rules_rust is broken with Bazel@HEAD for windows platform

[sgowroji]

https://buildkite.com/bazel/bazel-at-head-plus-downstream/builds/2984#0187c5a7-a42b-4d14-904b-a6c46db44b21

Platform: windows

Logs :

LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'windows.0.48.0.lib'

Reference : #1938 (comment)

CC @meteorcloudy

[illicitonion]

Should be fixed by #1944

[scentini]

Unfortunately I believe I didn't fix all the long paths; here's the one causing issues at HEAD:
C:\\b\\pptrowys\\execroot\\examples\\bazel-out/x64_windows-opt-exec-ST-f007e4e0eadc/bin/vendor_local_pkgs/crates/windows_x86_64_msvc-0.48.0/windows_x86_64_msvc_build_script_.exe.runfiles/examples/vendor_local_pkgs/crates/windows_x86_64_msvc-0.48.0\\lib/windows.0.48.0.lib
I could shorten the vendor_local_pkgs directory, but maybe one of you @illicitonion, @UebelAndre can point me to how to shorten windows_x86_64_msvc too?

[UebelAndre]

windows_x86_64_msvc is the name of a crate (https://crates.io/crates/windows_x86_64_msvc), shortening that would come with some complications. I would do vendor_local_pkgs for now.

[meteorcloudy]

Any news on fixing this? This is the only downstream failure on Bazel CI currently: https://buildkite.com/bazel/bazel-at-head-plus-downstream/builds/3040

[scentini]

Hey @meteorcloudy , unfortunately I've been swamped with other work, I don't think I'll get to this by next week.

[meteorcloudy]

No worries, as long as it's still on your radar!

[sgowroji]

Hi all, Gentle ping on this issue to know the latest update on it. Thanks!

[sgowroji]

Any update on this issue?