Adjusted msvc compiler and linker settings to remove optimisations that are causing sporadic ABI issues on Visual Studio updates.

Tidied up debug and release configuration blocks in common project file to avoid duplication.

Updated appveyor config to use latest Visual Studio 2019 image.

Changed appveyor config file hash to use a new version of Qt pre-compiled binaries built for Visual Studio 2019 v16.8.1.

Bumped vcpkg version to tag '2020.11-1' for binary caching feature.

See #20392 for related discussion.

4 files changed, 22 insertions, 43 deletions

diff --git a/build_msvc/bitcoin-qt/bitcoin-qt.vcxproj b/build_msvc/bitcoin-qt/bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
index 17cd31a52e..65ce1ee9da 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoin-qt/bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoin-qt/bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>$(QtReleaseLibraries);%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4206</AdditionalOptions>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4206 /LTCG:OFF</AdditionalOptions>
     </Link>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\src;</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
diff --git a/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj b/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
index ed227519ae..9c589bccbc 100644
--- a/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
-    <VcpkgTriplet Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32'">x86-windows-static</VcpkgTriplet>
-    <VcpkgTriplet Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">x64-windows-static</VcpkgTriplet>
     <UseNativeEnvironment>true</UseNativeEnvironment>
    </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -16,6 +14,8 @@
     <VcpkgUseStatic>true</VcpkgUseStatic>
     <VcpkgAutoLink>true</VcpkgAutoLink>
     <VcpkgConfiguration>$(Configuration)</VcpkgConfiguration>
+    <VcpkgTriplet Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32'">x86-windows-static</VcpkgTriplet>
+    <VcpkgTriplet Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">x64-windows-static</VcpkgTriplet>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)'=='' and !Exists('$(WindowsSdkDir)\DesignTime\CommonConfiguration\Neutral\Windows.props')">
@@ -45,66 +45,46 @@
     </ProjectConfiguration>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
-    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
+    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <GenerateManifest>No</GenerateManifest>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
-    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
+    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-<ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
-      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
-      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
-      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+<ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/bigobj %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>None</DebugInformationFormat>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
-      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>false</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+      <OptimizeReferences>false</OptimizeReferences>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/LTCG:OFF</AdditionalOptions>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -124,7 +104,6 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <AdditionalDependencies>Iphlpapi.lib;ws2_32.lib;Shlwapi.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
     <Lib>
diff --git a/build_msvc/common.vcxproj b/build_msvc/common.vcxproj
index 4bbcc3767f..270c75e8a7 100644
--- a/build_msvc/common.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/common.vcxproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <Target Name="CopyBuildArtifacts" Condition="'$(ConfigurationType)' != 'StaticLibrary'">
     <ItemGroup>
       <BuildArtifacts Include="$(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)"></BuildArtifacts>
-      <BuildArtifacts Include="$(OutDir)$(TargetName).pdb"></BuildArtifacts>
+      <BuildArtifacts Include="$(OutDir)$(TargetName).pdb" Condition="Exists('$(OutDir)$(TargetName).pdb')"></BuildArtifacts>
     </ItemGroup>
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(BuildArtifacts)" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" DestinationFolder="..\..\src\" Condition="'$(OutDir)' != ''"></Copy>
   </Target>
diff --git a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
index 2095c0c321..1ddd62edf2 100644
--- a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>$(QtLibraryDir)\Qt5Test.lib;$(QtReleaseLibraries);%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-	  <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4206</AdditionalOptions>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4206 /LTCG:OFF</AdditionalOptions>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>$(QtDebugLibraries);%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-	  <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4206</AdditionalOptions>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4206</AdditionalOptions>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>