Lock file is cleared when configuring on Windows

[AidanSun05]

Xmake Version

xmake v2.9.4+HEAD.e85b001f1

Operating System Version and Architecture

Windows 11 Pro 23H2 x64

Describe Bug

On Windows, when configuring with xmake f ... in a project that has an xmake-requires.lock file, the windows|x64 entry in the file is cleared. This does not happen on other operating systems such as macOS 14.6.

After running xmake f -p windows -a x64 -m debug -c, xmake-requires.lock is:

{
    __meta__ = {
        version = "1.0"
    },
    ["windows|x64"] = { }
}

Expected Behavior

The contents of the lock file are kept and xmake installs dependencies from the lock file.

Project Configuration

xmake.lua:

add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")
set_policy("package.requires_lock", true)

add_requires("utfcpp")

target("test")
    add_packages("utfcpp")
    set_kind("binary")
    add_files("src/*.cpp")

xmake-requires.lock:

{
    __meta__ = {
        version = "1.0"
    },
    ["windows|x64"] = {
        ["cmake#31fecfc4"] = {
            repo = {
                branch = "master",
                commit = "2565721b35dce693aa479d50326dae9715faa578",
                url = "https://gitlab.com/tboox/xmake-repo.git"
            },
            version = "3.29.2"
        },
        ["utfcpp#31fecfc4"] = {
            repo = {
                branch = "master",
                commit = "52e84d5aa56cf9e3ce66f167fe82df586461c0a9",
                url = "https://gitlab.com/tboox/xmake-repo.git"
            },
            version = "v4.0.5"
        }
    }
}

src/main.cpp:

#include <utf8.h>

int main() {}

Additional Information and Error Logs

Output of xmake f -p windows -a x64 -m debug -c -vD:

checking for cl.exe ... C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.41.34120\bin\HostX64\x64\cl.exe
checking for Microsoft Visual Studio (x64) version ... 2022
checking for Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (x64) version ... 19.41.34120
checkinfo: cannot runv(zig.exe version), No such file or directory
checking for zig ... no
checkinfo: cannot runv(zig.exe version), No such file or directory
checking for zig ... no
checkinfo: cannot runv(nim.exe --version), No such file or directory
checking for nim ... no
checkinfo: cannot runv(nim.exe --version), No such file or directory
checking for nim ... no
checkinfo: cannot runv(unzip.exe -v), No such file or directory
checking for unzip ... no
checking for 7z ... C:\Program Files\xmake\winenv\bin\7z
checking for git ... ok
checkinfo: cannot runv(gzip.exe --version), No such file or directory
checking for gzip ... no
git rev-parse HEAD
lock package(utfcpp) in C:\Users\Aidan\Code\test\.xmake\windows\x64\repositories\d37d6f9715bc404d9cc2a582947d2c1f.lock\packages\u\utfcpp from repository(https://gitlab.com/tboox/xmake-repo.git)/52e84d5aa56cf9e3ce66f167fe82df586461c0a9
git rev-parse HEAD
git rev-parse HEAD
lock package(cmake) in C:\Users\Aidan\Code\test\.xmake\windows\x64\repositories\c1744cf66b2a4c3081f68c9ef1e74c96.lock\packages\c\cmake from repository(https://gitlab.com/tboox/xmake-repo.git)/2565721b35dce693aa479d50326dae9715faa578
git rev-parse HEAD
checking for cmake ... no
checking for cmake ... no
checking for cmake ... no
finding utfcpp from xmake ..
checking for xmake::utfcpp ... no
finding utfcpp from vcpkg ..
finding utfcpp from conan ..
finding utfcpp from pkgconfig ..
checkinfo: cannot runv(pkg-config.exe --version), No such file or directory
checking for pkg-config ... no
checkinfo: cannot runv(pkgconf.exe --version), No such file or directory
checking for pkgconf ... no
finding utfcpp from system ..
checking for cl.exe ... C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.41.34120\bin\HostX64\x64\cl.exe
checking for the c compiler (cc) ... cl.exe
> "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\Community\\VC\\Tools\\MSVC\\14.41.34120\\bin\\HostX64\\x64\\cl.exe" -c -nologo -FoC:\Users\Aidan\AppData\Local\Temp\.xmake\240828\_3E6EB5232A294B20889FC37733B91B70.o C:\Users\Aidan\AppData\Local\Temp\.xmake\240828\_775FB00633BC4F66BF87D39CCDE5CF30.c
checking for cl.exe ... C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.41.34120\bin\HostX64\x64\cl.exe
checking for the c++ compiler (cxx) ... cl.exe
checking for link.exe ... C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.41.34120\bin\HostX64\x64\link.exe
checking for the linker (ld) ... link.exe
> "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\Community\\VC\\Tools\\MSVC\\14.41.34120\\bin\\HostX64\\x64\\link.exe" -nologo -dynamicbase -nxcompat -machine:x64 utfcpp.lib -out:C:\Users\Aidan\AppData\Local\Temp\.xmake\240828\_3E6EB5232A294B20889FC37733B91B70.b C:\Users\Aidan\AppData\Local\Temp\.xmake\240828\_3E6EB5232A294B20889FC37733B91B70.o
> checking for c links(utfcpp)
> checking for c snippet(find_package/utfcpp)
checkinfo: ...gramdir\core\sandbox\modules\import\core\tool\linker.lua:75: @programdir\modules\core\tools\link.lua:175: LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'utfcpp.lib'

stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'error'
    [@programdir\core\base\os.lua:973]:
    [@programdir\modules\core\tools\link.lua:175]: in function 'catch'
    [@programdir\core\sandbox\modules\try.lua:123]: in function 'try'
    [@programdir\modules\core\tools\link.lua:150]:
    [C]: in function 'xpcall'
    [@programdir\core\base\utils.lua:241]:
    [@programdir\core\tool\linker.lua:222]: in function 'link'
    [...gramdir\core\sandbox\modules\import\core\tool\linker.lua:73]: in function 'link'
    [@programdir\modules\lib\detect\check_cxsnippets.lua:249]:
    [C]: in function 'xpcall'
    [@programdir\core\base\utils.lua:241]: in function 'trycall'
    [@programdir\core\sandbox\modules\try.lua:117]: in function 'try'
    [@programdir\modules\lib\detect\check_cxsnippets.lua:236]:
    [@programdir\modules\package\manager\system\find_package.lua:73]:
    [@programdir\modules\package\manager\find_package.lua:84]: in function '_find_package_with_builtin_rule'
    [@programdir\modules\package\manager\find_package.lua:130]: in function '_find_package'
    [@programdir\modules\package\manager\find_package.lua:194]:
    [@programdir\modules\lib\detect\find_package.lua:109]:
    [@programdir\core\package\package.lua:1856]: in function '_fetch_library'
    [@programdir\core\package\package.lua:2026]: in function 'fetch'
    [...modules\private\action\require\impl\install_packages.lua:340]: in function 'jobfunc'
    [@programdir\modules\async\runjobs.lua:241]:
    [C]: in function 'xpcall'
    [@programdir\core\base\utils.lua:241]: in function 'trycall'
    [@programdir\core\sandbox\modules\try.lua:117]: in function 'try'
    [@programdir\modules\async\runjobs.lua:223]: in function 'cotask'
    [@programdir\core\base\scheduler.lua:406]:

checking for utfcpp ... no
note: install or modify (m) these packages (pass -y to skip confirm)?
in d37d6f9715bc404d9cc2a582947d2c1f.lock:
  -> utfcpp v4.0.5
please input: y (y/n/m)

[waruqi]

But it works for me.

PS C:\Users\wangrunqing\Downloads\test91> xmake
checking for Microsoft Visual Studio (x64) version ... 2022
checking for Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (x64) version ... 19.41.33923
updating repositories .. ok
note: install or modify (m) these packages (pass -y to skip confirm)?
in xmake-repo:
  -> utfcpp v4.0.5
please input: y (y/n/m)

  => download https://github.com/nemtrif/utfcpp/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.5.tar.gz .. ok
  => install utfcpp v4.0.5 .. ok
[ 50%]: compiling.release src\main.cpp
[ 75%]: linking.release test.exe
[100%]: build ok, spent 0.906s
PS C:\Users\wangrunqing\Downloads\test91> xmake f -p windows -a x64 -m debug -c
checking for Microsoft Visual Studio (x64) version ... 2022
checking for Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (x64) version ... 19.41.33923
PS C:\Users\wangrunqing\Downloads\test91> xmake f -p windows -a x64 -m debug -c
checking for Microsoft Visual Studio (x64) version ... 2022
checking for Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (x64) version ... 19.41.33923
PS C:\Users\wangrunqing\Downloads\test91> xmake l io.readfile xmake-requires.lock
"{
    __meta__ = {
        version = "1.0"
    },
    ["windows|x64"] = {
        ["cmake#31fecfc4"] = {
            repo = {
                branch = "master",
                commit = "e8e9c3380b4aec761f781927c2434b75db50aa90",
                url = "https://gitee.com/tboox/xmake-repo.git"
            },
            version = "3.29.0-rc1"
        },
        ["utfcpp#31fecfc4"] = {
            repo = {
                branch = "master",
                commit = "e8e9c3380b4aec761f781927c2434b75db50aa90",
                url = "https://gitee.com/tboox/xmake-repo.git"
            },
            version = "v4.0.5"
        }
    }
}"

[waruqi]

Are you using the dev version now? I remember just recently fixing a require lock bug that could cause you to reinstall locked packages. You need to reinstall the locked packages.

#5465

[AidanSun05]

I tried the latest dev version (v2.9.4+dev.2a2ee54fe) and this is what I noticed:

• When the configure command is paused on confirming to install packages ("please input: y (y/n/m)") the lock file is cleared.
• When the packages are successfully installed and the configure command finishes, the lock file is back to how it originally was.

Interestingly, I could not reproduce this on macOS even with the same dev version: the lock file (with windows|x64 replaced with macosx|arm64) is never cleared when the configure command runs (xmake f -p macosx -a arm64 -m debug -c). Is this varying behavior intended?

[waruqi]

try this patch. #5539

[AidanSun05]

Thanks, the lock file is now retained throughout the entire process of configuring and installing packages. This is consistent with the expected behavior.