Is it possible to install additional VS2022 components on the fly?

[Dexus]

I'm looking but did not found yet a solution. I can't build some modules, because VS2022 missing some packages. I would like to add them, with my vsconfig, but don't get it working. It fails always, and tells me C++ Build Tools missing or something like that.

error: linking with `link.exe` failed: exit code: 1
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  = note: "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\usr\\bin\\link.exe" "/NOLOGO" "C:\\Users\\RUNNER~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\rustcyP56QN\\symbols.o" "D:\\a\\node-clipper2\\node-clipper2\\target\\release\\build\\serde-4dfa248afced4eb8\\build_script_build-4dfa248afced4eb8.build_script_build.5bdb8ce131c95804-cgu.0.rcgu.o" "D:\\a\\node-clipper2\\node-clipper2\\target\\release\\build\\serde-4dfa248afced4eb8\\build_script_build-4dfa248afced4eb8.build_script_build.5bdb8ce131c95804-cgu.1.rcgu.o" "D:\\a\\node-clipper2\\node-clipper2\\target\\release\\build\\serde-4dfa248afced4eb8\\build_script_build-4dfa248afced4eb8.ac9d2rjd3drvjrvxnyew32yqt.rcgu.o" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libstd-b84ff5acd6bc244a.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libpanic_unwind-48b6b1a2a90a15be.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libmemchr-77f16b23eaf0[78](https://github.com/deepnest-next/node-clipper2/actions/runs/12586656488/job/35080959709#step:16:79)98.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libwindows_targets-44d066234198c8a4.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\librustc_demangle-12d696bf58c9e9c7.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libstd_detect-2206e5523d327069.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libhashbrown-a9142fbefbdf1faf.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\librustc_std_workspace_alloc-e7de328891fff36a.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libunwind-1356fe3b4850b6e6.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libcfg_if-314940f2a2940707.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\liballoc-9dfd12b559455ea0.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\librustc_std_workspace_core-42049fa76a54b99d.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libcore-34a43d83f1ad639d.rlib" "C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\libcompiler_builtins-5c59788ced62b43b.rlib" "kernel32.lib" "kernel32.lib" "advapi32.lib" "ntdll.lib" "userenv.lib" "ws2_32.lib" "dbghelp.lib" "/defaultlib:msvcrt" "/NXCOMPAT" "/OUT:D:\\a\\node-clipper2\\node-clipper2\\target\\release\\build\\serde-4dfa248afced4eb8\\build_script_build-4dfa248afced4eb8.exe" "/OPT:REF,NOICF" "/DEBUG" "/PDBALTPATH:%_PDB%" "/NATVIS:C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\etc\\intrinsic.natvis" "/NATVIS:C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\etc\\liballoc.natvis" "/NATVIS:C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\etc\\libcore.natvis" "/NATVIS:C:\\Users\\runneradmin\\.rustup\\toolchains\\stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\\lib\\rustlib\\etc\\libstd.natvis"
  = note: /usr/bin/link: extra operand 'D:\\a\\node-clipper2\\node-clipper2\\target\\release\\build\\serde-4dfa248afced4eb8\\build_script_build-4dfa248afced4eb8.build_script_build.5bdb8ce131c95804-cgu.0.rcgu.o'
          Try '/usr/bin/link --help' for more information.
          

note: `link.exe` returned an unexpected error

note: the Visual Studio build tools may need to be repaired using the Visual Studio installer

note: or a necessary component may be missing from the "C++ build tools" workload

https://github.com/deepnest-next/node-clipper2/actions/runs/12586656488/job/35080959709

I can build it local without problems. So what need I todo, that it works?

[Prabhatkumar59]

Hi @Dexus - We will look into this and will update you with solutions in no time, thanks:)

[Prabhatkumar59]

Hi @Dexus - After observing from your issue description, please ensure the necessary components (e.g., C++ Build Tools) are specified in a .vsconfig file.
Also, once you can try to Install missing components by running following :

"C:\Path\To\vs_installer.exe" install --installPath "C:\Path\To\VS" --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64 --passive --norestart

Then try to verify the link.exe path matches Visual Studio's linker, not Git's link.exe.
Additionally, try to use the GitHub Actions setup-msbuild action to install required workloads.

Let us know if you need further clarification! thanks

[Dexus]

Thank you, I finaly got my error while using the windows image. Bash is used from git client. Powershell or pwsh will work.

[Dexus]

For me, the bash shell from git doesn't belong on the windows... and if the path in a .bashrc should be adapted, cut off the first two paths and move them to the back, because otherwise it always comes the link.exe from the git stack.