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

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Description

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)

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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Research direction

Investigate the build failure of bzip2 sys on Windows. The error LNK1181 indicates a missing object file. Check the build script for path handling and ensure that the object file path is correctly specified. Possibly a backslash vs forward slash issue.

Tech stack

rust

Domain

build system

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Bug

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2

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1-3 hours

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Active

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Needs investigation

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RustCargo

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35