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Can't build in parallel with linked toolchain on windows

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Description

*** Nothing to do with lock errors with ESP32 ***

Running two builds in parallel with a linked toolchain on windows:

brian@DESKTOP-CODN6ST MINGW64 /c/Users/brian/Documents/dev/rls
$ PATH="c:\Program Files\CMake\bin:$PATH" cargo +rust1-stage2 build
error: unable to unlink old fallback exe
info: caused by: Access is denied. (os error 5)

This is because of the hack where the 'fallback' cargo is copied into a temporary location for the duration of the build.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the linked-toolchain parallel build on Windows with the documented cargo command and inspect the fallback cargo temporary-location hack described in the issue. Done means two parallel builds complete without the fallback executable unlink failure or an Access is denied error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system, devtools
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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