indygreg/PyOxidizer

LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file - exit code: 1181

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#275 opened on Jul 29, 2020

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C:\>gcc --version
gcc (x86_64-posix-seh-rev0, Built by MinGW-W64 project) 8.1.0

C:\>rustc --version
rustc 1.45.0 (5c1f21c3b 2020-07-13)

I just cannot seem to get pyoxidizer to install on my computer, C:\>cargo install pyoxidizer

repeatedly fails before its nearly done

LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'C:\Users\mang\AppData\Local\Temp\cargo-installSR4Cka\release\build\bzip2-sys-7d12f373da990105\out\lib\bzip2-1.0.8/blocksort.o
exit code: 1181

--- stderr

error occurred: Command "C:\\Users\\mang\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\cargo-installSR4Cka\\release\\build\\bzip2-sys-7d12f373da990105\\out\\lib\\bzip2-1.0.8/bzlib.o" with args "lib.exe" did not execute successfully (status code exit code: 1181).

warning: build failed, waiting for other jobs to finish...
error: failed to compile `pyoxidizer v0.7.0`

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rustpythonc
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Research direction
The error is a linker error (LNK1181) in the bzip2 sys crate during cargo install. The researcher should investigate if the issue is specific to MinGW or if a workaround exists, such as using MSVC toolchain or setting environment variables. They can check the build script of bzip2 sys and look for similar issues in the repository. Additionally, they might try installing a newer version of PyOxidizer or updating Cargo dependencies.