ci: use sccache for windows builds

Author: sbillig

.circleci/build_win.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
+# Initialize Visual Studio environment
+$vcvarsall = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat"
+if (Test-Path $vcvarsall) {
+    cmd.exe /c "`"$vcvarsall`" amd64 && set" |
+    ForEach-Object {
+        if ($_ -match "=") {
+            $v = $_.split("=", 2); set-item -force -path "ENV:\$($v[0])" -value "$($v[1])"
+        }
+    }
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Warning: vcvarsall.bat not found at $vcvarsall. Assuming compilers are in the PATH."
+}
+
 cd "$PSScriptRoot\.."
 
 if ("$Env:FORCE_RELEASE" -Or "$Env:CIRCLE_TAG") {
@@ -18,9 +31,33 @@ else {
 mkdir build
 cd build
 $boost_dir=(Resolve-Path $PSScriptRoot\..\deps\boost\lib\cmake\Boost-*)
-..\deps\cmake\bin\cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -DBoost_DIR="$boost_dir\" -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=MultiThreaded -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PSScriptRoot\..\upload" ..
+
+# Configure CMake with sccache if available
+$sccachePath = Get-Command sccache -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if ($sccachePath) {
+    Write-Host "Configuring build to use sccache with Ninja generator"
+    # Use Ninja generator which supports compiler launchers
+    $cmakeArgs = @(
+        "-G", "Ninja",
+        "-DBoost_DIR=$boost_dir\",
+        "-DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=MultiThreaded",
+        "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PSScriptRoot\..\upload",
+        "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=sccache",
+        "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=sccache"
+    )
+} else {
+    Write-Host "sccache not found, using Visual Studio generator without cache"
+    $cmakeArgs = @(
+        "-G", "Visual Studio 16 2019",
+        "-DBoost_DIR=$boost_dir\",
+        "-DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=MultiThreaded",
+        "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PSScriptRoot\..\upload"
+    )
+}
+
+..\deps\cmake\bin\cmake @cmakeArgs ..
 if ( -not $? ) { throw "CMake configure failed." }
-msbuild solidity.sln /p:Configuration=Release /m:10 /v:minimal
+..\deps\cmake\bin\cmake --build . --config Release -j 10
 if ( -not $? ) { throw "Build failed." }
 ..\deps\cmake\bin\cmake --build . -j 10 --target install --config Release
 if ( -not $? ) { throw "Install target failed." }

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -252,6 +252,90 @@ commands:
           paths:
             - ~/.ccache
 
+  setup_sccache:
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Create CMake files checksum
+          command: |
+            Get-ChildItem -Path . -Filter "CMakeLists.txt" -Recurse | Get-Content | Out-File -FilePath C:\Users\circleci\all-cmake-files.txt -Encoding UTF8
+          shell: powershell.exe
+      - restore_cache:
+          keys:
+            - sccache-v1-{{ arch }}-{{ .Branch }}-{{ checksum "C:\\Users\\circleci\\all-cmake-files.txt" }}
+            - sccache-v1-{{ arch }}-{{ .Branch }}-
+            - sccache-v1-{{ arch }}-
+      - run:
+          name: Install and configure sccache
+          command: |
+            # Check if sccache is already installed
+            $sccachePath = Get-Command sccache -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if (-not $sccachePath) {
+              Write-Host "Installing sccache..."
+              # Download sccache
+              $sccacheVersion = "v0.8.2"
+              $sccacheUrl = "https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/releases/download/$sccacheVersion/sccache-$sccacheVersion-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"
+              Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $sccacheUrl -OutFile sccache.tar.gz -UserAgent ""
+
+              # Extract sccache
+              tar -xf sccache.tar.gz
+              $sccacheDir = Get-ChildItem -Directory -Filter "sccache-*" | Select-Object -First 1
+              Move-Item "$sccacheDir\sccache.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\"
+              Remove-Item sccache.tar.gz
+              Remove-Item -Recurse $sccacheDir
+            }
+            
+            # Check if Ninja is already installed
+            $ninjaPath = Get-Command ninja -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if (-not $ninjaPath) {
+              Write-Host "Installing Ninja..."
+              # Download Ninja
+              $ninjaVersion = "v1.11.1"
+              $ninjaUrl = "https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/$ninjaVersion/ninja-win.zip"
+              Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $ninjaUrl -OutFile ninja.zip -UserAgent ""
+              
+              # Extract Ninja
+              Expand-Archive -Path ninja.zip -DestinationPath ninja
+              Move-Item "ninja\ninja.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\"
+              Remove-Item ninja.zip
+              Remove-Item -Recurse ninja
+            }
+
+            # Configure sccache
+            $env:SCCACHE_CACHE_SIZE = "2G"
+            $env:SCCACHE_DIR = "C:\Users\circleci\sccache"
+            [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("SCCACHE_CACHE_SIZE", "2G", "Machine")
+            [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("SCCACHE_DIR", "C:\Users\circleci\sccache", "Machine")
+
+            # Create sccache directory if it doesn't exist
+            if (-not (Test-Path "C:\Users\circleci\sccache")) {
+              New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "C:\Users\circleci\sccache" -Force | Out-Null
+            }
+
+            # Start sccache server and show initial stats
+            sccache --stop-server | Out-Null
+            sccache --start-server
+            Write-Host "sccache initial stats:"
+            sccache --show-stats
+          shell: powershell.exe
+
+  finalize_sccache:
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Show sccache stats
+          command: |
+            $sccachePath = Get-Command sccache -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if ($sccachePath) {
+              Write-Host "sccache final stats:"
+              sccache --show-stats
+            } else {
+              Write-Host "sccache not available"
+            }
+          shell: powershell.exe
+      - save_cache:
+          key: sccache-v1-{{ arch }}-{{ .Branch }}-{{ checksum "C:\\Users\\circleci\\all-cmake-files.txt" }}
+          paths:
+            - C:\Users\circleci\sccache
+
   setup_prerelease_commit_hash:
     steps:
       - run:
@@ -1736,10 +1820,12 @@ jobs:
           key: dependencies-win-{{ arch }}-{{ checksum "scripts/install_deps.ps1" }}
           paths:
             - .\deps
+      - setup_sccache
       - run:
           name: "Building solidity"
           command: .circleci/build_win.ps1
           shell: powershell.exe
+      - finalize_sccache
       - run:
           name: "Run solc.exe to make sure build was successful."
           command: .\build\solc\Release\solc.exe --version