Failing depext install on windows
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Description
eg https://github.com/rocq-community/rocq-lsp/actions/runs/25496448387/job/74817386293
The following system packages will first need to be installed:
mingw64-i686-gcc-core mingw64-i686-gmp mingw64-x86_64-gmp pkgconf
<><> Handling external dependencies <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
+ C:\.opam\.cygwin\setup-x86_64.exe "--root" "C:\\.opam\\.cygwin\\root" "--quiet-mode" "noinput" "--no-shortcuts" "--no-startmenu" "--no-desktop" "--no-admin" "--no-version-check" "--no-write-registry" "--packages" "mingw64-i686-gcc-core,mingw64-i686-gmp,mingw64-x86_64-gmp,pkgconf" "--symlink-type" "native" "--upgrade-also" "--only-site" "--site" "https://cygwin.mirror.constant.com/" "--local-package-dir" "C:\\.opam\\.cygwin\\cache"
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked Windows workflow run and trace the depext installation step in setup-ocaml. Check how the listed Cygwin packages are selected and installed; done means the Windows workflow installs its external dependencies successfully without exit code 1.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, ocaml
- Domain
- ci-cd
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100