A few nits

create empty CMakeUserPresets.json file so build happens on first run
comment doesn't apply anymore
no need to specify the compiler when using msbuild@xxx
ask ninja for the verbose command line when building

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ jobs:
           
           if [[ '${{ inputs.build_all_languages }}' == 'true' || ( '${{ inputs.build_all_languages }}' == '' && "$full_release" == 'true' ) ]]
           then
-            # the two letter short form could be removed if JA2LangPrefix is removed
-            # the casing of the long form adheres to the one found in the gamedir-languages repo
-            # for compilation only, the long form is transformed to upper case
             languages_json_array='["Chinese", "German", "English", "French", "Polish", "Italian", "Dutch", "Russian"]';
           else
             # English + some other language for compilation testing

.github/workflows/build_language.yml

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -eux
           
-          cp -a CMakeUserPresets_VS2022.json CMakeUserPresets.json
+          touch CMakeUserPresets.json
-          
+
           JA2Language=$(echo '${{ inputs.language }}' | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
           JA2Application=$(echo '${{ matrix.application }}' | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
           
@@ -76,12 +76,10 @@ jobs:
           arch: x86
       - name: Prepare build
         run: |
-          cmake -S . -B build -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="cl.exe" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="cl.exe"  `
+          cmake -S . -B build -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLanguages="$Env:JA2Language" -DApplications="$Env:JA2Application"
-          -DLanguages="$Env:JA2Language" `
-          -DApplications="$Env:JA2Application"
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          cmake --build build/
+          cmake --build build/ -- -v
       - name: List build artifacts
         shell: bash
         run: |