patch 9.0.1190: AppVeyor runs much slower with MSVC 2022

Problem:    AppVeyor runs much slower with MSVC 2022.
Solution:   Go back to MSVC 2015. (Christopher Plewright, closes #11810)

.appveyor.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,31 @@
 version: "{build}"
 
-image: Visual Studio 2022
+image: Visual Studio 2015
 
 skip_tags: true
 
 environment:
   matrix:
     - FEATURE: HUGE
+  
+    # Alternate environments, not used right now.  2022 is a lot slower.
+    #
+    # - job_name: VS-2015
+    #   appveyor_build_worker_image: Visual Studio 2015
+    #   FEATURE: HUGE
+
+    # - job_name: VS-2017
+    #   appveyor_build_worker_image: Visual Studio 2017
+    #   FEATURE: HUGE
+
+    # - job_name: VS-2019
+    #   appveyor_build_worker_image: Visual Studio 2019
+    #   FEATURE: HUGE
+
+    # - job_name: VS-2022
+    #   appveyor_build_worker_image: Visual Studio 2022
+    #   FEATURE: HUGE
+
 # disabled
 #    - FEATURE: TINY
 #    - FEATURE: NORMAL
@@ -16,7 +35,8 @@ matrix:
   fast_finish: true
 
 before_build:
-  # Use latest compiler tools (Visual Studio 2022)
+  # - systeminfo
+  # - wmic /NameSpace:\\root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage Path MSFT_PhysicalDisk get FriendlyName,Model,AllocatedSize,UniqueId
   - setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
   - call ver
   - set "VSWHERE=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
@@ -38,7 +58,7 @@ build_script:
 test_script:
   - cd src/testdir
     # Testing with MSVC gvim
-  - path C:\Python311-x64;%PATH%
+  - path C:\Python38-x64;%PATH%
   - nmake -f Make_mvc.mak VIMPROG=..\gvim
   - nmake -f Make_mvc.mak clean
     # Testing with MSVC console version

ci/appveyor.bat

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if "%FEATURE%" == "HUGE" (
     nmake -f Make_mvc.mak CPU=AMD64 ^
         OLE=no GUI=yes IME=yes ICONV=yes DEBUG=no POSTSCRIPT=yes ^
         PYTHON_VER=27 DYNAMIC_PYTHON=yes PYTHON=C:\Python27-x64 ^
-        PYTHON3_VER=311 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3=yes PYTHON3=C:\Python311-x64 ^
+        PYTHON3_VER=38 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3=yes PYTHON3=C:\Python38-x64 ^
         FEATURES=%FEATURE%
 ) ELSE (
     nmake -f Make_mvc.mak CPU=AMD64 ^

src/INSTALLpc.txt

@@ -42,26 +42,30 @@ Contents:
 
 
 The currently recommended way (that means it has been verified to work) is
-using the "Visual Studio Community 2015" installation.  This doesn't include
+using the "Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition" installation.  This doesn't 
-the SDK for older Windows versions (95, 98), see "OLDER VERSIONS" below for
+include the SDK for older Windows versions (95 - XP), see "OLDER VERSIONS"
-that.
+below for that.
 
 
 1. Microsoft Visual C++
 =======================
 
 We do not provide download links, since Microsoft keeps changing them.  You
-can search for "Visual Studio Community 2015", for example.  You will need to
+can search for "Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition", for example.  You will
-create a Microsoft account (it's free).  You need to download the "DVD", and
+need to create a Microsoft account (it's free).  You need to download the 
-execute the installer from it.
+"DVD", and execute the installer from it.
 
-When installing "Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 3" or "Visual C++
+When installing "Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition" or "Build Tools for
-Build Tools for Visual Studio 2015 with Update 3" make sure to
+Visual Studio 2022" make sure to select "custom" and check all checkboxes
-select "custom" and check all checkboxes under "Universal Windows App
+under "Universal Windows App Development Tools".  Or whatever they are called
-Development Tools".  Or whatever they are called now.
+now.
-(If you still want to target Windows XP, check also "Windows XP Support for
+
-C++".  Note that with the current source code this is no longer supported, you
+Note: Vim source code no longer supports Windows XP since Patch 9.0.0496.
-will have to check out an older version).
+Also, Visual Studio 2017 was the last version to support a Windows XP target.
+If you still want to target Windows XP, you can check out an older version of
+vim source code and install Visual Studio 2017 or 2015 - making sure to check
+the checkbox for "Windows XP Support for C++".  Additional build instructions
+for Windows XP are provided below. |new-msvc-windows-xp|
 
 
 Visual Studio
@@ -70,6 +74,18 @@ Visual Studio
 Building with Visual Studio (VS2015, VS2017, VS2019 and VS2022) is
 straightforward.  Older versions probably don't work.
 
+Vim versions built with VS2015 and VS2017 are systematically tested and known
+to work well on Windows versions 7, 8 and 8.1.
+
+Vim versions built with VS2015 and VS2017 are also known to work well on all
+early versions of Windows 10.  However, Vim versions built with VS2015 and
+VS2017 may run into a known issue on the latest versions of Windows 10 and 11.
+Building Vim with VS2019 or VS2022 resolves the issue.
+
+Vim versions built with VS2019 and VS2022 are systematically tested and
+known to work on Windows versions 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 and all respective server
+variants.
+
 Visual Studio installed a batch file called vcvarsall.bat, which you must
 run to set up paths for nmake and MSVC.  We provide a batch file
 "msvc2015.bat" for this.  You may need to edit it if you didn't install Visual
@@ -100,8 +116,8 @@ These files have been supplied by George V. Reilly, Ben Singer, Ken Scott and
 Ron Aaron; they have been tested.  But several things changed after that...
 
 
-Targeting Windows XP with MSVC 2015 and later      *new-msvc-windows-xp*
+Targeting Windows XP with MSVC 2015 or 2017        *new-msvc-windows-xp*
----------------------------------------------
+-------------------------------------------
 
 (The support for pre-Vista was removed in patch 9.0.0496.  If you want to
 target Windows XP, use the source code before that.)
@@ -155,9 +171,9 @@ The ARM64 support was provided by Leendert van Doorn.
 
 OLDER VERSIONS
 
-The minimal supported version is Windows 7. Building with compilers
+The minimal supported version is Windows 7. Building with compilers older than
-older than 2015 most likely doesn't work.  Since MSVC 2015 can be obtained for
+2015 most likely doesn't work.  Since MSVC 2022 can be obtained for free there
-free there is no point in supporting older versions.
+is no point in supporting older versions.
 
 If you need the executable to run on Windows 98 or ME, use the 2005 one
 |msvc-2005-express|, and use the source code before 8.0.0029.  See the

src/version.c

@@ -695,6 +695,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1190,
 /**/
     1189,
 /**/