tursodatabase / tursodatabase/libsql

libsql will not build on windows

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Description

the code at: https://github.com/tursodatabase/libsql/blob/main/libsql-ffi/build.rs#L42

should be (based on the build platform) something like:

 Command::new("xcopy")
     .arg("/S")
     .arg(format!("{dir}\\{bindgen_rs_path}"))
     .arg(&out_path)
     .output()
     .unwrap();

I hacked this into the files installed by cargo add libsql and it allowed it to build and run successfully.

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Start at libsql-ffi/build.rs around line 42 and inspect how the build command handles the target platform. Reproduce the Windows build using a package installed with cargo add libsql, then verify that libsql builds and runs successfully on Windows.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
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