0`` and ``C:/local/boost_1_63_0/lib64-msvc-14.0`` are locations of your **Boost** binaries (assuming you've downloaded 1.63.0 version for Visual Studio 2015).
+   **Note**: ``C:/local/boost_1_63_0`` and ``C:/local/boost_1_63_0/lib64-msvc-14.3`` are locations of your **Boost** binaries (assuming you've downloaded 1.63.0 version for Visual Studio 2022).
 
 The ``.exe`` and ``.dll`` files will be in ``LightGBM/Release`` folder.
 

windows/LightGBM.sln

 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio 14
-VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.25420.1
-MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 14.0.23107.0
+# Visual Studio 15
+VisualStudioVersion = 15.0
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 15.0
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "LightGBM", "LightGBM.vcxproj", "{F31C0B5D-715E-4953-AA1B-8D2AEEE4344C}"
 EndProject
 Global

windows/LightGBM.vcxproj

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="Projectconfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug_DLL|x64">
       <Configuration>Debug_DLL</Configuration>
@@ -34,28 +34,28 @@
     <SccLocalPath>SAK</SccLocalPath>
     <SccProvider>SAK</SccProvider>
     <ProjectName>LightGBM</ProjectName>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug_mpi|x64'">
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DLL|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug_DLL|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release_mpi|x64'">
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\eigen;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fast_double_parser\include;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fmt\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\eigen;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fast_double_parser\include;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fmt\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\eigen;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fast_double_parser\include;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fmt\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\eigen;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fast_double_parser\include;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fmt\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\eigen;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fast_double_parser\include;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fmt\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies />
@@ -232,6 +237,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\eigen;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fast_double_parser\include;$(ProjectDir)\..\external_libs\fmt\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>

windows/LightGBM.vcxproj.filters

@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\treelearner\gradient_discretizer.cpp">
       <Filter>src\treelearner</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\src\utils\openmp_wrapper.cpp">
-      <Filter>src\utils</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\utils\openmp_wrapper.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>