Try to fix the VS 2022 build

Author: zeroSteiner

.github/workflows/shared_meterpreter_acceptance.yml

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: sudo apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install libpcap-dev graphviz
 
-      - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@44454db4f0199b8b9685a5d763dc37cbf79108e1
+      - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@verbose
         if: ${{ matrix.meterpreter.name == 'php' }}
         with:
           php-version: ${{ matrix.meterpreter.runtime_version }}
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
           REM pcap dependencies
           powershell -Command "[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = {$true} ; [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://www.winpcap.org/install/bin/WpdPack_4_1_2.zip', 'C:\Windows\Temp\WpdPack_4_1_2.zip')"
 
-          choco install 7zip.installServerCertificateValidationCallback
+          choco install 7zip.install
           7z x "C:\Windows\Temp\WpdPack_4_1_2.zip" -o"C:\"
 
           dir C:\\
@@ -273,23 +273,50 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         if: ${{ matrix.meterpreter.name == 'windows_meterpreter' && matrix.os == 'windows-2022' && inputs.build_metasploit_payloads }}
         run: |
+          $vsInstallerDir='C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer'
+          Write-Host "Listing $vsInstallerDir"
+          Get-ChildItem -Force $vsInstallerDir | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_.Name }
+          Write-Host "vs_installer exists: $(Test-Path (Join-Path $vsInstallerDir 'vs_installer.exe'))"
+          
           Set-Location "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\"
           dir
-          $InstallPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise"
-          $WorkLoads = '--config "D:\a\metasploit-payloads\metasploit-payloads\metasploit-payloads\c\meterpreter\vs-configs\vs2022.vsconfig"'
-          $Arguments = ('/c', "vs_installer.exe", 'modify', '--installPath', "`"$InstallPath`"", $WorkLoads, '--quiet', '--norestart', '--nocache')
-          $process = Start-Process -FilePath cmd.exe -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
-          if ($process.ExitCode -eq 0) {
-            Write-Host "components have been successfully added"
+          $installer = 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe'
+          $installPath = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise'
+          $vsconfig = Join-Path $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE 'metasploit-payloads\c\meterpreter\vs-configs\vs2022.vsconfig'
+          Write-Host "Checking vsconfig path: $vsconfig"
+          
+          # show current workspace and mapping info
+          Write-Host "GITHUB_WORKSPACE: $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+            Write-Host "PWD:"
+            Get-Location
+            
+          # quick exists check
+          if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $vsconfig) {
+            Write-Host "vsconfig FOUND at: $vsconfig"
           } else {
-            Write-Host "components were not installed"
+            Write-Host "vsconfig NOT FOUND at: $vsconfig"
             exit 1
           }
-          Set-Location "D:\a\metasploit-payloads\metasploit-payloads\metasploit-payloads\c\meterpreter"
-          $r = Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { cmd.exe /c 'git submodule init && git submodule update' }
-          Write-Host $r
-          $r = Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { cmd.exe /c '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat" && make.bat' }
-          Write-Host $r
+
+          # Show vsconfig contents for debugging
+          Write-Host "`n---- vsconfig contents ----"
+          Get-Content $vsconfig | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
+          Write-Host "---- end vsconfig ----`n"
+
+          $stdoutFile = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP 'vs_modify_stdout.txt'
+          $stderrFile = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP 'vs_modify_stderr.txt'
+
+          Write-Host "Running installer with redirected output..."
+          # Removed --quiet flag to get more verbose output
+          $argList = @('modify', '--installPath', $installPath, '--config', $vsconfig, '--norestart', '--nocache')
+          $proc = Start-Process -FilePath $installer -ArgumentList $argList -Wait -PassThru -NoNewWindow
+
+          Write-Host "Installer exit code: $($proc.ExitCode)"
+          if ($proc.ExitCode -ne 0) {
+            Write-Host "components were not installed (exit code $($proc.ExitCode)). See logs above."
+            exit $proc.ExitCode
+          }
+          Write-Host "components have been successfully added"
         working-directory: metasploit-payloads
 
       - name: Build Windows payloads via Visual Studio 2025 Build (Windows)