[cmake]Unpacking source using cmake failed

[zewpo]

I have a run into a problem causing me to be unable to install harfbuzz - which is a prequisite to a number of other packages, like qt-base - that I want to try out. Seems to occur when cmake tries to extract the harfbuzz tar.gz files.... details below...

Host Environment

• OS: Windows 10 x64
• Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 v16.2.4

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
./vcpkg install harfbuzz

Failure logs
-Cut and past the appropriate build messages from the console output.

vcpkg install harfbuzz

The following packages will be built and installed:
    harfbuzz[core,ucdn]:x64-windows
Starting package 1/1: harfbuzz:x64-windows
Building package harfbuzz[core,ucdn]:x64-windows...
-- Using cached C:/workspaces/repos/vcpkg/downloads/harfbuzz-harfbuzz-2.5.3.tar.gz
-- Extracting source C:/workspaces/repos/vcpkg/downloads/harfbuzz-harfbuzz-2.5.3.tar.gz                                                                                             
CMake Error at scripts/cmake/vcpkg_execute_required_process.cmake:72 (message):                                                                                                         
Command failed: "C:/Program Files/CMake/bin/cmake.exe" -E tar xjf 
C:/workspaces/repos/vcpkg/downloads/harfbuzz-harfbuzz-2.5.3.tar.gz                                                
Working Directory: C:/workspaces/repos/vcpkg/buildtrees/harfbuzz/src/TEMP                                                                                                           
Error code: 1                                                                                                                                                                       
See logs for more information:                                                                                                                                                        
C:\workspaces\repos\vcpkg\buildtrees\harfbuzz\extract-err.log                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Call Stack (most recent call first):                                                                                                                                                  
scripts/cmake/vcpkg_extract_source_archive.cmake:43 (vcpkg_execute_required_process)                                                                                                
scripts/cmake/vcpkg_extract_source_archive_ex.cmake:98 (vcpkg_extract_source_archive)                                                                                               
scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_github.cmake:114 (vcpkg_extract_source_archive_ex)                                                                                                         
ports/harfbuzz/portfile.cmake:3 (vcpkg_from_github)                                                                                                                                 
scripts/ports.cmake:85 (include)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Error: Building package harfbuzz:x64-windows failed with: BUILD_FAILED                                                                                                              
Please ensure you're using the latest portfiles with `.\vcpkg update`, then                                                                                                         
submit an issue at https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/issues including:                                                                                                               
Package: harfbuzz:x64-windows                                                                                                                                                       
Vcpkg version: 2019.08.27-nohash                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Additionally, attach any relevant sections from the log files above.   

-Please attach any additional failure logs mentioned in the console output.

type C:\workspaces\repos\vcpkg\buildtrees\harfbuzz\extract-err.log

CMake Error: Problem with archive_write_header(): Can't create ''
CMake Error: Current file: harfbuzz-2.5.3/README
CMake Error: Problem extracting tar: C:/workspaces/repos/vcpkg/downloads/harfbuzz-harfbuzz-2.5.3.tar.gz

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here, such as what you have already tried to resolve the issue.

My default triplet is x64-windows, so I also tried with x86-windows, but got the exact same issue.

[JackBoosY]

This issue may be caused by insufficient permissions or by a cmake bug.
Please following the step:

1. Reinstall this port after re-clone vcpkg on a non-system disk.
2. Roll back your cmake version to 3.13.4.

See #19102 #19132.

[zewpo]

@JackBoosY

Thank you very much for the links. I found the following work-around described in thread: #19102

A Windows setting that causes this problem:
intl.cpl > Administrative > Change system locale...
☑ Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support

Unticking it fixes the cmake -E tar error for me, and I was able to get harfbuzz to install correctly.

[zewpo]

Happy to close the issue, thanks to the work-around shared by @JackBoosY . I mean, it would be better if it doesn't need the work-around, but at least I am happy for now.

[JackBoosY]

@zewpo Please do not close this issue until we update cmake to the fixed version.

Thanks.

[zewpo]

@zewpo Please do not close this issue until we update cmake to the fixed version.

Thanks.

OK, :) makes sense. thanks

[PhoebeHui]

We have known issue #5951 to track same issue, so it's safe to close it.