Failure to compile on Windows/MSVC

[lamarqua]

E:\Home\dev\ext-repos\abseil-cpp
λ bazel.exe test absl/...:all
____Loading package: @local_config_cc//
____Loading complete.  Analyzing...
____Found 40 targets and 54 test targets...
____Building...
ERROR: E:/home/dev/ext-repos/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/BUILD.bazel:11:1: C++ compilation of rule '//absl/numeric:int128' failed (Exit 2).
cl : Command line error D8021 : invalid numeric argument '/Wextra'
____Elapsed time: 1,210s, Critical Path: 0,07s
//absl/algorithm:algorithm_test                                       NO STATUS
//absl/algorithm:container_test                                       NO STATUS
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//absl/base:config_test                                               NO STATUS
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//absl/base:malloc_extension_system_malloc_test                       NO STATUS
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//absl/debugging:leak_check_test                                      NO STATUS
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//absl/meta:type_traits_test                                          NO STATUS
//absl/numeric:int128_test                                            NO STATUS
//absl/strings:char_map_test                                          NO STATUS
//absl/strings:escaping_test                                          NO STATUS
//absl/strings:match_test                                             NO STATUS
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//absl/strings:str_split_test                                         NO STATUS
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//absl/strings:strip_test                                             NO STATUS
//absl/strings:substitute_test                                        NO STATUS
//absl/strings:utf8_test                                              NO STATUS
//absl/synchronization:barrier_test                                   NO STATUS
//absl/synchronization:blocking_counter_test                          NO STATUS
//absl/synchronization:graphcycles_test                               NO STATUS
//absl/synchronization:mutex_test                                     NO STATUS
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//absl/synchronization:per_thread_sem_test                            NO STATUS
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Executed 0 out of 54 tests: 1 fails to build and 53 were skipped.

This is using Visual Studio Community 2017.

It seems that the error "invalid numeric argument /Wextra" comes from the fact that it's a gcc / clang exclusive that's being applied to cl.exe.

[zhangxy988]

Please try bazel.exe test --action_env=TMP=C:\Windows\Temp --cpu=x64_windows_msvc absl/...:all. This worked when I last tried.
The --cpu option is to fix your particular error.
The --action_env is for any death_test which requires creating file in temporary directory and bazel doesn't inherit environment variables.

[fcharlie]

Why not use vcpkg install abseil, see vcpkg commit:
microsoft/vcpkg@c957331
microsoft/vcpkg@9f9b4bc

[derekmauro]

@zhangxy988 this is fixed by cc4bed2, correct?

[zhangxy988]

Yes, the --cpu option should no longer be needed.
The --action_env option is probably still needed for death_test to pass, but that's really a bazel-related issue.