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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-47686

VS shadow build fails with source and build dir on different drives

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    • 5.5.0
    • WebEngine
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    • * Windows 7 SP1 + All Updates x86 + x64
      * Windows 10 Build 10240 (All Updates) x86 + x64
      * MSVC 2015 RTM x86 + x64 from VS Native Command Prompt

      Building WebEngine with MSVC 2015 fails while doing a shadow build. The Error Message is:

      Using extra options found in c:\qt5src\qtwebengine\src\core\qtwebengine_extras.gypi
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/qt5src/qtwebengine/tools/buildscripts/gyp_qtwebengine", line 147, in <module> args.extend(['-Goutput_dir='+ os.path.relpath(output_dir, qtwebengine_root)])

File "C:\Python32\lib\ntpath.py", line 528, in relpath % (path_prefix, start_prefix))
ValueError: path is on drive D:, start on drive c:
Project ERROR: -- running gyp_qtwebengine failed --
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '(' : return code '0x3'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

      Additional Info:
      When trying to build from within the Source Folder, it gives the Error

      "Ninja.exe could not be found"

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            qt_webengine_team Qt WebEngine Team
            meermusik Oliver Niebuhr
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