[3.7] bpo-34977: Add Windows App Store package (GH-10245)

10 files changed, 450 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/PCbuild/_tkinter.vcxproj b/PCbuild/_tkinter.vcxproj
index 95e3cd50ec..bd61c0d4f6 100644
--- a/PCbuild/_tkinter.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/_tkinter.vcxproj
@@ -95,4 +95,10 @@
   <Target Name="_CleanTclTkDLL" BeforeTargets="Clean">
     <Delete Files="@(_TclTkDLL->'$(OutDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')" />
   </Target>
+  <Target Name="_WriteTCL_LIBRARY" Outputs="$(OutDir)TCL_LIBRARY.env" AfterTargets="Build">
+    <WriteLinesToFile File="$(OutDir)TCL_LIBRARY.env" Lines="$(tcltkdir)\lib\tcl$(TclMajorVersion).$(TclMinorVersion)" Encoding="utf-8" Overwrite="true" />
+  </Target>
+  <Target Name="_CleanTCL_LIBRARY" BeforeTargets="Clean">
+    <Delete Files="$(OutDir)TCL_LIBRARY.env" />
+  </Target>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PCbuild/find_msbuild.bat b/PCbuild/find_msbuild.bat
index 57512a0192..a2810f09c4 100644
--- a/PCbuild/find_msbuild.bat
+++ b/PCbuild/find_msbuild.bat
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@
 @where msbuild > "%TEMP%\msbuild.loc" 2> nul && set /P MSBUILD= < "%TEMP%\msbuild.loc" & del "%TEMP%\msbuild.loc"
 @if exist "%MSBUILD%" set MSBUILD="%MSBUILD%" & (set _Py_MSBuild_Source=PATH) & goto :found
 
+@rem VS 2017 and later provide vswhere.exe, which can be used
+@if not exist "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" goto :skip_vswhere
+@set _Py_MSBuild_Root=
+@for /F "tokens=*" %%i in ('"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -property installationPath -latest') DO @(set _Py_MSBuild_Root=%%i\MSBuild)
+@if not defined _Py_MSBuild_Root goto :skip_vswhere
+@for %%j in (Current 15.0) DO @if exist "%_Py_MSBuild_Root%\%%j\Bin\msbuild.exe" (set MSBUILD="%_Py_MSBuild_Root%\%%j\Bin\msbuild.exe")
+@set _Py_MSBuild_Root=
+@if defined MSBUILD @if exist %MSBUILD% (set _Py_MSBuild_Source=Visual Studio installation) & goto :found
+:skip_vswhere
+
 @rem VS 2017 sets exactly one install as the "main" install, so we may find MSBuild in there.
 @reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\SxS\VS7" /v 15.0 /reg:32 >nul 2>nul
 @if NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 @for /F "tokens=1,2*" %%i in ('reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\SxS\VS7" /v 15.0 /reg:32') DO @(
diff --git a/PCbuild/pcbuild.proj b/PCbuild/pcbuild.proj
index 9e103e1210..6bf1667e39 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pcbuild.proj
+++ b/PCbuild/pcbuild.proj
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     <ExtensionModules Include="_asyncio;_contextvars;_ctypes;_decimal;_elementtree;_msi;_multiprocessing;_overlapped;pyexpat;_queue;select;unicodedata;winsound" />
     <!-- Extension modules that require external sources -->
     <ExternalModules Include="_bz2;_lzma;_sqlite3" />
+    <!-- venv launchers -->
+    <Projects Include="venvlauncher.vcxproj;venvwlauncher.vcxproj" />
     <!-- _ssl will build _socket as well, which may cause conflicts in parallel builds -->
     <ExtensionModules Include="_socket" Condition="!$(IncludeSSL) or !$(IncludeExternals)" />
     <ExternalModules Include="_ssl;_hashlib" Condition="$(IncludeSSL)" />
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@
     <Projects2 Include="_freeze_importlib.vcxproj" />
     <!-- python[w].exe -->
     <Projects2 Include="python.vcxproj;pythonw.vcxproj" />
+    <Projects2 Include="python_uwp.vcxproj;pythonw_uwp.vcxproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="Build">
diff --git a/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln b/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
index 59b3861ed4..c212d9f8f3 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
+++ b/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "_queue", "_queue.vcxproj",
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "liblzma", "liblzma.vcxproj", "{12728250-16EC-4DC6-94D7-E21DD88947F8}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "python_uwp", "python_uwp.vcxproj", "{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}"
+EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "venvlauncher", "venvlauncher.vcxproj", "{494BAC80-A60C-43A9-99E7-ACB691CE2C4D}"
+EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "venvwlauncher", "venvwlauncher.vcxproj", "{FDB84CBB-2FB6-47C8-A2D6-091E0833239D}"
+EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "pythonw_uwp", "pythonw_uwp.vcxproj", "{AB603547-1E2A-45B3-9E09-B04596006393}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
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 		{12728250-16EC-4DC6-94D7-E21DD88947F8}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}.PGInstrument|Win32.ActiveCfg = PGInstrument|Win32
+		{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}.PGInstrument|Win32.Build.0 = PGInstrument|Win32
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+		{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
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+		{FDB84CBB-2FB6-47C8-A2D6-091E0833239D}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{FDB84CBB-2FB6-47C8-A2D6-091E0833239D}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{FDB84CBB-2FB6-47C8-A2D6-091E0833239D}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
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+		{AB603547-1E2A-45B3-9E09-B04596006393}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
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 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.props b/PCbuild/python.props
index 09f11d3bba..6dbb503b32 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.props
+++ b/PCbuild/python.props
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
     -->
     <_RegistryVersion>$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion)</_RegistryVersion>
     <_RegistryVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == ''">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\WOW6432Node\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion)</_RegistryVersion>
-    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>10.0.17134.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
+    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>10.0.17763.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
+    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == '10.0.17134'">10.0.17134.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
     <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == '10.0.16299'">10.0.16299.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
     <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == '10.0.15063'">10.0.15063.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
     <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == '10.0.14393'">10.0.14393.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
diff --git a/PCbuild/python_uwp.vcxproj b/PCbuild/python_uwp.vcxproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af187dd4df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PCbuild/python_uwp.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGInstrument|Win32">
+      <Configuration>PGInstrument</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGInstrument|x64">
+      <Configuration>PGInstrument</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGUpdate|Win32">
+      <Configuration>PGUpdate</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGUpdate|x64">
+      <Configuration>PGUpdate</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>{9DE9E23D-C8D4-4817-92A9-920A8B1FE5FF}</ProjectGuid>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="python.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+    <Import Project="pyproject.props" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <_ProjectFileVersion>10.0.30319.1</_ProjectFileVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/EHsc /std:c++17 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>windowsapp.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="..\PC\pycon.ico" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="..\PC\python_exe.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\PC\python_uwp.cpp" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="pythoncore.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{cf7ac3d1-e2df-41d2-bea6-1e2556cdea26}</Project>
+      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+  </ImportGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index d19b5f5acf..2ee88225b6 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -460,4 +460,19 @@
   <Target Name="_WarnAboutZlib" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild" Condition="!$(IncludeExternals)">
     <Warning Text="Not including zlib is not a supported configuration." />
   </Target>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <VCRedistDir>$(VCInstallDir)\Redist\MSVC\$(VCToolsRedistVersion)\</VCRedistDir>
+    <VCRedistDir Condition="$(Platform) == 'Win32'">$(VCRedistDir)x86\</VCRedistDir>
+    <VCRedistDir Condition="$(Platform) != 'Win32'">$(VCRedistDir)$(Platform)\</VCRedistDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="$(VCInstallDir) != ''">
+    <VCRuntimeDLL Include="$(VCRedistDir)\**\vcruntime*.dll" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Target Name="_CopyVCRuntime" AfterTargets="Build" Inputs="@(VCRuntimeDLL)" Outputs="$(OutDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)">
+    <Copy SourceFiles="%(VCRuntimeDLL.FullPath)" DestinationFolder="$(OutDir)" />
+  </Target>
+  <Target Name="_CleanVCRuntime" AfterTargets="Clean">
+    <Delete Files="@(VCRuntimeDLL->'$(OutDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')" />
+  </Target>
 </Project>
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythonw_uwp.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythonw_uwp.vcxproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79e105877f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PCbuild/pythonw_uwp.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGInstrument|Win32">
+      <Configuration>PGInstrument</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGInstrument|x64">
+      <Configuration>PGInstrument</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGUpdate|Win32">
+      <Configuration>PGUpdate</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="PGUpdate|x64">
+      <Configuration>PGUpdate</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>{AB603547-1E2A-45B3-9E09-B04596006393}</ProjectGuid>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="python.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+    <Import Project="pyproject.props" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <_ProjectFileVersion>10.0.30319.1</_ProjectFileVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>PYTHONW;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/EHsc /std:c++17 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>windowsapp.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="..\PC\pyconw.ico" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="..\PC\pythonw_exe.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\PC\python_uwp.cpp" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
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