[ARROW-5431] [C++] Protobuf fails building on Windows

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Abandoned
• Component/s: C++
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/21884
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Antoine Pitrou
• Created: 28/May/19 13:25
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:40
• Resolved: 14/Nov/19 12:46

Description

Looks like this part of our build chain assumes Unix:

[55/489] Performing configure step for 'protobuf_ep'
FAILED: protobuf_ep-prefix/src/protobuf_ep-stamp/protobuf_ep-configure
cmd.exe /C "cd /D C:\t\arrow\cpp\build-debug\protobuf_ep-prefix\src\protobuf_ep
&& C:\Miniconda3\envs\arrow\Library\bin\cmake.exe -P C:/t/arrow/cpp/build-debug/
protobuf_ep-prefix/src/protobuf_ep-stamp/protobuf_ep-configure-DEBUG.cmake && C:
\Miniconda3\envs\arrow\Library\bin\cmake.exe -E touch C:/t/arrow/cpp/build-debug
/protobuf_ep-prefix/src/protobuf_ep-stamp/protobuf_ep-configure"
CMake Error at C:/t/arrow/cpp/build-debug/protobuf_ep-prefix/src/protobuf_ep-sta
mp/protobuf_ep-configure-DEBUG.cmake:49 (message):
  Command failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application

   './configure' 'AR=' 'RANLIB=' 'CC=C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Stu
dio/2017/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.16.27023/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe' 'CXX=C:/Min
iconda3/envs/arrow/Scripts/clcache.exe' '--disable-shared' '--prefix=C:/t/arrow/
cpp/thirdparty/protobuf_ep-install' 'CFLAGS=/DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS /W3  /MDd /Zi /Ob
0 /Od /RTC1' 'CXXFLAGS=/DWIN32 /D_WINDOWS  /GR /EHsc /D_SILENCE_TR1_NAMESPACE_DE
PRECATION_WARNING  /MDd /Zi /Ob0 /Od /RTC1'

  See also

    C:/t/arrow/cpp/build-debug/protobuf_ep-prefix/src/protobuf_ep-stamp/protobuf
_ep-configure-*.log