I generate an an offline installer for the build tools like this:
vs_BuildTools.exe --layout c:\VS_BuildTools2017_offline --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools --lang en-US
I move this folder to a build agent (which has no internet connection, and no, it will never have one!), and then execute the vs_BuildTools.exe
in that folder even with --noWeb
or --noweb
, but no matter what option I give, it will always fail with no internet connection available. Surely I am missing something, so any hints on what are appreciated
All steps to install build tools: