Windows 10 vcpkg install ** failed with: BUILD_FAILED

[ChiehWang123]

Windows 10 + VS2022

When I was executing vcpkg install json-c(the same applies to other packages), I got an error as follows:

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C:\vcpkgsrc\test\build> vcpkg install json-c
warning: The vcpkg C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg\vcpkg.exe is using detected vcpkg root C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg and ignoring mismatched VCPKG_ROOT environment value D:\visualStudio\VC\vcpkg. To suppress this message, unset the environment variable or use the --vcpkg-root command line switch.
Computing installation plan...
warning: vcpkg appears to be in a Visual Studio prompt targeting x86 but installing for x64-windows. Consider using --triplet x86-windows or --triplet x86-uwp.
The following packages will be built and installed:
json-c:x64-windows@2023-08-12
Detecting compiler hash for triplet x64-windows...
Compiler found: D:/visualStudio/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.40.33807/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe
Restored 0 package(s) from C:\Users\wangjie\AppData\Local\vcpkg\archives in 161 us. Use --debug to see more details.
Installing 1/1 json-c:x64-windows@2023-08-12...
Building json-c:x64-windows@2023-08-12...
-- Using cached json-c-json-c-b4c371fa0cbc4dcbaccc359ce9e957a22988fb34.tar.gz.
-- Cleaning sources at C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/buildtrees/json-c/src/a22988fb34-2c10eba8ac.clean. Use --editable to skip cleaning for the packages you specify.
-- Extracting source C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/downloads/json-c-json-c-b4c371fa0cbc4dcbaccc359ce9e957a22988fb34.tar.gz
-- Applying patch pkgconfig.patch
-- Applying patch fix-clang-cl.patch
-- Using source at C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/buildtrees/json-c/src/a22988fb34-2c10eba8ac.clean
-- Found external ninja('1.11.0').
-- Configuring x64-windows
CMake Error at scripts/cmake/vcpkg_execute_required_process.cmake:112 (message):
Command failed: D:/visualStudio/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/Ninja/ninja.exe -v
Working Directory: C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/buildtrees/json-c/x64-windows-rel/vcpkg-parallel-configure
Error code: 1
See logs for more information:
C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg\buildtrees\json-c\config-x64-windows-dbg-CMakeCache.txt.log
C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg\buildtrees\json-c\config-x64-windows-rel-CMakeCache.txt.log
C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg\buildtrees\json-c\config-x64-windows-out.log

Call Stack (most recent call first):
installed/x64-windows/share/vcpkg-cmake/vcpkg_cmake_configure.cmake:261 (vcpkg_execute_required_process)
ports/json-c/portfile.cmake:14 (vcpkg_cmake_configure)
scripts/ports.cmake:175 (include)

error: building json-c:x64-windows failed with: BUILD_FAILED
Elapsed time to handle json-c:x64-windows: 2.2 s
read_contents("b�#erl�E-SafeNetLOCK"): invalid argument

C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg\buildtrees\json-c\config-x64-windows-out.log as follows:
---------------==----------------
[1/2] "C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/downloads/tools/cmake-3.29.2-windows/cmake-3.29.2-windows-i386/bin/cmake.exe" -E chdir ".." "C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/downloads/tools/cmake-3.29.2-windows/cmake-3.29.2-windows-i386/bin/cmake.exe" "C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/buildtrees/json-c/src/a22988fb34-2c10eba8ac.clean" "-G" "Ninja" "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release" "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/packages/json-c_x64-windows" "-DFETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED=ON" "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF" "-DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=0" "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1" "-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=D:/visualStudio/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/Ninja/ninja.exe" "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON" "-DVCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/scripts/toolchains/windows.cmake" "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows" "-DVCPKG_SET_CHARSET_FLAG=ON" "-DVCPKG_PLATFORM_TOOLSET=v143" "-DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON" "-DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON" "-DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON" "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_LIBS_SKIP=TRUE" "-DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON" "-DVCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS=OFF" "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake" "-DCMAKE_ERROR_ON_ABSOLUTE_INSTALL_DESTINATION=ON" "-DVCPKG_CXX_FLAGS=" "-DVCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE=" "-DVCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG=" "-DVCPKG_C_FLAGS=" "-DVCPKG_C_FLAGS_RELEASE=" "-DVCPKG_C_FLAGS_DEBUG=" "-DVCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE=dynamic" "-DVCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS=" "-DVCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE=" "-DVCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG=" "-DVCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE=x64" "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR:STRING=lib" "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR:STRING=bin" "-D_VCPKG_ROOT_DIR=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg" "-D_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/installed" "-DVCPKG_MANIFEST_INSTALL=OFF"
FAILED: ../CMakeCache.txt
"C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/downloads/tools/cmake-3.29.2-windows/cmake-3.29.2-windows-i386/bin/cmake.exe" -E chdir ".." "C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/downloads/tools/cmake-3.29.2-windows/cmake-3.29.2-windows-i386/bin/cmake.exe" "C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/buildtrees/json-c/src/a22988fb34-2c10eba8ac.clean" "-G" "Ninja" "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release" "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/packages/json-c_x64-windows" "-DFETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED=ON" "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF" "-DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=0" "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1" "-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=D:/visualStudio/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/Ninja/ninja.exe" "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON" "-DVCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/scripts/toolchains/windows.cmake" "-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows" "-DVCPKG_SET_CHARSET_FLAG=ON" "-DVCPKG_PLATFORM_TOOLSET=v143" "-DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON" "-DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON" "-DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON" "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_LIBS_SKIP=TRUE" "-DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON" "-DVCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS=OFF" "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake" "-DCMAKE_ERROR_ON_ABSOLUTE_INSTALL_DESTINATION=ON" "-DVCPKG_CXX_FLAGS=" "-DVCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE=" "-DVCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG=" "-DVCPKG_C_FLAGS=" "-DVCPKG_C_FLAGS_RELEASE=" "-DVCPKG_C_FLAGS_DEBUG=" "-DVCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE=dynamic" "-DVCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS=" "-DVCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE=" "-DVCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG=" "-DVCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE=x64" "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR:STRING=lib" "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR:STRING=bin" "-D_VCPKG_ROOT_DIR=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg" "-D_VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR=C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/installed" "-DVCPKG_MANIFEST_INSTALL=OFF"
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.40.33811.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - failed
-- Check for working C compiler: D:/visualStudio/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.40.33807/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: D:/visualStudio/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.40.33807/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe - broken
CMake Error at C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/downloads/tools/cmake-3.29.2-windows/cmake-3.29.2-windows-i386/share/cmake-3.29/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:67 (message):
The C compiler

"D:/visualStudio/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.40.33807/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe"

is not able to compile a simple test program.

It fails with the following output:

Change Dir: 'C:/vcpkgsrc/vcpkg/buildtrees/json-c/x64-windows-rel/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-txl639'

Run Build Command(s): D:/visualStudio/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/Ninja/ninja.exe -v cmTC_ce07d
[1/2] D:\visualStudio\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.40.33807\bin\Hostx64\x64\cl.exe  /nologo   /nologo /DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /W3 /utf-8 /MP   /D_DEBUG /MDd /Z7 /Ob0 /Od /RTC1 /showIncludes /FoCMakeFiles\cmTC_ce07d.dir\testCCompiler.c.obj /FdCMakeFiles\cmTC_ce07d.dir\ /FS -c C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg\buildtrees\json-c\x64-windows-rel\CMakeFiles\CMakeScratch\TryCompile-txl639\testCCompiler.c
[2/2] C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /C "cd . && C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg\downloads\tools\cmake-3.29.2-windows\cmake-3.29.2-windows-i386\bin\cmake.exe -E vs_link_exe --intdir=CMakeFiles\cmTC_ce07d.dir --rc=rc --mt=CMAKE_MT-NOTFOUND --manifests  -- D:\visualStudio\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.40.33807\bin\Hostx64\x64\link.exe /nologo CMakeFiles\cmTC_ce07d.dir\testCCompiler.c.obj  /out:cmTC_ce07d.exe /implib:cmTC_ce07d.lib /pdb:cmTC_ce07d.pdb /version:0.0 /machine:x64  /debug /INCREMENTAL /subsystem:console  kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib && cd ."
FAILED: cmTC_ce07d.exe 
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /C "cd . && C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg\downloads\tools\cmake-3.29.2-windows\cmake-3.29.2-windows-i386\bin\cmake.exe -E vs_link_exe --intdir=CMakeFiles\cmTC_ce07d.dir --rc=rc --mt=CMAKE_MT-NOTFOUND --manifests  -- D:\visualStudio\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.40.33807\bin\Hostx64\x64\link.exe /nologo CMakeFiles\cmTC_ce07d.dir\testCCompiler.c.obj  /out:cmTC_ce07d.exe /implib:cmTC_ce07d.lib /pdb:cmTC_ce07d.pdb /version:0.0 /machine:x64  /debug /INCREMENTAL /subsystem:console  kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib && cd ."
RC Pass 1: command "rc /fo CMakeFiles\cmTC_ce07d.dir/manifest.res CMakeFiles\cmTC_ce07d.dir/manifest.rc" failed (exit code 0) with the following output:
no such file or directory
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.

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I have already installed the following requirements:
Visual Studio Desktop development with C++.
Windows 10 SDK or Windows 11 SDK.

and when I tested the hello world demo using cmake, there was no problem. This is the successful output of my hello world. success log:
PS C:\vcpkgsrc\test\build> cmake ..
-- Building for: Visual Studio 17 2022
CMake Deprecation Warning at CMakeLists.txt:1 (cmake_minimum_required):
Compatibility with CMake < 3.5 will be removed from a future version of
CMake.

Update the VERSION argument value or use a ... suffix to tell
CMake that the project does not need compatibility with older versions.

-- Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.22621.0 to target Windows 10.0.19045.
-- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.32.31342.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.32.31342.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: D:/visualStudio/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.32.31326/bin/HostX64/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: D:/visualStudio/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.32.31326/bin/HostX64/x64/cl.exe - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Configuring done (10.8s)
-- Generating done (0.0s)
-- Build files have been written to: C:/vcpkgsrc/test/build

What should I do to fix vcpkg install error?Thanks for your help!

[ChiehWang123]

I have already installed the following requirements:
Visual Studio Desktop development with C++.
Windows 10 SDK or Windows 11 SDK.

[greed-106]

可以试试重新安装VS，我也遇到了类似的问题，可以在C:\vcpkgsrc\vcpkg\buildtrees\json-c\config-x64-windows-out.log中找到更多的信息