fatal error C1090 : CMake build error on windows

[sathishk-r]

What version of gRPC and what language are you using?

using v1.60.0, C++ language

What operating system (Linux, Windows,...) and version?

Windows

What runtime / compiler are you using (e.g. python version or version of gcc)

MSVC

What did you do?

Building gRPC v#1.60.0 for windows using cmake. I am able to build for the release configuration, Debug configuration is failing.

What did you expect to see?

expected debug libraries are built without any issue.

What did you see instead?

cmake build is failing, issue is not consistent with the same file, it is randomly happening at different files with the same error.
third_party\re2\re2\regexp.cc : fatal error C1090: PDB API call failed, error code '5':
proto_parser_helper.cc : fatal error C1090: PDB API call failed, error code '5':

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Anything else we should know about your project / environment?

[yashykt]

We've got debug builds on windows that are tested with CI.

In your specific case, it looks like an environment setup issue (seemingly unrelated to gRPC). I don't have a clear solution for you but you can try the steps at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/error-messages/compiler-errors-1/fatal-error-c1090?view=msvc-170.

Previously I've also run into issues on windows with parallel builds, so removing the -j or equivalent option might do the trick for you.

Also, take a look at https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/build_cxx.bat for how we setup our builds for windows.

You might also try reaching out to the wider grpc.io google group or stack-overflow for wider community support.