Flutter firebase build on Windows fails because of visual studio version - needs update

[krjw-eyev]

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Which mobile framework are you using?

Flutter (Dart)

Steps to reproduce

1. Install the following packages in a flutter project:

•   firebase_auth: ^5.5.2
  

•   firebase_core: ^3.13.0
  

•   firebase_crashlytics: ^4.3.5
  

•   firebase_messaging: ^15.2.5
  

•   firebase_storage: ^12.4.5
  

2. run codemagic windows machine with flutter build windows

Expected results

no link errors

Actual results

Linking Errors:

firebase_firestore.lib(f188d8a14517388912105d506d8c4564_absl_string_view.dir_Release_string_view.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __std_find_end_1 referenced in function "char const * __cdecl std::_Find_end_vectorized<char const ,char const >(char const * const,char const * const,char const * const,unsigned __int64)" (??$_Find_end_vectorized@$$CBD$$CBD@std@@YAPEBDQEBD00_K@Z) [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_firestore.lib(1fe95d6838d9909cdf909015eeba18ea_re2.dir_Release_stringpiece.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __std_find_end_1 [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_storage.lib(ec8e84d87ed30ad4d45497f650aa581b_firebase_storage.dir_Release_storage_path.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __std_find_end_1 [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_firestore.lib(ec49100c7e8ab9d550bace2974e79db6_firestore_util.dir_Release_schedule.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _Cnd_timedwait_for_unchecked referenced in function "public: class firebase::firestore::util::Task * __cdecl firebase::firestore::util::Schedule::PopBlocking(void)" (?PopBlocking@Schedule@util@firestore@firebase@@QEAAPEAVTask@234@XZ) [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_firestore.lib(060e08416dfaa8337f6db6660c103cb2_firestore_core.dir_Release_grpc_completion.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _Cnd_timedwait_for_unchecked [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_firestore.lib(764c577c30021320e8aabcd234c9fd5e_grpc.dir_Release_writing.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __std_min_8i referenced in function "auto __cdecl std::_Min_vectorized<__int64 const >(__int64 const * const,__int64 const * const)" (??$_Min_vectorized@$$CB_J@std@@YA?A_PQEB_J0@Z) [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_firestore.lib(1fe95d6838d9909cdf909015eeba18ea_re2.dir_Release_stringpiece.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __std_search_1 referenced in function "char const * __cdecl std::_Search_vectorized<char const ,char const >(char const * const,char const * const,char const * const,unsigned __int64)" (??$_Search_vectorized@$$CBD$$CBD@std@@YAPEBDQEBD00_K@Z) [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_auth.lib(d48c2d5c2ee6ee6849b2a8e761eb596c_firebase_auth.dir_Release_error_codes.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __std_search_1 [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_storage.lib(ec8e84d87ed30ad4d45497f650aa581b_firebase_storage.dir_Release_storage_uri_parser.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __std_search_1 [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_storage.lib(ec8e84d87ed30ad4d45497f650aa581b_firebase_storage.dir_Release_storage_path.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __std_search_1 [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_app.lib(9df1b499e9d93fa7bea97ae713d33ce7_flatbuffers.dir_Release_idl_parser.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __std_find_first_of_trivial_1 referenced in function "char const * __cdecl std::_Find_first_of_vectorized<char const ,char const >(char const * const,char const * const,char const * const,char const * const)" (??$_Find_first_of_vectorized@$$CBD$$CBD@std@@YAPEBDQEBD000@Z) [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_app.lib(9df1b499e9d93fa7bea97ae713d33ce7_flatbuffers.dir_Release_idl_parser.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __std_remove_8 referenced in function "struct f_b_flatbuffers::StructDef * * __cdecl std::_Remove_vectorized<struct f_b_flatbuffers::StructDef *,struct f_b_flatbuffers::StructDef *>(struct f_b_flatbuffers::StructDef * * const,struct f_b_flatbuffers::StructDef * * const,struct f_b_flatbuffers::StructDef * const)" (??$_Remove_vectorized@PEAUStructDef@f_b_flatbuffers@@PEAU12@@std@@YAPEAPEAUStructDef@f_b_flatbuffers@@QEAPEAU12@0QEAU12@@Z) [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_app.lib(9df1b499e9d93fa7bea97ae713d33ce7_flatbuffers.dir_Release_util.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __std_find_last_of_trivial_pos_1 referenced in function "unsigned __int64 __cdecl std::_Find_last_of_pos_vectorized<char,char>(char const * const,unsigned __int64,char const * const,unsigned __int64)" (??$_Find_last_of_pos_vectorized@DD@std@@YA_KQEBD_K01@Z) [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
firebase_app.lib(9517b511b2df07341741fe8d83119943_firebase_app.dir_Release_path.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __std_find_last_of_trivial_pos_1 [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\Release\skyleapp.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 7 unresolved externals [C:\Users\builder\clone\build\windows\x64\runner\skyleapp.vcxproj]
Building Windows application...                                   320.9s
Build process failed.

Suggestion

I think it would be great to be able to configure the environment with explicit versions like we can do with flutter and ruby etc. on macOS machines. Currently updating this costs me around 12 min every build. Is there a way of caching this? Is caching faster?

[krjw-eyev]

Use the following script as a workaround to update visual studio:

Write-Output "Attempting to update Visual Studio Build Tools"
$vsInstallerPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe"

if (Test-Path $vsInstallerPath) {
    Write-Output "Visual Studio Installer found at $vsInstallerPath"

    $argumentList = "updateall --quiet --norestart"

    Write-Output "Executing: $vsInstallerPath $argumentList"
    $process = Start-Process -FilePath $vsInstallerPath -ArgumentList $argumentList -Wait -PassThru

    if ($null -eq $process) {
        Write-Output "ERROR: Start-Process did not return a process object. Update status unknown."
        throw "Visual Studio update failed (Start-Process error)."
    }

    $exitCode = $process.ExitCode
    Write-Output "Visual Studio update process finished. Exit code: $exitCode"

    if ($exitCode -ne 0 -and $exitCode -ne 3010) {
        Write-Output "ERROR: Visual Studio update failed with exit code $exitCode."
        throw "Visual Studio update failed with exit code $exitCode."
    }
    elseif ($exitCode -eq 3010) {
        Write-Output "Visual Studio update finished with exit code 3010 (Success, restart suppressed)."
    }
    else {
        Write-Output "Visual Studio update appears successful (Exit code 0)."
    }
}
else {
    Write-Output "WARNING: Visual Studio Installer not found at expected path: $vsInstallerPath"
    Write-Output "Skipping VS update. Build might fail if the existing VS version is incompatible."
    throw "Visual Studio Installer not found, cannot update."
}

[dam-ease]

Hello @krjw-eyev,
I'm checking this and will revert soon.

[dam-ease]

Hello @krjw-eyev,
I just want to give an update that I have been able to reproduce this. I am investigating this further and will get back to you once there is an update.

[dam-ease]

Hello @krjw-eyev,
We have now updated the version of Visual Studio on the build machine. You can try the build without the script now. Thanks for your patience.

[krjw-eyev]

Perfect thank you. I have not had the chance to test our setup yet.