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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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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • P2: Important
    • None
    • 5.5.0
    • WebEngine
    • None
    • * 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

    Description

      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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