Rust-GPU / Rust-GPU/rust-gpu

windows-gnu: Failed to load codegen backend: LoadLibraryExw failed: The specified procedure could not be found. (os error 127)

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Description

Expected Behaviour

Build script using spirv-builder runs without errors

Example & Steps To Reproduce
  1. Copy rust-toolchain.toml to use rustc nightly-2025-06-23
  2. build-dependency spirv-builder = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-GPU/rust-gpu" }
  3. cargo build

The build fails with the full error:

    error: couldn't load codegen backend \\?\C:\Users\****\Downloads\fvm2d\target\debug\deps\rustc_codegen_spirv.dll: LoadLibraryExW failed: The specified procedure could not be found. (os error 127) (The specified procedure could not be found. (os error 127)) (retried 5 times)

rustc_codegen_spirv.dll does exist in that location, but the error suggests that some symbol is missing that is attempting to be loaded. I don't know how to get the name of the procedure it wants.

System Info

  • Rust: rustc 1.89.0-nightly (be19eda0d 2025-06-22) (the date on this value always seems to be 1 day behind the version specified in rust-toolchain.toml)
  • OS: Win11
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  • SPIR-V: SPIRV-Tools v2025.2 unknown hash, 2025-05-06T12:14:19+00:00

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with the nightly version in rust-toolchain.toml, the git spirv-builder dependency, and cargo build on Windows 11. Investigate why rustc_codegen_spirv.dll cannot be loaded and verify that the same build script completes without the LoadLibraryExW error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system, compilers, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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