Link to issue number:

Closes #17254

Summary of the issue:

We are currently on SCons version 4.5.2, which was released in March of 2023. The latest version of SCons, version 4.8.1, was released in September 2024.

Description of user facing changes:

None.

Description of development approach

• Updated the required version of SCons from 4.5.2 to 4.8.1 in requirements.txt.
• Changed the order of arguments to SCons.Tool.MSCommon.vc.find_vc_pdir to that expected by SCons 4.8.
  • Previously, the order of arguments was environment, version. As of SCons 4.8, it is version, environment.
  • Changed in MSVC: detection fixes SCons/scons#4534

Testing strategy:

Built the project locally and on Appveyor.

Known issues with pull request:

None.

Code Review Checklist:

• Documentation:
  • Change log entry
  • User Documentation
  • Developer / Technical Documentation
  • Context sensitive help for GUI changes
• Testing:
  • Unit tests
  • System (end to end) tests
  • Manual testing
• UX of all users considered:
  • Speech
  • Braille
  • Low Vision
  • Different web browsers
  • Localization in other languages / culture than English
• API is compatible with existing add-ons.
• Security precautions taken.

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