484350 - xpidl.exe returning BAD FILE NUMBER on Vista when compiling with MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS=-j2

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox Build System :: General, defect)

Description

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

I've noticed this fairly consistently on Vista when compiling with MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS=-j2. I suspect it may be something to do with having a minimal manifest along with ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) though that is just a guess. I have added a manifest to my repo to see if it does help and so far so good.

Comment 1

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

Previously it seemed that only one out of every 4 clobbers would compile without this error and it never compiled without this error while there was heavy IO on my system due to other processes. So far after adding a manifest to xpidl.exe I've clobbered two debug builds and one optimized build while there was heavy file IO without encountering this error.

Comment 2

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

I haven't seen this again since adding the manifest. When time permits I'll verify this can be reproduced still without a manifest.

Comment 3

[David Mandelin [:dmandelin]]

I've been getting this error also on Vista with -j2, but with nsinstall.exe. When I copy the result of `which nsinstall` over the bad nsinstall.exe, it works. Can you explain what you mean by creating a manifest to fix this?

Comment 4

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

I suspect what you are actually seeing is bug 505289. I haven't been using the manifest for a while now and have been meaning to close this as works for me.