Google_protobuf failed to build with debug configuration

[shanshan0309]

Environment: Windows Server 2016 + VS2017 Update 5 + Google_protobuf master branch latest srouce code

I tried to build Google_protobuf with debug configuration on Windows but failed. Could you please help take a look at this? Thanks in advance!

Steps to Reproduce:

1. git clone https://github.com/google/protobuf.git D:\Google-Protobuf\src
2. Open a VS 2017 command prompt and browse to D:\Google-Protobuf
3. mkdir build_x86 && pushd build_x86
4. cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=10.0.16299.0 ..\src\cmake
5. popd
6. msbuild /p:Configuration=Debug;Platform=Win32 build_x86\protobuf.sln /t:Rebuild

Actual result: 3 projects failed. The full log file is attached. log_x86_build.log

Build FAILED. "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\protobuf.sln" (Rebuild target) (1) -> "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj.metaproj" (Rebuild target) (2) -> "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\lite-arena-test.vcxproj.metaproj" (Rebuild target) (16) -> "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86**lite-arena-test.vcxproj**" (Rebuild target) (19) -> (CustomBuild target) -> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(171,5): error MSB6006: "cmd.exe" exited with code 3. [D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\lite-arena-test.vcxproj]

"D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\protobuf.sln" (Rebuild target) (1) -> "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj.metaproj" (Rebuild target) (2) -> "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\lite-test.vcxproj.metaproj" (Rebuild target) (20) -> "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86**lite-test.vcxpro**j" (Rebuild target) (21) -> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(171,5): error MSB6006: "cmd.exe" exited with code 3. [D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\lite-test.vcxproj]

"D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\protobuf.sln" (Rebuild target) (1) -> "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj.metaproj" (Rebuild target) (2) -> "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\tests.vcxproj.metaproj" (Rebuild target) (24) -> "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86**tests.vcxproj**" (Rebuild target) (25) -> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(171,5): error MSB6006: "cmd.exe" exited with code 3. [D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\tests.vcxproj]

[shanshan0309]

Hi, any update for this?

[xfxyjwf]

It seems protoc check-failed when invoked to compile test protos. Relevant error message in the output log:

CustomBuild:
  Building Custom Rule D:/Google-Protobuf/src/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
  CMake does not need to re-run because D:/Google-Protobuf/build_x86/CMakeFiles/generate.stamp is up-to-date.
  Generating D:/Google-Protobuf/src/src/google/protobuf/any_test.pb.cc
  [libprotobuf FATAL D:\Google-Protobuf\src\src\google\protobuf\generated_message_reflection.cc:2372] CHECK failed: file != NULL: 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(171,5): error MSB6006: "cmd.exe" exited with code 3. [D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\tests.vcxproj]
Done Building Project "D:\Google-Protobuf\build_x86\tests.vcxproj" (Rebuild target(s)) -- FAILED.

[xfxyjwf]

@shanshan0309 What version of protobuf are you using? Could you try 3.5.2?

[shanshan0309]

Thanks for looking into this issue, @xfxyjwf. The version of protobuf I currently use is 3.5.1. I don't seem to see the version 3.5.2 from https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases. The latest version is 3.5.1 in this link.

[xfxyjwf]

I was able to build 3.5.1 with Visual Studio 2017. Can you double check your version number? Your repo instruction seems suggest you are git clone from head, but depending on when you clone, it could be different versions.

[shanshan0309]

Thanks, @xfxyjwf. We used the latest revision 416d418 in master branch, but still failed.

[xfxyjwf]

I think I have identified the cause of the issue: https://github.com/google/protobuf/issues/4773

[xfxyjwf]

I'm closing this one. Please follow up the progress in https://github.com/google/protobuf/issues/4773 .