Compiler command output included error [version string]

[mathjeff]

When I try out native-image.cmd, I get this output:

C:\Users\gasto\source>c:\Users\gasto\source\graalvm\bin\native-image.cmd -jar sample.jar
[sample:4708]    classlist:   1,092.27 ms
[sample:4708]        (cap):     556.12 ms
[sample:4708]        setup:     758.53 ms
Error: Error compiling query code (in C:\Users\gasto\AppData\Local\Temp\SVM-13462688330564265984\BuiltinDirectives.cpp). Compiler command  CL C:\Users\gasto\AppData\Local\Temp\SVM-13462688330564265984\BuiltinDirectives.cpp /FeC:\Users\gasto\AppData\Local\Temp\SVM-13462688330564265984\BuiltinDirectives.exe output included error: [Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.30.30705 for x86, Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved., ]
Error: Use -H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces to print stacktrace of underlying exception
Error: Image build request failed with exit status 1

This error message appears to me to be saying that the version string "Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler" is considered to be an error.

After some research I discovered I could ask CL to not output that message. Then when I ran native-image.cmd again, I got this output:

C:\Users\gasto\source>c:\Users\gasto\source\graalvm\bin\native-image.cmd -jar sample.jar
[sample:17748]    classlist:   1,106.08 ms
[sample:17748]        (cap):     797.48 ms
[sample:17748]        setup:     997.00 ms
Error: Error compiling query code (in C:\Users\gasto\AppData\Local\Temp\SVM-15925301482144563839\LibFFIHeaderDirectives.cpp). Compiler command  CL -IC:\Users\gasto\source\graalvm\lib\svm\clibraries\windows-amd64\include C:\Users\gasto\AppData\Local\Temp\SVM-15925301482144563839\LibFFIHeaderDirectives.cpp /FeC:\Users\gasto\AppData\Local\Temp\SVM-15925301482144563839\LibFFIHeaderDirectives.exe output included error: []
Error: Use -H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces to print stacktrace of underlying exception
Error: Image build request failed with exit status 1

Is it possible to:

1. Reword the error message to not indicate that presence of the version string is the problem? Maybe something like ", error output:" instead of "included error" and add "CL failed with exit status 1"?

2. By default, ask CL to not print this header (something like CL=/nologo)?

3. Add more details about what the error is? When I ask CL to not print its header information above, the error appears to be empty.

Describe GraalVM and your environment:

/cygdrive/c/Users/gasto/source/graalvm
$ grep VERSION release
GRAALVM_VERSION=19.3.6

C:\Users\gasto\source>java -version
java version "16.0.2" 2021-07-20
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 16.0.2+7-67)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 16.0.2+7-67, mixed mode, sharing)

• OS: Windows 10 Home
• Architecture: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

More details

  C:\Users\gasto\source>c:\Users\gasto\source\graalvm\bin\native-image.cmd --native-image-info --verbose -jar sample.jar
Error: Unrecognized option: --native-image-info
com.oracle.svm.driver.NativeImage$NativeImageError: Unrecognized option: --native-image-info
        at com.oracle.svm.driver.NativeImage.showError(NativeImage.java:1482)
        at com.oracle.svm.driver.NativeImage.completeImageBuild(NativeImage.java:1101)
        at com.oracle.svm.driver.NativeImage.build(NativeImage.java:1252)
        at com.oracle.svm.driver.NativeImage.performBuild(NativeImage.java:1222)
        at com.oracle.svm.driver.NativeImage.main(NativeImage.java:1181)
        at com.oracle.svm.driver.NativeImage$JDK9Plus.main(NativeImage.java:1665)

Thanks

[oubidar-Abderrahim]

Thank you for reporting this, we will take a look into it and get back to you

[oubidar-Abderrahim]

Hi, could you please try the latest releases of GraalVM?

[mathjeff]

Coming back to this after doing more research, it appears that running the command prompt in a different way is working for me.

If I push the windows key and type "x86 native tools command prompt" then it brings up a standalone window labelled "x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2017", and running native-image inside of there successfully creates a native image.

I don't recall all of the things that I tried previously that didn't work; I do remember that some of them were standalone windows. I remember that when I reported this issue about the version of the compiler, I was running native-image inside the terminal inside the Visual Studio IDE. I've also confirmed that trying again to run it in this way still produces the same error.

I think that means that this issue is resolved, although it could be handy if https://www.graalvm.org/reference-manual/native-image/ could be updated to link to the instructions for running an x64 Native Tools Command Prompt.

Thanks

[fniephaus]

Hi @mathjeff, we've just pushed an update that removes the requirement to run in an x64 Native Tools Command Prompt (#5881) altogether. Na which hopefully makes it even easier for you to use GraalVM Native Image on Windows as well. Please feel free to give this a try using the next GraalVM dev build, the update will ship with the next release.