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[BUG] [Windows CI] CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "Ninja" #8250
Description
Describe the bug
The Windows build workflow recently started failing intermittently in Github.
CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "Ninja".
CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set. You probably need to select a different build tool.
CMake Error: CMAKE_C_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
In dir: D:\a\sof\sof\workspace; running command:
cmake -B build-rimage -G Ninja -S 'D:\a\sof\sof\workspace\sof\rimage'
To Reproduce
Unknown
Reproduction Rate
Started rarely bug getting much worse:
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September 20 daily
1/5 build-windows fail
https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/actions/runs/6255625447/job/16985259003 -
September 21 daily
5/5 build-windows fail
https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/actions/runs/6268589962
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marc-hb commentedon Sep 22, 2023
I had a look at the logs of about 30 recent Windows builds.
All the ones that passed listed Windows image version 20230910.1 in their initial "Setup" step.
https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/win22/20230910.1/images/win/Windows2022-Readme.md
All the ones that failed listed more recent Windows image version 20230918.1 in their initial "Setup" step.
https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/win22/20230918.1/images/win/Windows2022-Readme.md
.github: add ninja to MSYS2 downloads
.github: build-windows: choco install ninja
marc-hb commentedon Sep 22, 2023
choco install ninjaseems to work.github: build-windows: choco install ninja
kv2019i commentedon Sep 25, 2023
CI tests now green, closing.
marc-hb commentedon Oct 25, 2023
In the same run https://github.com/thesofproject/sof/actions/runs/6639325877/job/18037461117?pr=8387
(stable-v2.7 branch)
.github: build-windows: choco install ninja
.github: build-windows: choco install ninja
action.yml: drop "choco install ninja", already installed
action: drop "choco install ninja", already installed
action: drop "choco install ninja", already installed
action: drop "choco install ninja", already installed
action: drop "choco install ninja", already installed