Can't build axmol project, build.ps1 Build fail, ret=1

[ThisPlatformSux]

Hi,

I'm trying to follow the wiki and create first project,

I have created a new project using

axmol new -p fmc -d ./axmoltest -l cpp AxmolTest

and then I tried to build it

axmol

i get this error:

W:\projects\axmol-2.11.2\tools\cmdline\build.ps1 : Build fail, ret=1
At W:\projects\axmol-2.11.2\tools\cmdline\axmol.ps1:91 char:9
+         . $build_script @sub_args
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,build.ps1

I have also tried axmol -p win32, which raises the same error.

I have also tried to open it and just build the solution in VS, this is the output:

22:07:23:287	1>------ Build started: Project: ZERO_CHECK, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:23:428	1>  1>Checking Build System
22:07:23:657	2>------ Build started: Project: SYNC_RESOURCE-AxmolTest, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:23:668	3>------ Build started: Project: SYNC_RESOURCE-AxmolTest-axslc, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:23:679	4>------ Build started: Project: yasio, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:23:690	5>------ Build started: Project: xxhash, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:23:793	6>------ Build started: Project: websocket-parser, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:23:795	7>------ Build started: Project: webp, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:23:797	8>------ Build started: Project: unzip, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:23:799	9>------ Build started: Project: simdjson, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:24:217	10>------ Build started: Project: recast, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:24:219	11>------ Build started: Project: pugixml, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:24:325	12>------ Build started: Project: poly2tri, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:24:327	13>------ Build started: Project: png, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
22:07:24:702	2>  1>
22:07:24:702	2>  Syncing resources for AxmolTest ...
22:07:24:702	2>  Building Custom Rule W:/projects/axmoltest/AxmolTest/CMakeLists.txt
22:07:24:702	2>  fsync.ps1: Symlink W:\projects\axmoltest\AxmolTest\Content to W:\projects\axmoltest\AxmolTest\build\bin\AxmolTest\Debug\Content ...
22:07:24:702	5>  Building Custom Rule W:/projects/axmol-2.11.2/3rdparty/xxhash/CMakeLists.txt
22:07:24:702	5>  xxhash.c
22:07:24:822	2>  Local NTFS volumes are required to complete the operation.
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: The command "setlocal
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe W:/projects/axmol-2.11.2/1k/fsync.ps1 -s W:/projects/axmoltest/AxmolTest/Content -d W:/projects/axmoltest/AxmolTest/build/bin/AxmolTest/Debug/Content -l TRUE
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto :cmEnd
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: :cmEnd
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: endlocal & call :cmErrorLevel %errorlevel% & goto :cmDone
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: :cmErrorLevel
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: exit /b %1
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: :cmDone
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto :VCEnd
22:07:24:822	2>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: :VCEnd" exited with code 1.

What's wrong?

[ThisPlatformSux]

I think I see where might be the problem, it seems to be trying to create some symbolic links which is not supported on FAT32/exFAT drives.

If that's the case, is there any way around it?

[rh101]

If you can switch to using NTFS, then that would be the easiest resolution for the issue.

For the Windows builds, symbolic links are created in the output directory for the Content (game resources) and axslc (shaders). It would be easy to stop it from creating the link for the Content folder, since it is controlled by the a line in {project_dir}/modules/cmake/AXGameFinalSetup.cmake:

ax_sync_target_res(${APP_NAME} LINK_TO ${APP_RES_DIR} FOLDERS ${content_folder} SYM_LINK 1)

Changing it to this may work (untested):

ax_sync_target_res(${APP_NAME} LINK_TO ${APP_RES_DIR} FOLDERS ${content_folder})

The one you can't control is the axslc link, since that is in the engine cmake files. You may be able to work around it temporarily by changing the section in {axmol_dir}/cmake/Modules/AXBuildHelpers.cmake, in method ax_setup_app_config:

    if((WIN32 AND(NOT WINRT)) OR LINUX)
      if(NOT DEFINED AX_PREBUILT_DIR)
        ax_sync_target_res(${app_name} LINK_TO "${rt_output}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/axslc" FOLDERS ${AXSLCC_OUT_DIR} SYM_LINK 1 SYNC_TARGET_ID axslc)
      else() # linking with prebuilt, can't use symlink
        ax_sync_target_res(${app_name} LINK_TO "${rt_output}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/axslc" FOLDERS ${AXSLCC_OUT_DIR} SYNC_TARGET_ID axslc)
      endif()
    elseif(APPLE)

to

    if((WIN32 AND(NOT WINRT)) OR LINUX)
      #if(NOT DEFINED AX_PREBUILT_DIR)
        #ax_sync_target_res(${app_name} LINK_TO "${rt_output}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/axslc" FOLDERS ${AXSLCC_OUT_DIR} SYM_LINK 1 SYNC_TARGET_ID axslc)
      #else() # linking with prebuilt, can't use symlink
        ax_sync_target_res(${app_name} LINK_TO "${rt_output}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/axslc" FOLDERS ${AXSLCC_OUT_DIR} SYNC_TARGET_ID axslc)
      #endif()
    elseif(APPLE)

This may work for you, at least temporarily.

@halx99 Perhaps a parameter can be added to ax_setup_app_config() to turn off symbolic linking?

[ThisPlatformSux]

Well I'm not happy about it, but I moved the terabyte worth of data to another drive, formatted it to ntfs and moved it back, seems to be building successfully now.