[package] harfbuzz/5.3.1: Windows x64 to Windows ARM64 cross build fails

[szigetics]

Description

Cross compilation from Windows x64 to Windows ARM64 fails for harfbuzz/5.3.1.
(Based on the error that I see, it could be that this is not a bug with the recipe, but a bug in conan's meson tool instead.)

Package and Environment Details

• Package Name/Version: harfbuzz/5.3.1
• Operating System+version: Windows
• Compiler+version: Visual Studio 17
• Conan version: conan 1.57.0
• Python version: Python 3.10.8

Conan profile

Configuration (profile_host):
[settings]
arch=armv8
arch_build=x86_64
build_type=Debug
compiler=Visual Studio
compiler.runtime=MDd
compiler.version=17
os=Windows
os_build=Windows
[options]
harfbuzz:with_glib=False
[build_requires]
[env]

Configuration (profile_build):
[settings]
arch=x86_64
arch_build=x86_64
build_type=Release
compiler=Visual Studio
compiler.runtime=MT
compiler.version=17
os=Windows
os_build=Windows
[options]
[build_requires]
[env]

Steps to reproduce

Simplified version of my command :

conan create recipes/harfbuzz/all harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable --build=missing --profile:build=default --profile:host=hostProfile --test-folder=None -o harfbuzz:with_glib=False

Actual command that I use :

conan create recipes/harfbuzz/all harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable --build=missing --profile:build=default --profile:host=hostProfile --json conan-create-armv8-Debug.json --test-folder=None --require-override='boost/1.80.0@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='gtest/1.12.1@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='magic_enum/0.8.1@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='nlohmann_json/3.11.2@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='openssl/1.1.1s@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='protobuf/3.21.4@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='fmt/9.1.0@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='spdlog/1.11.0@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='zlib/1.2.13@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='cpp-jwt/1.4@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='opengl/system@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='double-conversion/3.2.1@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='sentry-native/0.5.2@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='brotli/1.0.9@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='bzip2/1.0.8@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='libjpeg-turbo/2.1.4@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='libpng/1.6.38@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='freetype/2.10.4@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='pcre2/10.37@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='md4c/0.4.8@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='di/1.2.0@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='d3dcompiler/6.3.9600.16384@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='fakeit/2.3.0@jenkins-clt/stable' --require-override='krabsetw/2022.09.29@jenkins-clt/stable' -o harfbuzz:with_glib=False

Logs

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[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] Exporting package recipe
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable exports: File 'conandata.yml' found. Exporting it...
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable exports: Copied 1 '.yml' file: conandata.yml
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Calling export_sources()
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: A new conanfile.py version was exported
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Folder: C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\.conan\data\harfbuzz\5.3.1\jenkins-clt\stable\export
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Using the exported files summary hash as the recipe revision: 1bb9b6d571e1d5537035e1c6f8f3d40a 
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Exported revision: 1bb9b6d571e1d5537035e1c6f8f3d40a
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] Configuration (profile_host):
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] [settings]
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] arch=armv8
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] arch_build=x86_64
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] build_type=Debug
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] compiler=Visual Studio
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] compiler.runtime=MDd
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] compiler.version=17
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] os=Windows
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] os_build=Windows
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] [options]
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] harfbuzz:with_glib=False
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] [build_requires]
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] [env]
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] 
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] Configuration (profile_build):
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] [settings]
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] arch=x86_64
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] arch_build=x86_64
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] build_type=Release
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] compiler=Visual Studio
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] compiler.runtime=MT
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] compiler.version=17
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] os=Windows
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] os_build=Windows
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] [options]
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] [build_requires]
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] [env]
[2023-01-17T18:58:20.652Z] 
...
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: meson/0.64.1
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: pkgconf/1.9.3
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: glib/2.75.0
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: ninja/1.11.1
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: libffi/3.4.3
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: pcre2/10.40
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: libgettext/0.21
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: zlib/1.2.13
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: bzip2/1.0.8
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Applying build-requirement: libiconv/1.17
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.352Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Configuring sources in C:\.conan\8ca986\1\src
[2023-01-17T19:20:38.614Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: 
[2023-01-17T19:20:41.932Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Copying sources to build folder
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.137Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Building your package in C:\.conan\59d48f\1
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.137Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Generator txt created conanbuildinfo.txt
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.137Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Calling generate()
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.137Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Aggregating env generators
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.137Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Calling build()
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.137Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Meson configure cmd: meson setup --cross-file "C:\.conan\59d48f\1\build-debug\conan\conan_meson_cross.ini" "C:\.conan\59d48f\1\build-debug" "C:\.conan\59d48f\1\src" -Dprefix="C:\.conan\78bd72\1"
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.398Z] **********************************************************************
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.398Z] ** Visual Studio 2022 Developer Command Prompt v17.4.4
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.398Z] ** Copyright (c) 2022 Microsoft Corporation
[2023-01-17T19:20:46.398Z] **********************************************************************
[2023-01-17T19:20:48.305Z] [vcvarsall.bat] Environment initialized for: 'x64_arm64'
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] The Meson build system
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] Version: 0.64.1
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] Source dir: C:\.conan\59d48f\1\src
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] Build dir: C:\.conan\59d48f\1\build-debug
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] Build type: cross build
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] Project name: harfbuzz
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] Project version: 5.3.1
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] 
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] ..\src\meson.build:1:0: ERROR: 'c' compiler binary not defined in cross or native file
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] 
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] A full log can be found at C:\.conan\59d48f\1\build-debug\meson-logs\meson-log.txt
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: 
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z]                                                                                                     
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: ERROR: Package '6f4f98d8855763a2611a2515b4914faacfb5c3c1' build failed
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: WARN: Build folder C:\.conan\59d48f\1\build-debug
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] 
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.707Z] JSON file created at 'C:\Jenkins\workspace\rfbuzz_update-conan-center-index\conan-create-armv8-Debug.json'
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.708Z] ERROR: harfbuzz/5.3.1@jenkins-clt/stable: Error in build() method, line 152
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.708Z] 	meson.configure()
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.708Z] 	ConanException: Error 1 while executing meson setup --cross-file "C:\.conan\59d48f\1\build-debug\conan\conan_meson_cross.ini" "C:\.conan\59d48f\1\build-debug" "C:\.conan\59d48f\1\src" 
[2023-01-17T19:20:49.708Z] -Dprefix="C:\.conan\78bd72\1"
script returned exit code 1

[szigetics]

In the end it turned out that this was a Conan bug.

The solution suggested in
conan-io/conan#13139
by @SpaceIm worked like a charm :
=>
Add this to your host profile and it should work I think:

[conf]
tools.build:compiler_executables={"c": "cl", "cpp": "cl"}
[buildenv]
CC=cl
CXX=cl

He also opened a PR for Conan, so this won't be necessary in future conan releases : conan-io/conan#13141 .