Compiling on x86 Windows fails

[hatRiot]

Run from Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017:

[REMOVING] obj/xed-ild.lib
[MBUILD WARNING] Command execution failed. Waiting for remaining jobs and exiting.
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[COMMAND     ] PYTHON FN: _remove_libname ;;;; "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visua
l Studio/2017/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.16.27023//bin/Hostx86/x64/lib.exe" /nol
ogo /MACHINE:X86  /out:obj/xed-ild.lib obj/xed-ild-support.obj obj/xed-init-ild.
obj obj/xed-ild.obj obj/xed-chip-features.obj obj/xed-isa-set.obj obj/xed-chip-m
odes.obj obj/xed-chip-modes-override.obj obj/xed-chip-features-table.obj obj/xed
-ild-disp-l3.obj obj/xed-ild-eosz.obj obj/xed-ild-easz.obj obj/xed-ild-imm-l3.ob
j
[ARGS        ] ['obj/xed-ild.lib']
[ENV         ] some env
[EXIT_STATUS ] 1112
[OUTPUT]
REMOVED obj/xed-ild.lib
obj\xed-ild-support.obj : fatal error LNK1112: module machine type 'x64' conflicts with target machine type 'x86'

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        BUILT: C:\Users\bja\xed\obj\xed3-phash-lu-vv0.obj
ABORT: Library build failed

Note Hostx86/x64/lib.exe in the command path. I hacked around this by simply hard linking Hostx86/x64 to Hostx86/x86 which then built just fine.

[markcharney]

hi. That link should not be necessary. I suspect there is an “user/operator error” here unfortunately. Sorry. Do a clean build. Show your command line, your entire build log and what kind of command prompt you were using, then maybe we can sort this out a little more.

[hatRiot]

Thanks for the response. First via git-bash:

$ git clone https://github.com/intelxed/xed.git
Cloning into 'xed'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 364, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (364/364), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (162/162), done.
remote: Total 9822 (delta 223), reused 223 (delta 200), pack-reused 9458
Receiving objects: 100% (9822/9822), 3.05 MiB | 2.28 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (6506/6506), done.
Updating files: 100% (3781/3781), done.
$ git clone https://github.com/intelxed/mbuild.git
Cloning into 'mbuild'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 455, done.
remote: Total 455 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 455
Receiving objects: 100% (455/455), 187.69 KiB | 563.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (304/304), done.

And then inside dev command prompt:

c:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed>py mfile.py
[MBUILD WARNING] Could not find 32b RC command in SDK directory; assuming on PATH
[PYTHON VERSION] 3.8.3
[GIT VERSION] 11.2.0-6-gafbb851
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/files-xregs.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/files-via-padlock.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/files-amd.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/amdxop/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/mpx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/cet/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/rdrand/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/glm/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/sha/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/xsaveopt/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/xsaves/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/xsavec/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/clflushopt/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/rdseed/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/fsgsbase/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/smap/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/sgx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/rdpid/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/pt/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/tremont/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/movdir/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/waitpkg/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/cldemote/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/sgx-enclv/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx/files.cfg
[Clearing file list for type dec-spine: [ ./datafiles/xed-spine.txt ]] 
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/ivbavx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/hswavx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/hswbmi/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/hsw/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/bdw/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/skl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/skx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/pku/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/clwb/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/clx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vnni/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/cpx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/bf16/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/knl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/knm/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/4fmaps-512/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/4vnniw-512/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vpopcntdq-512/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512f/shared-files.cfg
[Clearing file list for type dec-spine: [ ./datafiles/avx/avx-spine.txt ]] 
CONSIDERING SOURCE c:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\datafiles\knc\xed-operand-values-interface-uisa.c source 1
ADDING SOURCE c:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\datafiles\knc\xed-operand-values-interface-uisa.c source 1
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512f/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512cd/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512-skx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/cnl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512ifma/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512vbmi/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/icl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/wbnoinvd/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/pconfig/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/bitalg/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vbmi2/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/gfni-vaes-vpcl/files-sse.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/gfni-vaes-vpcl/files-avx-avx512.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vpopcntdq-vl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/tgl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vp2intersect/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/spr/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/enqcmd/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/tsx-ldtrk/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/serialize/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/future/files.cfg
[EMIT BUILD DEFINES HEADER FILE] 
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[TOUCH] obj/dummy-prep
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	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\dummy-prep
R: 2 P: 0 C: 1 E: 0 / 1 secs [decgen encgen]
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[WRITING] obj/DEC-OUT.txt
[WRITING] obj/DEC-ERR.txt
[DEC-GEN] Return code: 0
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	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\DECGEN-OUTPUT-FILES.txt
[WRITING] obj/ENC-OUT.txt
[WRITING] obj/ENC-ERR.txt
[ENC-GEN] Return code: 0
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	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\xed3-static-decode.obj
R: 4 P: 3 C: 104 E: 0 / 4 secs 
	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\xed-decode.obj
R: 4 P: 2 C: 105 E: 0 / 4 secs 
	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\xed3-operand-lu.obj
R: 4 P: 1 C: 106 E: 0 / 4 secs 
	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\xed3-phash-lu-vv1.obj
R: 4 P: 0 C: 107 E: 0 / 4 secs 
	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\xed3-dynamic-decode.obj
R: 3 P: 0 C: 108 E: 0 / 4 secs 
	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\xed3-phash-lu-vv3.obj
R: 2 P: 0 C: 109 E: 0 / 4 secs 
	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\xed-ild.obj
R: 2 P: 0 C: 110 E: 0 / 5 secs 
[REMOVING] obj/xed-ild.lib
	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\xed3-phash-lu-vv2.obj
[MBUILD WARNING] Command execution failed. Waiting for remaining jobs and exiting.
R: 1 P: 0 C: 111 E: 1 / 5 secs 
[COMMAND     ] PYTHON FN: _remove_libname ;;;; "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.16.27023//bin/Hostx86/x64/lib.exe" /nologo /MACHINE:X86  /out:obj/xed-ild.lib obj/xed-ild-support.obj obj/xed-init-ild.obj obj/xed-ild.obj obj/xed-chip-features.obj obj/xed-isa-set.obj obj/xed-chip-modes.obj obj/xed-chip-modes-override.obj obj/xed-chip-features-table.obj obj/xed-ild-disp-l3.obj obj/xed-ild-eosz.obj obj/xed-ild-easz.obj obj/xed-ild-imm-l3.obj
[ARGS        ] ['obj/xed-ild.lib']
[ENV         ] some env
[EXIT_STATUS ] 1112
[OUTPUT] 
REMOVED obj/xed-ild.lib
obj\xed-ild-support.obj : fatal error LNK1112: module machine type 'x64' conflicts with target machine type 'x86'


R: 0 P: 0 C: 112 E: 1 / 6 secs 
	BUILT: C:\Users\bjafx\source\repos\build\xed\obj\xed3-phash-lu-vv0.obj

[markcharney]

are you trying to do a cross compile for some reason? i think you may have opened the wrong kind of cmd.exe.

this is what looks strange to me: /Hostx86/x64/

[hatRiot]

I'm not, no. This is on a 32-bit Windows 7 machine so everything should be 32-bit.

[ifratric]

I can also reproduce this on a clean VM with 32-bit Windows 10, version 2004 and Visual Studio 2019. I also see /Hostx86/x64/ in the compiler / linker path and I believe mbuild is somehow getting this wrong, and unfortunately even explicitly setting --vc-dir to the /Hostx86/x86/ equivalent does not help.

Edit: so far, the only workaround I found was to set --cc --ar and --linker manually.

Same errors. Compiling the lib is ok but compiling the example failed.
Windows 10 64bit + VS2019 version16.8.6

D:\code\c++\IntelXED\xed>py -3 mfile.py --static --opt=3  examples
[MBUILD WARNING] Could not find 64b RC command in SDK directory; assuming on PATH
[PYTHON VERSION] 3.9.0
[GIT VERSION] 12.0.1-30-g42830f1
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/files-xregs.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/via/files-via-padlock.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/amd/files-amd.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/amd/amdxop/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/mpx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/cet/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/rdrand/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/glm/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/sha/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/xsaveopt/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/xsaves/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/xsavec/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/clflushopt/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/rdseed/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/fsgsbase/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/smap/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/sgx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/rdpid/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/pt/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/tremont/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/movdir/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/waitpkg/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/cldemote/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/sgx-enclv/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx/files.cfg
[Clearing file list for type dec-spine: [ ./datafiles/xed-spine.txt ]]
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/ivbavx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/hswavx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/hswbmi/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/hsw/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/bdw/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/skl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/skx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/pku/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/clwb/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/clx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vnni/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/cpx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512-bf16/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/knl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/knm/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/4fmaps-512/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/4vnniw-512/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vpopcntdq-512/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512f/shared-files.cfg
[Clearing file list for type dec-spine: [ ./datafiles/avx/avx-spine.txt ]]
[CONSIDERING SOURCE] D:\code\c++\IntelXED\xed\datafiles\knc\xed-operand-values-interface-uisa.c source 1
[ADDING SOURCE] D:\code\c++\IntelXED\xed\datafiles\knc\xed-operand-values-interface-uisa.c source 1
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512f/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512cd/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512-skx/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/cnl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512ifma/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx512vbmi/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/icl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/wbnoinvd/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/pconfig/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/bitalg/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vbmi2/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/gfni-vaes-vpcl/files-sse.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/gfni-vaes-vpcl/files-avx-avx512.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vpopcntdq-vl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/tgl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/vp2intersect/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/keylocker/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/adl/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/hreset/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/avx-vnni/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/spr/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/uintr/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/amx-spr/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/enqcmd/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/tsx-ldtrk/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/serialize/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/future/files.cfg
[EXTF PROCESSING] ./datafiles/tdx/files.cfg
[EMIT BUILD DEFINES HEADER FILE]
R: 0 P: 0 C: 0 E: 0 / 39 msecs
R: 0 P: 0 C: 0 E: 0 / 30 msecs
[PYTHON VERSION] 3.9.0
[CMDLINE] D:\code\c++\IntelXED\xed\obj\wkit\examples\obj\xed.exe
[BUILDING EXAMPLES]
R: 4 P: 17 C: 0 E: 0 / 16 msecs
[MBUILD WARNING] Command execution failed. Waiting for remaining jobs and exiting.
R: 3 P: 17 C: 1 E: 1 / 104 msecs
[COMMAND     ] "e:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.28.29333//bin/Hostx64/x64/link.exe"     /nologo  /MACHINE:X64  /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF=3 /NXCOMPAT /DYNAMICBASE  /OUT:obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-size.exe obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-size.obj obj/wkit/lib/xed.lib
[EXIT_STATUS ] 1120
[OUTPUT]
xed-size.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __acrt_iob_func referenced in function printf
xed-size.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __stdio_common_vfprintf referenced in function _vfprintf_l
LINK : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol mainCRTStartup
e:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.28.29333\lib\x86\LIBCMT.lib : warning LNK4272: library machine type 'x86' conflicts with target machine type 'x64'
obj\wkit\examples\obj\xed-size.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 3 unresolved externals

[MBUILD WARNING] Command execution failed. Waiting for remaining jobs and exiting.
R: 2 P: 17 C: 2 E: 2 / 215 msecs
[COMMAND     ] "e:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.28.29333//bin/Hostx64/x64/link.exe"     /nologo  /MACHINE:X64  /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF=3 /NXCOMPAT /DYNAMICBASE  /OUT:obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-ex5-enc.exe obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-ex5-enc.obj obj/wkit/lib/xed.lib
[EXIT_STATUS ] 1112
[OUTPUT]
LIBCMT.lib(chkstk.obj) : fatal error LNK1112: module machine type 'x86' conflicts with target machine type 'x64'

[MBUILD WARNING] Command execution failed. Waiting for remaining jobs and exiting.
R: 1 P: 17 C: 3 E: 3 / 251 msecs
[COMMAND     ] "e:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.28.29333//bin/Hostx64/x64/link.exe"     /nologo  /MACHINE:X64  /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF=3 /NXCOMPAT /DYNAMICBASE  /OUT:obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-asmparse-main.exe obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-asmparse-main.obj obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-asmparse.obj obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-examples-util.obj obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-dot.obj obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-dot-prep.obj obj/wkit/examples/obj/xed-enc-lang.obj obj/wkit/lib/xed.lib  
[EXIT_STATUS ] 1112
[OUTPUT]
LIBCMT.lib(chkstk.obj) : fatal error LNK1112: module machine type 'x86' conflicts with target machine type 'x64'

R: 0 P: 17 C: 4 E: 3 / 968 msecs
        BUILT: D:\code\c++\IntelXED\xed\obj\wkit\examples\obj\xed-disas-pecoff.obj
ABORT: XED EXAMPLES build failed```

I took some time to read the code and I think I know the reason now...

@hatRiot I think you use Windows 32bit and CPU 64bit , but those python scrips assumes some vars such as here if you don't give the arguments. For your case , I guess the scripts want to compile 64bit program on 32bit OS.

For me 's case , I use the default "VS Command Prompt " --- this is for x86!!! But I have Win64bit and CPU64bit.

How to solve: Use the specific arguments with the py script no matter whatever you want to build.
build 32bit program&lib:
1 open "x86 native tools command "
2 input "mfiles.py" or "mfiles.py --host-cpu=ia32"

build 64bit program&lib:
1 open "x64 native tools command"
2 input "mfile.py" or "mfiles.py --host-cpu=x86-64"

If still not work, see the verbose output(mfiles.py -v xx ) to check the arguments passed to the cl.exe and link.exe.

[markcharney]

Thanks, blackbeaf. (Or is it Mr.Beaf? :-) )

yes. which VS command prompt you open matters. Let me know if you are still encountering issues.