diff --git a/scripts/common_tools.sh b/scripts/common_tools.sh
index f7facbdb9..3b808cc92 100644
--- a/scripts/common_tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/common_tools.sh
@@ -868,8 +868,7 @@ compile_cpp_for_target()
         # configure makefiles first so compile_commands.json gets exported
         mkdir -p "hack"
         pushd "hack" > /dev/null
-        ls "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build"
-        "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
+        eval "$(../../scripts/vcvarsall.sh x64)"
         echo "ECHO ${CMAKE} ${CMAKE_EXTRA_ARGS} -G ${NMAKE_CMAKE_GENERATOR} ${CMAKE_ARGS[@]} ${TOOLCHAIN_FILE} ${PREFIX_PATH} ${CMAKELISTS_DIR}"
         "${CMAKE}" ${CMAKE_EXTRA_ARGS} -G "${NMAKE_CMAKE_GENERATOR}" "${CMAKE_ARGS[@]}" "${TOOLCHAIN_FILE}" "${PREFIX_PATH}" "${CMAKELISTS_DIR}"
         local CMAKE_RESULT=$?
@@ -880,8 +879,7 @@ compile_cpp_for_target()
         fi
         popd > /dev/null
         #ls hack
-        echo "ECHO head compile_commands.json"
-        head -n 20 hack/compile_commands.json
+        ls "hack/*.json"
         cp hack/compile_commands.json .
         
         local CMAKE_BUILD_CONFIG="--config ${BUILD_TYPE}"
@@ -906,7 +904,7 @@ compile_cpp_for_target()
         return 1
     fi
     echo "ECHO head compile_commands.json"
-    head -n 20 compile_commands.json
+    head compile_commands.json
         
     # build it running cmake
     "${CMAKE}" --build . --target ${CMAKE_BUILD_TARGET} ${CMAKE_BUILD_CONFIG} -- ${CMAKE_BUILD_OPTIONS}
diff --git a/scripts/vcvarsall.sh b/scripts/vcvarsall.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0530afb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vcvarsall.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Source: https://github.com/nathan818fr/vcvars-bash
+# Author: Nathan Poirier <nathan@poirier.io>
+#
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+shopt -s inherit_errexit
+
+function detect_platform() {
+  case "${OSTYPE:-}" in
+  cygwin* | msys* | win32)
+    declare -gr bash_platform='win_cyg'
+    ;;
+  *)
+    if [[ -n "${WSL_DISTRO_NAME:-}" ]]; then
+      declare -gr bash_platform='win_wsl'
+    else
+      printf 'error: Unsupported platform (%s)\n' "${OSTYPE:-}" >&2
+      printf 'hint: This script only supports Bash on Windows (Git Bash, WSL, etc.)\n' >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+    ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+function detect_mode() {
+  # Detect the mode depending on the name called
+  if [[ "$(basename -- "$0")" == vcvarsrun* ]]; then
+    declare -gr script_mode='run' # vcvarsrun.sh
+  else
+    declare -gr script_mode='default' # vcvarsall.sh
+  fi
+}
+
+function print_usage() {
+  case "$script_mode" in
+  default)
+    cat <<EOF
+Usage: eval "\$(vcvarsall.sh [vcvarsall.bat arguments])"
+
+Load MSVC environment variables using vcvarsall.bat and export them.
+The script writes a list of export commands to stdout, to be evaluated by a
+POSIX-compliant shell.
+
+Example: eval "\$(vcvarsall.sh x86)"
+EOF
+    ;;
+  run)
+    cat <<EOF
+Usage: vcvarsrun.sh [vcvarsall.bat arguments] -- command [arguments...]
+
+Load MSVC environment variables using vcvarsall.bat and execute a command with
+them.
+
+Example: vcvarsrun.sh x64 -- cl /nologo /EHsc /Fe:hello.exe hello.cpp
+EOF
+    ;;
+  esac
+  cat <<EOF
+
+Environment variables:
+  VSINSTALLDIR
+    The path to the Visual Studio installation directory.
+    Example: "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\Community"
+    Default: The latest Visual Studio installation directory found by vswhere.exe
+EOF
+  local vcvarsall
+  vcvarsall=$(find_vcvarsall)
+  printf '\nvcvarsall.bat arguments: %s\n' "$({ cmd "$(cmdesc "$vcvarsall")" -help </dev/null 2>/dev/null || true; } | fix_crlf | sed '/^Syntax:/d; s/^    vcvarsall.bat //')"
+}
+
+function main() {
+  detect_platform
+  detect_mode
+
+  # Parse arguments
+  if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+    print_usage >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  local arg vcvarsall_args=()
+  for arg in "$@"; do
+    shift
+    if [[ "$arg" == '--' ]]; then
+      if [[ "$script_mode" == 'default' ]]; then
+        printf 'error: Unexpected argument: --\n' >&2
+        printf 'hint: Use vcvarsrun to run a command\n' >&2
+        return 1
+      fi
+      break
+    fi
+    vcvarsall_args+=("$(cmdesc "$arg")")
+  done
+
+  if [[ "$script_mode" == 'run' && $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+    printf 'error: No command specified\n' >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  # Get MSVC environment variables from vcvarsall.bat
+  local vcvarsall vcvarsall_env
+  vcvarsall=$(find_vcvarsall)
+  vcvarsall_env=$({ cmd "$(cmdesc "$vcvarsall")" "${vcvarsall_args[@]}" '&&' 'set' </dev/null || true; } | fix_crlf)
+
+  # Filter MSVC environment variables and export them.
+  # The list of variables to export was based on a comparison between a clean environment and the vcvarsall.bat
+  # environment (on different MSVC versions, tools and architectures).
+  #
+  # Windows environment variables are case-insensitive while Unix-like environment variables are case-sensitive, so:
+  # - we always use uppercase names to prevent duplicates environment variables on the Unix-like side
+  # - we also ensure that only the first occurrence of a variable is exported (see below)
+  #
+  # While Windows environment variables are case-insensitive, it is possible to have duplicates in some edge cases.
+  # e.g. using Git Bash:
+  #  export xxx=1; export XXX=2; export xXx=3; cmd.exe //c set XxX=4 '&&' set
+  # will output:
+  #  XXX=4
+  #  xXx=3
+  #  xxx=1
+
+  declare -A seen_vars
+  function export_env() {
+    local name=${1^^}
+    local value=$2
+    if [[ ! "$name" =~ ^[A-Z0-9_]+$ ]]; then return; fi
+    if [[ -n "${seen_vars[$name]:-}" ]]; then return; fi
+    seen_vars[$name]=1
+    if [[ "$script_mode" == 'run' ]]; then
+      export "${name}=${value}"
+    else
+      printf "export %s='%s'\n" "$name" "${value//\'/\'\\\'\'}"
+    fi
+  }
+
+  local name value initialized=false
+  while IFS='=' read -r name value; do
+    if [[ "$initialized" == 'false' ]]; then
+      if [[ -n "$value" ]]; then name+="=$value"; fi
+      if [[ "$name" == *' Environment initialized for: '* ]]; then initialized=true; fi
+      printf '%s\n' "$name" >&2
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    case "${name^^}" in
+    LIB | LIBPATH | INCLUDE | EXTERNAL_INCLUDE | COMMANDPROMPTTYPE | DEVENVDIR | EXTENSIONSDKDIR | FRAMEWORK* | \
+      PLATFORM | PREFERREDTOOLARCHITECTURE | UCRT* | UNIVERSALCRTSDK* | VCIDE* | VCINSTALL* | VCPKG* | VCTOOLS* | \
+      VSCMD* | VSINSTALL* | VS[0-9]* | VISUALSTUDIO* | WINDOWSLIB* | WINDOWSSDK*)
+      export_env "$name" "$value"
+      ;;
+    PATH)
+      # PATH is a special case, requiring special handling
+      local new_paths
+      new_paths=$(pathlist_win_to_unix "$value")             # Convert to unix-style path list
+      new_paths=$(pathlist_normalize "${PATH}:${new_paths}") # Prepend the current PATH
+      export_env 'WINDOWS_PATH' "$value"
+      export_env 'PATH' "$new_paths"
+      ;;
+    esac
+  done <<<"$vcvarsall_env"
+
+  if [[ "$initialized" == 'false' ]]; then
+    printf 'error: vcvarsall.bat failed' >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  # Execute command if needed
+  if [[ "$script_mode" == 'run' ]]; then
+    exec "$@"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Locate vcvarsall.bat
+# Inputs:
+#   VSINSTALLDIR: The path to the Visual Studio installation directory (optional)
+# Outputs:
+#   stdout: The windows-style path to vcvarsall.bat
+function find_vcvarsall() {
+  local vsinstalldir
+  if [[ -n "${VSINSTALLDIR:-}" ]]; then
+    vsinstalldir="$VSINSTALLDIR"
+  else
+    local vswhere
+    vswhere=$(command -v 'vswhere' 2>/dev/null || unixpath 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe')
+    vsinstalldir=$("$vswhere" -latest -property installationPath </dev/null | fix_crlf)
+    if [[ -z "$vsinstalldir" ]]; then
+      printf 'error: vswhere returned an empty installation path\n' >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  printf '%s\n' "$(winpath "$vsinstalldir")\\VC\\Auxiliary\\Build\\vcvarsall.bat"
+}
+
+# Run a command with cmd.exe
+# Inputs:
+#   $@: The command string to run (use cmdesc to escape arguments when needed)
+# Outputs:
+#   stdout: The cmd.exe standard output
+#   stderr: The cmd.exe error output
+function cmd() {
+  # This seems to work fine on all supported platforms
+  # (even with all the weird path and argument conversions on MSYS-like)
+  MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL='*' cmd.exe /s /c " ; $* "
+}
+
+# Escape a cmd.exe command argument
+# Inputs:
+#   $1: The argument to escape
+# Outputs:
+#   stdout: The escaped argument
+function cmdesc() {
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2001
+  sed 's/[^0-9A-Za-z]/^\0/g' <<<"$1"
+}
+
+# Convert path to an absolute unix-style path
+# Inputs:
+#   $1: The path to convert
+# Outputs:
+#   stdout: The converted path
+function unixpath() {
+  local path=$1
+  case "$bash_platform" in
+  win_wsl)
+    case "$path" in
+    [a-zA-Z]:\\* | [a-zA-Z]:/* | \\\\* | //*)
+      # Convert windows path using wslpath (unix mode, absolute path)
+      wslpath -u -a -- "$path"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      # Convert unix path using realpath
+      realpath -m -- "$path"
+      ;;
+    esac
+    ;;
+  *)
+    cygpath -u -a -- "$path"
+    ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+# Convert path to an absolute windows-style path
+# Inputs:
+#   $1: The path to convert
+# Outputs:
+#   stdout: The converted path
+function winpath() {
+  local path=$1
+  case "$bash_platform" in
+  win_wsl)
+    case "$path" in
+    [a-zA-Z]:\\* | [a-zA-Z]:/* | \\\\* | //*)
+      # Already a windows path
+      printf '%s' "$path"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      # Convert using wslpath (windows mode, absolute path)
+      wslpath -w -a -- "$path"
+      ;;
+    esac
+    ;;
+  *)
+    # Convert using cygpath (windows mode, absolute path, long form)
+    cygpath -w -a -l -- "$path"
+    ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+# Convert a windows-style path list to a unix-style path list
+# Inputs:
+#   $1: The windows-style path list to convert
+# Outputs:
+#   stdout: The converted unix-style path list
+function pathlist_win_to_unix() {
+  local win_paths=$1
+
+  local path_dir first=true
+  while IFS= read -r -d';' path_dir; do
+    if [[ -z "$path_dir" ]]; then continue; fi
+
+    if [[ "$first" == 'true' ]]; then first=false; else printf ':'; fi
+    printf '%s' "$(unixpath "$path_dir")"
+  done <<<"${win_paths};"
+}
+
+# Normalize a unix-style path list, removing duplicates and empty entries
+# Inputs:
+#   $1: The list to normalize
+# Outputs:
+#   stdout: The normalized path list
+function pathlist_normalize() {
+  local unix_paths=$1
+
+  declare -A seen_paths
+  local path_dir first=true
+  while IFS= read -r -d ':' path_dir; do
+    if [[ -z "$path_dir" ]]; then continue; fi
+    if [[ -n "${seen_paths[$path_dir]:-}" ]]; then continue; fi
+    seen_paths[$path_dir]=1
+
+    if [[ "$first" == 'true' ]]; then first=false; else printf ':'; fi
+    printf '%s' "$path_dir"
+  done <<<"${unix_paths}:"
+}
+
+# Convert CRLF to LF
+# Inputs:
+#   stdin: The input to convert
+# Outputs:
+#   stdout: The converted input
+function fix_crlf() {
+  sed 's/\r$//'
+}
+
+eval 'main "$@";exit "$?"'