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[package] libx265/3.2.1 build fail in file INSTALL cannot find x265.pdb mingw64

See original GitHub issue

Package and Environment Details

Package Name/Version: libx265/3.2.1
Operating System+version: Windows 10
Compiler+version: gcc-mingw-w64-8.1.0
Docker image: conanio/gcc8.1
Conan version: conan 1.22.2
Python version: Python 3.7.5/none

Conan profile

Configuration:
[settings]
arch=x86_64
arch_build=x86_64
build_type=Debug
compiler=gcc
compiler.cppstd=14
compiler.exception=seh
compiler.libcxx=libstdc++11
compiler.threads=posix
compiler.version=8.1
os=Windows
os_build=Windows
[options]
[build_requires]
[env]
CONAN_CMAKE_GENERATOR=MinGW Makefiles

[requires]
libx265/3.2.1

Steps to reproduce

Add package libx265/3.2.1 to build in mingw64 windows env (no Visual Studio). Fail in file INSTALL cannot find bin/x265.pdb:

CMake Error at source_subfolder/source/cmake_install.cmake:48 (file):
  file INSTALL cannot find
  "C:/Users/Home/.conan/data/libx265/3.2.1/_/_/build/e82f74c25b82d272dbcd1630371590cd62192d65/build_subfolder/bin/x265.pdb".
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  cmake_install.cmake:37 (include)

Same issues as https://github.com/bincrafters/community/issues/1085 problem.

Fixed method

.conan\data\libx265\3.2.1\_\_\source\source_subfolder\source\CMakeLists.txt line 581 -593

if((WIN32 AND ENABLE_CLI) OR (WIN32 AND ENABLE_SHARED))
    if(MSVC_IDE)
        install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Debug/x265.pdb" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS Debug)
        install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/x265.pdb" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo)
        install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Debug/libx265.pdb" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS Debug OPTIONAL NAMELINK_ONLY)
        install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/libx265.pdb" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo OPTIONAL NAMELINK_ONLY)
    else()
        install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.pdb" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS Debug)
        install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.pdb" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo)
        install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libx265.pdb" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS Debug OPTIONAL NAMELINK_ONLY)
        install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libx265.pdb" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo OPTIONAL NAMELINK_ONLY)
    endif()
endif()

Because of no x265.pdb due to this error. Fixed: https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/x265/disable-install-pdb.patch

We need to disable install pdb code in CMakeLists.txt when windows and mingw gcc. My fixed: .conan\data\libx265\3.2.1\_\_\export\conanfile.py line 40

    def _patch_sources(self):
        cmakelists = os.path.join(self._source_subfolder, "source", "CMakeLists.txt")
        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
            #   file INSTALL cannot find x265.pdb
            if self.settings.compiler == "Visual Studio":
                tools.replace_in_file(cmakelists,
                                      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Debug/x265.pdb",
                                      "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/x265.pdb")
                tools.replace_in_file(cmakelists,
                                      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.pdb",
                                      "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/x265.pdb")
            else:
                tools.replace_in_file(cmakelists,
                                      "install(FILES \"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Debug/x265.pdb\" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS Debug)",
                                      "# install(FILES \"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Debug/x265.pdb\" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS Debug)")
                tools.replace_in_file(cmakelists,
                                      "install(FILES \"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/x265.pdb\" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo)",
                                      "# install(FILES \"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/RelWithDebInfo/x265.pdb\" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo)")
                tools.replace_in_file(cmakelists,
                                      "install(FILES \"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.pdb\" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS Debug)",
                                      "# install(FILES \"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.pdb\" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS Debug)")
                tools.replace_in_file(cmakelists,
                                      "install(FILES \"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.pdb\" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo)",
                                      "# install(FILES \"${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.pdb\" DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR} CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo)")

Logs (Include/Attach if Applicable)

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[ 79%] Built target x265-static
[ 82%] Built target x265-shared
[100%] Built target cli
Install the project...
-- Install configuration: "Debug"
-- Installing: C:/Users/Home/.conan/data/libx265/3.2.1/_/_/package/e82f74c25b82d272dbcd1630371590cd62192d65/lib/libx265.a
-- Installing: C:/Users/Home/.conan/data/libx265/3.2.1/_/_/package/e82f74c25b82d272dbcd1630371590cd62192d65/include/x265.h
-- Installing: C:/Users/Home/.conan/data/libx265/3.2.1/_/_/package/e82f74c25b82d272dbcd1630371590cd62192d65/include/x265_config.h
CMake Error at source_subfolder/source/cmake_install.cmake:48 (file):
  file INSTALL cannot find
  "C:/Users/Home/.conan/data/libx265/3.2.1/_/_/build/e82f74c25b82d272dbcd1630371590cd62192d65/build_subfolder/bin/x265.pdb".
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  cmake_install.cmake:37 (include)


mingw32-make.exe: *** [Makefile:73: install] Error 1
ERROR: libx265/3.2.1: Error in package() method, line 95
	cmake.install()
	ConanException: Error 2 while executing cmake --build C:\Users\Home\.conan\data\libx265\3.2.1\_\_\build\e82f74c25b82d272dbcd1630371590cd62192d65\build_subfolder --target install -- -j4