# Examples failing to configure on windows\_vs2019\_kits\_mpi\_python\_qt

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/examples-failing-to-configure-on-windows-vs2019-kits-mpi-python-qt/6423
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**Created:** [February 9, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/examples-failing-to-configure-on-windows-vs2019-kits-mpi-python-qt/6423 "2021-02-09T00:27:48Z")
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### Author: ![cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/cory.quammen/32/11193_2.png) [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/examples-failing-to-configure-on-windows-vs2019-kits-mpi-python-qt/6423/1 "2021-02-09T00:27:48Z")

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Link: [https://open.cdash.org/test/338776908](https://open.cdash.org/test/338776908)

Seeing a lot of this:

```auto
CMake Error at C:/glr/builds/paraview/paraview-ci/.gitlab/cmake/share/cmake-3.17/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:60 (message):
  The C compiler

    "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.28.29333/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe"

  is not able to compile a simple test program.

  It fails with the following output:

    Change Dir: C:/glr/builds/paraview/paraview-ci/build/Examples/Plugins/AddPQProxy/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
    
    Run Build Command(s):C:/glr/builds/paraview/paraview-ci/.gitlab/ninja.exe cmTC_c1c90 && [1/2] Building C object CMakeFiles\cmTC_c1c90.dir\testCCompiler.c.obj
    [2/2] Linking C executable cmTC_c1c90.exe
    FAILED: cmTC_c1c90.exe 
    cmd.exe /C "cd . && C:\glr\builds\paraview\paraview-ci\.gitlab\cmake\bin\cmake.exe -E vs_link_exe --intdir=CMakeFiles\cmTC_c1c90.dir --rc=rc --mt=CMAKE_MT-NOTFOUND --manifests -- C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~2\2019\COMMUN~1\VC\Tools\MSVC\1428~1.293\bin\Hostx64\x64\link.exe /nologo CMakeFiles\cmTC_c1c90.dir\testCCompiler.c.obj /out:cmTC_c1c90.exe /implib:cmTC_c1c90.lib /pdb:cmTC_c1c90.pdb /version:0.0 /machine:x64 /debug /INCREMENTAL /subsystem:console kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib && cd ."
    RC Pass 1: command "rc /fo CMakeFiles\cmTC_c1c90.dir/manifest.res CMakeFiles\cmTC_c1c90.dir/manifest.rc" failed (exit code 0) with the following output:
    The system cannot find the file specified
    ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.

```