MSVC .dll build FAILED without indication as to why (fails only for vcpkg port)

I have a C++ library that builds successfully using Visual Studio 2022 (MSVC 17.6) in both Release and Debug configurations. It also builds successfully without any warnings using WSL (Ubuntu 20.04.6 / g++ 10.5.0).

I’ve recently created a vcpkg custom-overlay port to test packaging this project as we are moving towards a public release (this project is unfortunately not publicly available yet so I cannot share the entire source). This port builds and installs successfully for linux, and it builds the windows debug configuration fine, but it fails for the windows release configuration.

The command I am using is:

.vcpkgvcpkg.exe install vira --overlay-ports .sourcereposcustom-overlay

And this is the output:

Computing installation plan...
The following packages will be built and installed:
    vira:[email protected] -- C:Userscgnam.sourcereposcustom-overlayvira
Detecting compiler hash for triplet x64-windows...
Compiler found: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.36.32532/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe
Restored 0 package(s) from C:UserscgnamAppDataLocalvcpkgarchives in 218 us. Use --debug to see more details.
Installing 1/1 vira:[email protected]...
Building vira:[email protected]...
C:Userscgnam.sourcereposcustom-overlayvira: info: installing overlay port from here
-- Using cached C:/Users/cgnam/vcpkg/downloads/vira-77f084234d7f87b7d65d3139423716a2a8699062.tar.gz
-- Extracting source C:/Users/cgnam/vcpkg/downloads/vira-77f084234d7f87b7d65d3139423716a2a8699062.tar.gz
-- Using source at C:/Users/cgnam/vcpkg/buildtrees/vira/src/a2a8699062-36622b99f2.clean
-- Found external ninja('1.11.0').
-- Configuring x64-windows
-- Building x64-windows-dbg
-- Building x64-windows-rel
CMake Error at scripts/cmake/vcpkg_execute_build_process.cmake:134 (message):
    Command failed: C:/Users/cgnam/vcpkg/downloads/tools/cmake-3.29.2-windows/cmake-3.29.2-windows-i386/bin/cmake.exe --build . --config Release --target install -- -v -j13
    Working Directory: C:/Users/cgnam/vcpkg/buildtrees/vira/x64-windows-rel
    See logs for more information:
      C:Userscgnamvcpkgbuildtreesvirainstall-x64-windows-rel-out.log

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  installed/x64-windows/share/vcpkg-cmake/vcpkg_cmake_build.cmake:74 (vcpkg_execute_build_process)
  installed/x64-windows/share/vcpkg-cmake/vcpkg_cmake_install.cmake:16 (vcpkg_cmake_build)
  C:/Users/cgnam/source/repos/custom-overlay/vira/portfile.cmake:12 (vcpkg_cmake_install)
  scripts/ports.cmake:192 (include)


error: building vira:x64-windows failed with: BUILD_FAILED

When I go to the specified install-x64-windows-rel-out.log file, everything looks fine until the very end when it seemingly fails out of nowehere with no cause I can identify:

[47/48] C:WINDOWSsystem32cmd.exe /C "C:WINDOWSsystem32cmd.exe /C "C:Userscgnamvcpkgdownloadstoolscmake-3.29.2-windowscmake-3.29.2-windows-i386bincmake.exe -E __create_def C:Userscgnamvcpkgbuildtreesvirax64-windows-relsourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dir.exports.def C:Userscgnamvcpkgbuildtreesvirax64-windows-relsourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dir.exports.def.objs && cd C:Userscgnamvcpkgbuildtreesvirax64-windows-rel" && C:Userscgnamvcpkgdownloadstoolscmake-3.29.2-windowscmake-3.29.2-windows-i386bincmake.exe -E vs_link_dll --intdir=sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dir --rc=C:PROGRA~2WI3CF2~110bin100220~1.0x64rc.exe --mt=C:PROGRA~2WI3CF2~110bin100220~1.0x64mt.exe --manifests  -- C:PROGRA~1MICROS~42022COMMUN~1VCToolsMSVC1436~1.325binHostx64x64link.exe  sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircolor.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirpose.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrigid_body.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrotation.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircamerascamera.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircameraspinhole_camera.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircamerasblender_camera.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircamerassensor.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirdemsspc_maplet.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometryinterfacesobj_interface.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometryinterfacesply_interface.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometryinterfacesdsk_interface.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometrymesh.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometrytriangle.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometryvertex.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirimagesinterfacesimage_interface.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirimagesimage_utils.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirimagesimage.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirimagesimage_to_imagebuf.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirlightslight.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirlightspoint_light.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirlightssphere_light.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialscook_torrance.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialsggx.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialslambertian.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialsmaterial.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialsmcewen.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirquipuclass_ids.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirquipuquipu_reader.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirquipuquipu_writer.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirquipuquipu_io.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationaabb.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationvira_bvh.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationvira_embree.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationnodes.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationtlas.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingcpu_path_tracer.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingcpu_rasterizer.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingray.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingrenderer.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirscenescene.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirscenescene_graph.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirutilsutils.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirutilsspice_utils.cpp.obj  /out:vira.dll /implib:sourceviravira.lib /pdb:vira.pdb /dll /version:0.0 /machine:x64 /nologo /DEBUG /INCREMENTAL:NO /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF    /INCREMENTAL:NO /LTCG /DEF:sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dir.exports.def  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibtinyobjloader.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowsliblz4.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibtbb12.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibtbbmalloc.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibgeotiff_i.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibproj.lib  externalglobglob.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibminiply.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibOpenImageIO.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibcspice.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibglm.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibembree3.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibtiff.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibOpenImageIO_Util.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibImath-3_1.lib  kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib && cd ."
FAILED: vira.dll source/vira/vira.lib 
C:WINDOWSsystem32cmd.exe /C "C:WINDOWSsystem32cmd.exe /C "C:Userscgnamvcpkgdownloadstoolscmake-3.29.2-windowscmake-3.29.2-windows-i386bincmake.exe -E __create_def C:Userscgnamvcpkgbuildtreesvirax64-windows-relsourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dir.exports.def C:Userscgnamvcpkgbuildtreesvirax64-windows-relsourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dir.exports.def.objs && cd C:Userscgnamvcpkgbuildtreesvirax64-windows-rel" && C:Userscgnamvcpkgdownloadstoolscmake-3.29.2-windowscmake-3.29.2-windows-i386bincmake.exe -E vs_link_dll --intdir=sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dir --rc=C:PROGRA~2WI3CF2~110bin100220~1.0x64rc.exe --mt=C:PROGRA~2WI3CF2~110bin100220~1.0x64mt.exe --manifests  -- C:PROGRA~1MICROS~42022COMMUN~1VCToolsMSVC1436~1.325binHostx64x64link.exe  sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircolor.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirpose.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrigid_body.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrotation.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircamerascamera.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircameraspinhole_camera.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircamerasblender_camera.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dircamerassensor.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirdemsspc_maplet.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometryinterfacesobj_interface.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometryinterfacesply_interface.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometryinterfacesdsk_interface.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometrymesh.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometrytriangle.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirgeometryvertex.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirimagesinterfacesimage_interface.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirimagesimage_utils.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirimagesimage.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirimagesimage_to_imagebuf.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirlightslight.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirlightspoint_light.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirlightssphere_light.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialscook_torrance.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialsggx.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialslambertian.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialsmaterial.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirmaterialsmcewen.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirquipuclass_ids.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirquipuquipu_reader.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirquipuquipu_writer.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirquipuquipu_io.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationaabb.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationvira_bvh.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationvira_embree.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationnodes.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingaccelerationtlas.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingcpu_path_tracer.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingcpu_rasterizer.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingray.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirrenderingrenderer.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirscenescene.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirscenescene_graph.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirutilsutils.cpp.obj sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dirutilsspice_utils.cpp.obj  /out:vira.dll /implib:sourceviravira.lib /pdb:vira.pdb /dll /version:0.0 /machine:x64 /nologo /DEBUG /INCREMENTAL:NO /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF    /INCREMENTAL:NO /LTCG /DEF:sourceviraCMakeFilesvira.dir.exports.def  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibtinyobjloader.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowsliblz4.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibtbb12.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibtbbmalloc.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibgeotiff_i.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibproj.lib  externalglobglob.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibminiply.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibOpenImageIO.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibcspice.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibglm.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibembree3.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibtiff.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibOpenImageIO_Util.lib  C:Userscgnamvcpkginstalledx64-windowslibImath-3_1.lib  kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib && cd ."
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.

I have looked through these multiple times but I cannot identify a reason as to why this would have failed. Again, everything works perfectly as expected when the port is installed on Linux. (And both Debug/Release configurations work on Windows when I build the project directly in Visual Studio rather than using the vcpkg install command from the custom-overlay)

This is the porfile.cmake if it is relevant:

vcpkg_from_git(
    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
    URL [email protected]:vira/vira.git
    REF 77f084234d7f87b7d65d3139423716a2a8699062 # 0.8.0
    HEAD_REF vcpkg_dev
)

vcpkg_cmake_configure(
    SOURCE_PATH "${SOURCE_PATH}"
)

vcpkg_cmake_install()

vcpkg_cmake_config_fixup(
    PACKAGE_NAME "vira"
    CONFIG_PATH "lib/vira/cmake"
)

# Remove empty directories:
file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/vira")
file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/vira")
file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include")
file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share")

file(INSTALL "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}" RENAME copyright)
configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage" "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}/usage" COPYONLY)

I recognize I have not given a whole lot of information as I cannot share all of the source at this time. But I don’t even know where to begin looking for a problem here. If anyone has any idea what might be a possible cause, I would very much appreciate any ideas.

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