AWS 24.0 fails to build on Windows

[stcarrez]

Checklist

• I've included the output of alr version.
• I've included complete steps to reproduce my issue.

Describe the bug
aws 24 crate fails to build on Windows:

• it fails if you submit a crate that depends on aws (ex: utilada_aws),
• it is reported as failing on the ada-lang.io forum [AWS not working with Alire - SSL Error](https://forum.ada-lang.io/t/aws-not-working-with-alire-ssl-error/925/11)

The error reported in ada-lang.io forum is the same as the one when you submit a crate and the automated build system tries to validate the submitted crate: it fails when linking the awsres binary.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. alr with aws on a fresh install on Windows

Expected Behavior
it builds.

alr version
alr version: 2.1.0-dev
libalire version: 2.1.0-dev
compilation date: 2024-06-30 09:12:58
compiled with version: 14.1.0

alr logs

make[1]: Entering directory '/c/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Local/alire/cache/builds/aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d/76ffc400ad3402a54fb70c8123b2c7e3ca05994d4ebde43aa84bc3b5eaa2e888/tools/wsdl2aws-templates'
../../.build/x86_64-w64-mingw32/debug/static/tools/awsres \
  -r wsdl2aws_templates \
  -o ../../.build/x86_64-w64-mingw32/common/src \
  *.tad[sb] *.macros
AWSRes - Resource Creator v1.3

creating s-main.tadb
Cannot create embedded resource file
make[1]: *** [Makefile:20: gen-templates] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/c/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Local/alire/cache/builds/aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d/76ffc400ad3402a54fb70c8123b2c7e3ca05994d4ebde43aa84bc3b5eaa2e888/tools/wsdl2aws-templates'
make: *** [Makefile:220: gen-templates] Error 2
stderr: Command ["make", "all", "ENABLE_SHARED=false"] exited with code 2
ERROR: Command ["make", "all", "ENABLE_SHARED=false"] exited with code 2```

[Fabien-Chouteau]

Hello @stcarrez ,

I am able to build aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d with Alire 2.0.1 on my machine:

alr get aws
cd .\aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d\
alr build

And also when using AWS as a dependency.

It could be a regression in Alire 2.1.0-dev but I doubt it. It could be a problem with the max filepath length on Windows.

[stcarrez]

@Fabien-Chouteau, it still fails when building from GitHub action

https://github.com/alire-project/alire-index/actions/runs/10330561591/job/28599751519?pr=1183

make[1]: Entering directory '/c/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Local/alire/cache/builds/aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d/76ffc400ad3402a54fb70c8123b2c7e3ca05994d4ebde43aa84bc3b5eaa2e888/tools/wsdl2aws-templates'
../../.build/x86_64-w64-mingw32/debug/static/tools/awsres \
  -r wsdl2aws_templates \
  -o ../../.build/x86_64-w64-mingw32/common/src \
  *.tad[sb] *.macros
AWSRes - Resource Creator v1.3

creating s-main.tadb
Cannot create embedded resource file
make[1]: *** [Makefile:20: gen-templates] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/c/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Local/alire/cache/builds/aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d/76ffc400ad3402a54fb70c8123b2c7e3ca05994d4ebde43aa84bc3b5eaa2e888/tools/wsdl2aws-templates'

I doubt that the issue comes from the path length (current dir length is 146). It is still the same issue: it fails when running the awsres tool in the gen-templates target.

Note: it is not clear why these resources are generated since they are not used by the Ada Utility project.

[stcarrez]

Hello @stcarrez ,

I am able to build aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d with Alire 2.0.1 on my machine:

alr get aws
cd .\aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d\
alr build

• It does not work from GitHub Windows build action,
• It does not work on a fresh installed Windows 11 VM with Alire 2.0.1 (downloaded from ada-lang.io),

From what I've seen in the Windows 11 VM build it that only the wsdl2aws_templates.adb file is created.
Compared to a Linux build, the wsdl2aws_templates.ads and the wsdl2aws_templates-p_* are not created.

I was able to run the Makefile target gen-templates manually but for some reasons it did not generated the files at the target expected location.

[AJ-Ianozi]

Adding into this, doesn't seem to be working in github actions for me either, I installed alire on a windows machine via

      - name: Set up alire
        uses: alire-project/setup-alire@v3

But it fails with:

Build Libraries
   [gprlib]       z.lexch
   [gprlib]       xmlada_unicode.lexch
   [gprlib]       xmlada_input_sources.lexch
   [archive]      libxmlada_unicode.a
   [archive]      libz.a
   [index]        libz.a
   [index]        libxmlada_unicode.a
   [gprlib]       xmlada_sax.lexch
   [archive]      libxmlada_input_sources.a
   [index]        libxmlada_input_sources.a
   [gprlib]       xmlada_dom.lexch
   [archive]      libxmlada_sax.a
   [index]        libxmlada_sax.a
   [gprlib]       xmlada_schema.lexch
   [archive]      libxmlada_dom.a
   [index]        libxmlada_dom.a
   [gprlib]       gpr.lexch
   [archive]      libxmlada_schema.a
   [index]        libxmlada_schema.a
   [gprlib]       gnatcoll.lexch
   [archive]      libgpr.a
   [index]        libgpr.a
   [gprlib]       aws_ssl.lexch
   [archive]      libgnatcoll.a
   [index]        libgnatcoll.a
   [gprlib]       aws.lexch
   [archive]      libaws_ssl.a
   [index]        libaws_ssl.a
   [archive]      libaws.a
   [index]        libaws.a
Bind
   [gprbind]      awsres.bexch
   [Ada]          awsres.ali
Link
   [archive]      libtools.a
   [index]        libtools.a
   [link]         awsres.adb
make[1]: Entering directory '/c/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Local/alire/cache/builds/aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d/76ffc400ad3402a54fb70c8123b2c7e3ca05994d4ebde43aa84bc3b5eaa2e888/tools/wsdl2aws-templates'
../../.build/x86_64-w64-mingw32/debug/static/tools/awsres \
  -r wsdl2aws_templates \
  -o ../../.build/x86_64-w64-mingw32/common/src \
  *.tad[sb] *.macros
AWSRes - Resource Creator v1.3
creating s-main.tadb
Cannot create embedded resource file
make[1]: *** [Makefile:20: gen-templates] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/c/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Local/alire/cache/builds/aws_24.0.0_2b75fe6d/76ffc400ad3402a54fb70c8123b2c7e3ca05994d4ebde43aa84bc3b5eaa2e888/tools/wsdl2aws-templates'
make: *** [Makefile:220: gen-templates] Error 2
ERROR: Command ["make", "all", "ENABLE_SHARED=false"] exited with code 2
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

EDIT: See AdaCore/aws#380
My workaround is adding this to my alire.toml:

[[depends-on]]
# See https://github.com/AdaCore/aws/issues/380
# and https://github.com/alire-project/alire/issues/1710
[depends-on.'case(os)'.windows]
aws = "^23.0.0"
xmlada = "^23.0.0"
gnatcoll = "^23.0.0"

[depends-on.'case(os)'.'...']
aws = "^24.0.0"
xmlada = "^24.0.0"
gnatcoll = "^24.0.0"