[icu:x64-windows] Build Error During Initial CMake Setup for QField on Windows

[AndresBerillo]

Describe the issue

When executing the cmake command to prepare the QField environment for the first time on Windows, the process fails during the ICU build step with the error BUILD_FAILED. It occurs during the configuration or build process of x64-windows-rel.

Reproduction steps

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Clone the QField repository and prepare the vcpkg environment as instructed in the documentation.
2. Run the following cmake command on a Windows machine:

   cmake -S QField -B build -D VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static -D CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY="MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>" -D PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=build/vcpkg_installed/x64-windows-static/tools/pkgconf/pkgconf.exe -D VCPKG_INSTALL_OPTIONS="--x-buildtrees-root=C:/build"
   

Expected behavior

The command should successfully configure the project and build the necessary dependencies, including ICU, without any errors.

Observed behavior

The build process fails with the following error:

CMake Error at scripts/cmake/vcpkg_execute_build_process.cmake:134 (message):
Command failed: C:/dev/build/_deps/vcpkg-src/downloads/tools/msys2/d1518c5fb772aeb9/usr/bin/make.exe -j 9 --trace -f Makefile all
Working Directory: C:/dev/build/_deps/vcpkg-src/buildtrees/icu/x64-windows-rel/
Call Stack (most recent call first):
scripts/cmake/vcpkg_build_make.cmake:136 (vcpkg_execute_build_process)
scripts/cmake/vcpkg_install_make.cmake:2 (vcpkg_build_make)
ports/icu/portfile.cmake:100 (vcpkg_install_make)
scripts/ports.cmake:192 (include)

Screenshots and GIFs

No screenshots available; the error occurs in the console.

QGIS (please complete the following information)

-OS: Windows 10
-QGIS Version: Not applicable
-QFieldSync Version: Not applicable

QField (please complete the following information)

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Additional information

*Problem started happening recently, didn't happen in an older version of QField: Not applicable (first-time setup).
*Problem can be reliably reproduced, doesn't happen randomly: Yes.
*Problem happens with all files and projects, not only some files or projects: Not applicable.

[m-kuhn]

You should have a few error logs (file paths printed in the output), these files will help to identify the problem.

[m-kuhn]

Can you add -D VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET="x64-windows-static" to the command?

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