RFR: JDK-8282345: handle latest VS2022 in abstract_vm_version

[Matthias Baesken]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:30:40 GMT, Matthias Baesken <mbaesken at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Hi, please review this small VS-related change.
> The latest VS2022 versions should be handled in abstract_vm_version, e.g. 17.0,  see
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/preprocessor/predefined-macros?view=msvc-170
> Additionally, very old VS versions can be removed from abstract_vm_version.
> 
> Thanks, Matthias

Hi David and Martin, thanks for the reviews.
>Visual Studio 2017 is the oldest supported 
So we could probably also remove some old pre VS2015 workarounds if there are any left in the codebase.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7606