Issues with building boost dependency in Windows 11

[loorthu]

I am trying to build openrv on a Windows 11 system and getting stuck where the boost build fails. The build abruptly ends with this cryptic error:

     1>Done Building Project "C:\OpenRV\_build\cmake\dependencies\RV_DEPS_BOOST.vcxproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.

Build FAILED.

       "C:\OpenRV\_build\cmake\dependencies\RV_DEPS_BOOST.vcxproj" (default target) (1) ->
       (CustomBuild target) ->
         C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(254,5): error MSB8066: Custom build for 'C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\7f794420ad2eee1f7b2f7e3966c7c970\RV_DEPS_BOOST-build.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\7f794420ad2eee1f7b2f7e3966c7c970\RV_DEPS_BOOST-install.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\ddfe0fbca828d26d63401d1d79fd8a3b\RV_DEPS_BOOST-complete.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\dc0b82080efe119cccb8b58ef9885864\RV_DEPS_BOOST.rule' exited with code 1. [C:\OpenRV\_build\cmake\dependencies\RV_DEPS_BOOST.vcxproj]

    0 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)

I am attaching the complete log of rvbuildt RV_DEPS_BOOST for reference. I tried the fixes mentioned in #458 but no luck so far.

Appreciate any guidance.. thanks!

openrv_build_boost.log

[bernie-laberge]

Hello @loorthu !

I apologize for the delay in getting back to you.

I just rebuilt from scratch the latest Open RV commit on my Windows system and it built without errors. (Typical it works on my system answer sorry!).

When you get the chance, could you please confirm that you still have this build issue ?

I will use a brand new windows machine and reinstall everything from scratch. Sometimes MSYS2 gets updated and it can cause issues with the Open RV build. You might be experiencing that...

[loorthu]

Hi @bernie-laberge

Thank you for the response. We have tried different permutations (Windows 11 vs Windows 10, VS 2022 vs VS 2019 etc) and have ended up in different dead-ends with dependency build issues.

One related issue could be that the latest build instructions refer to using VS 2022 but the screen shots in https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenRV/blob/main/docs/build_system/win_microsoft_visual_studio_features_to_install.png refer to VS 2019.

Is it possible to give us a verified build environment with:

• Windows edition used
• Visual Studio version
• Visual Studio installation details about exactly what SDKs are needed (similar to the screenshot mentioned above) for the above VS version
• The openrv commit tag or branch that is used (e.g v2.0.1)
• Expected console output while running "rvcfg" and "rvbuild" for the above environment. This will let us diff the expected one with the actual one and compare where things differ

This way, we can spin off a vanilla Windows VM with the above specifications and see if we are able to build it.

Thanks!

[bernie-laberge]

These are the components on my Windows 11 system:

• OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise, Version 10.0.22000 Build 22000
• Visual Studio Professional 2022 17.7.6
• Open RV commit : 0ba6a73

[bernie-laberge]

[loorthu]

Hi,

My system specs are below:

• Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, OS build 22631.3593 (x64-based processor)
• Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition (with the same python and c++ options chosen as yours)
• Using latest mingw64 shell for building environment
• Openrv commit 0ba6a73

The build fails with the following message at the end:

       "C:\OpenRV\_build\main_executable.vcxproj" (default target) (1) ->
       "C:\OpenRV\_build\src\bin\apps\rv\rv.vcxproj" (default target) (3) ->
       "C:\OpenRV\_build\cmake\dependencies\RV_DEPS_BOOST.vcxproj" (default target) (5) ->
       (CustomBuild target) -> 
         C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(254,5): error MSB8066: Custom build for 'C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\7f794420ad2eee1f7b2f7e3966c7c970\RV_DEPS_BOOST-mkdir.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\7f794420ad2eee1f7b2f7e3966c7c970\RV_DEPS_BOOST-download.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\7f794420ad2eee1f7b2f7e3966c7c970\RV_DEPS_BOOST-update.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\7f794420ad2eee1f7b2f7e3966c7c970\RV_DEPS_BOOST-patch.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\7f794420ad2eee1f7b2f7e3966c7c970\RV_DEPS_BOOST-configure.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\7f794420ad2eee1f7b2f7e3966c7c970\RV_DEPS_BOOST-build.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\7f794420ad2eee1f7b2f7e3966c7c970\RV_DEPS_BOOST-install.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\ddfe0fbca828d26d63401d1d79fd8a3b\RV_DEPS_BOOST-complete.rule;C:\OpenRV\_build\CMakeFiles\dc0b82080efe119cccb8b58ef9885864\RV_DEPS_BOOST.rule;C:\OpenRV\cmake\dependencies\CMakeLists.txt' exited with code 1. [C:\OpenRV\_build\cmake\dependencies\RV_DEPS_BOOST.vcxproj]

    4941 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)

I am also attaching the console output of both rvcfg and rvbuild for your reference.

Do you think the Professional vs Community version of Visual Studio might be making a difference?

openrv_build.log
openrv_cfg.log

[CraigMason]

Just to add a +1, I'm trying to build OpenRV today on a fresh Windows 11 VM and following all of the build instructions. I'm getting the same error and also have the same "none" architecture showing:

             - default address-model    : none [1]
             - default architecture     : none [1]

[bernie-laberge]

FYI: I was able to reproduce the Boost 1.80 build break !
@loorthu was right : It is caused by the latest Visual Studio Community 2022 version 17.10.1 on a brand new Windows 11 system.
I had Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7.6 before and Boost 1.80 was happy with it.
I am currently working on a fix.
I'll keep you posted.

[bernie-laberge]

Status Report:

There is an open issue on the Boost project for this Visual Studio 2022 17.10 compiler issue:
boostorg/boost#914
This issue is still unresolved.

From that Boost issue thread, the following work around is proposed:
Install MSVC v141 - VS 2017 C++ x64/x86 build tools (v14.16)

I tested the work around and I was able to build Boost successfully in Open RV.
I am now testing Open RV from scratch to make sure that everything else builds OK.

Here is the work around in pictures:

Step #1: Open Windows 'Add Remove Programs' and select to modify the installed version of Visual Studio:

Step #2: Add the option: MSVC v141 - VS 2017 C++ x64/x86 build tools (v14.16)

[CraigMason]

Hi @bernie-laberge

Thanks for this workaround. I can confirm adding MSVC v141 as described allowed me to complete a full build and RV is now running on my Windows machine :)

Thanks for taking the time to look into this.

[loorthu]

Very happy to share that I was finally able to build OpenRV using the steps above! Thank you @bernie-laberge