tursodatabase / tursodatabase/libsql

CI doesn't catch failing Windows build

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Description

As described in #2005, the Windows build is failing. This is reproducible with a simple cargo new helloworld on Windows with libsql 0.9.2 added as a dependency.

The relevant workflow is here.
I suspect the reason this is not caught is because PowerShell, the default shell for the windows-latest runner, may be aliasing cp to Copy-Item. It also might be because cp is added to the path from Git Bash or MSYS2. So build.rs succeeds in GitHub Actions, but it won't work on a typical Windows user's system since there will be no cp command.

#2005, #1657, #1969 related

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Research direction

Start with .github/workflows/rust.yml at lines 222-244 and reproduce the reported cargo new helloworld case on Windows with libsql 0.9.2. Inspect the workflow shell and the build.rs behavior, then verify that CI catches the Windows failure without relying on commands unavailable on a typical Windows system.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, powershell, rust
Domain
build-system, ci-cd, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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