drop support for native toolchain v19, msvc v141 (2017), and thus ue 4.27 in the build system

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Removed
+
+- Dropped support for the Epic Native Toolchain v19, MSVC v141 (Visual Studio 2017), and thus Unreal Engine 4.27.
+
 ## [1.4.3] - 2023-06-01
 
 This is a hotfix release addressing a critical Android crash.

Source/SenseGloveConnectImpl/SenseGloveConnectImpl.Build.cs

@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ public class SenseGloveConnectImpl : ModuleRules
 
 #if UE_5_1_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "r25b"));
-#elif UE_4_27_OR_LATER
+#elif UE_5_0_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "r21e"));
 #else
-            Debug.Assert(false, "Developing for Android on UE versions older than 4.27 is not supported!");
+            Debug.Assert(false, "Developing for Android on UE versions older than 5.0 is not supported!");
 #endif
 
 #if UE_5_2_OR_LATER
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ public class SenseGloveConnectImpl : ModuleRules
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v21"));
 #elif UE_5_0_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v20"));
-#elif UE_4_27_OR_LATER
-            LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v19"));
 #else
             Debug.Assert(false, "Unsupported engine version or compiler!");
 #endif
@@ -172,8 +170,6 @@ public class SenseGloveConnectImpl : ModuleRules
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v21"));
 #elif UE_5_0_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v20"));
-#elif UE_4_27_OR_LATER
-            LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v19"));
 #else
             Debug.Assert(false, "Unsupported engine version or compiler!");
 #endif
@@ -185,18 +181,13 @@ public class SenseGloveConnectImpl : ModuleRules
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "win64"));
             switch (Target.WindowsPlatform.Compiler)
             {
-#if UE_4_27_OR_LATER
+#if UE_5_0_OR_LATER
                 case WindowsCompiler.VisualStudio2022:
                     LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "msvc143"));
                     break;
                 case WindowsCompiler.VisualStudio2019:
                     LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "msvc142"));
                     break;
-#endif
-#if ! UE_5_0_OR_LATER && UE_4_27_OR_LATER
-                case WindowsCompiler.VisualStudio2017:
-                    LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "msvc141"));
-                    break;
 #endif
                 default:
                     Debug.Assert(false, "Unsupported engine version or compiler!");
@@ -241,10 +232,10 @@ public class SenseGloveConnectImpl : ModuleRules
 
 #if UE_5_1_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "r25b"));
-#elif UE_4_27_OR_LATER
+#elif UE_4_5_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "r21e"));
 #else
-            Debug.Assert(false, "Developing for Android on UE versions older than 4.27 is not supported!");
+            Debug.Assert(false, "Developing for Android on UE versions older than 5.0 is not supported!");
 #endif
 
 #if UE_5_2_OR_LATER
@@ -305,8 +296,6 @@ public class SenseGloveConnectImpl : ModuleRules
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v21"));
 #elif UE_5_0_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v20"));
-#elif UE_4_27_OR_LATER
-            LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v19"));
 #else
             Debug.Assert(false, "Unsupported engine version or compiler!");
 #endif
@@ -326,8 +315,6 @@ public class SenseGloveConnectImpl : ModuleRules
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v21"));
 #elif UE_5_0_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v20"));
-#elif UE_4_27_OR_LATER
-            LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v19"));
 #else
             Debug.Assert(false, "Unsupported engine version or compiler!");
 #endif
@@ -339,18 +326,13 @@ public class SenseGloveConnectImpl : ModuleRules
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "win64"));
             switch (Target.WindowsPlatform.Compiler)
             {
-#if UE_4_27_OR_LATER
+#if UE_5_0_OR_LATER
                 case WindowsCompiler.VisualStudio2022:
                     LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "msvc143"));
                     break;
                 case WindowsCompiler.VisualStudio2019:
                     LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "msvc142"));
                     break;
-#endif
-#if ! UE_5_0_OR_LATER && UE_4_27_OR_LATER
-                case WindowsCompiler.VisualStudio2017:
-                    LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "msvc141"));
-                    break;
 #endif
                 default:
                     Debug.Assert(false, "Unsupported engine version or compiler!");

Source/SenseGloveCoreImpl/SenseGloveCoreImpl.Build.cs

@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ public class SenseGloveCoreImpl : ModuleRules
 
 #if UE_5_1_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "r25b"));
-#elif UE_4_27_OR_LATER
+#elif UE_5_0_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "r21e"));
 #else
-            Debug.Assert(false, "Developing for Android on UE versions older than 4.27 is not supported!");
+            Debug.Assert(false, "Developing for Android on UE versions older than 5.0 is not supported!");
 #endif
 
 #if UE_5_2_OR_LATER
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ public class SenseGloveCoreImpl : ModuleRules
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v21"));
 #elif UE_5_0_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v20"));
-#elif UE_4_27_OR_LATER
-            LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v19"));
 #else
             Debug.Assert(false, "Unsupported engine version or compiler!");
 #endif
@@ -171,8 +169,6 @@ public class SenseGloveCoreImpl : ModuleRules
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v21"));
 #elif UE_5_0_OR_LATER
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v20"));
-#elif UE_4_27_OR_LATER
-            LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "v19"));
 #else
             Debug.Assert(false, "Unsupported engine version or compiler!");
 #endif
@@ -184,18 +180,13 @@ public class SenseGloveCoreImpl : ModuleRules
             LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "win64"));
             switch (Target.WindowsPlatform.Compiler)
             {
-#if UE_4_27_OR_LATER
+#if UE_5_0_OR_LATER
                 case WindowsCompiler.VisualStudio2022:
                     LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "msvc143"));
                     break;
                 case WindowsCompiler.VisualStudio2019:
                     LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "msvc142"));
                     break;
-#endif
-#if ! UE_5_0_OR_LATER && UE_4_27_OR_LATER
-                case WindowsCompiler.VisualStudio2017:
-                    LibraryPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibraryPath, "msvc141"));
-                    break;
 #endif
                 default:
                     Debug.Assert(false, "Unsupported engine version or compiler!");