TraceMachina / TraceMachina/nativelink

Lost inputs no longer available remotely

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Description

Randomy, in my Bazel build, I will often see a slew of errors like:

Running Cargo build script crc32fast failed: Lost inputs no longer available remotely: external/rules_rs++crate+crates__crc32fast-1.5.0/crc32fast_build_script_ (47e96e44aa3acea97bd6ed4654277a29753a44863b525c23b540cf616ea75789/474144).

It's not clear to me what's causing this. The cache is warm, so I don't believe this is due to eviction, though it could be due to a race. It's possible the server or workers are not configured optimally; perhaps a consistency check is being missed.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Bazel build and collecting the surrounding logs for the “Lost inputs no longer available remotely” error from the crc32fast Cargo build script. Trace the remote cache or execution path that reports the missing digest, then determine whether eviction, a race, or a consistency issue is responsible. Done means identifying a reproducible cause and a focused fix or regression test.

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Assessment

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

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