earendil-works/pi · error

failed with exit code

Error message

${command} failed with exit code ${result.status ?? 1}

What it means

Build-script failure in the win32 native prebuild builder: an external command spawned by run() (compiler, rc.exe, cmd.exe batch, etc.) exited with a non-zero status (spawn errors are thrown separately as result.error). It means a toolchain step of the native module build failed; the thrown error carries the exit code for diagnosis, and the process exits before temporary artifacts are cleaned by the exit handler.

Solutions

1. The build command failed; run it manually to see the full error output.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/tui/native/win32/build.mjs:46 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of earendil-works/pi@4af9d21d3b (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3bafd948afe802d9. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/tui/native/win32/build.mjs:46

function removeTemporaryDir() {
	rmSync(temporaryDir, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 5, retryDelay: 100 });
}

process.on("exit", removeTemporaryDir);
process.on("SIGINT", () => {
	removeTemporaryDir();
	process.exit(130);
});

function commandExists(command) {
	const result = spawnSync(command, ["--version"], { stdio: "ignore" });
	return !result.error || result.error.code !== "ENOENT";
}

function run(command, args, options = {}) {
	const result = spawnSync(command, args, { stdio: "inherit", ...options });
	if (result.error) throw result.error;
	if (result.status !== 0) throw new Error(`${command} failed with exit code ${result.status ?? 1}`);
}

function quoteBatch(value) {
	return `"${value.replaceAll('"', '""')}"`;
}

function msvcHostArch() {
	return process.arch === "arm64" ? "arm64" : "x64";
}

function findVisualStudioDevCmd() {
	const candidates = [];
	const programFilesX86 = process.env["ProgramFiles(x86)"];
	if (programFilesX86) {
		const vswhere = path.join(programFilesX86, "Microsoft Visual Studio", "Installer", "vswhere.exe");
		if (existsSync(vswhere)) {
			const result = spawnSync(
				vswhere,

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