Build issue on Windows

[Lumengine]

Description of Issue

Trying to build with latest VS2022 toolset on windows 11

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run

python build_scripts/build_usd.py ../Build/Release --build-variant release --toolset v143 --generator "Visual Studio 17 2022" --materialx

I get the same error as #3102
Fixing with this boostorg/boost#914 (comment)
But after this issue, another one

-- Found Boost: C:/Users/perri/Software/USD/Build/Debug/include/boost-1_82 (found version "1.82.0")
-- Disabling boost-provided cmake config
-- Found Python3: C:\Users\perri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\python.exe (found version "3.11.9") found components: Interpreter Development Development.Module Development.Embed
CMake Warning (dev) at cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake:132 (find_package):
  Policy CMP0167 is not set: The FindBoost module is removed.  Run "cmake
  --help-policy CMP0167" for policy details.  Use the cmake_policy command to
  set the policy and suppress this warning.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:23 (include)
This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

CMake Error at C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.30/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:233 (message):
  Could NOT find Boost (missing: python311) (found version "1.82.0")
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.30/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:603 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)
  C:/Program Files/CMake/share/cmake-3.30/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:2409 (find_package_handle_standard_args)
  cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake:132 (find_package)
  CMakeLists.txt:23 (include)

Seems that boost is creating some python library but unavailable with cmake find_package.
The cmake line is in Packages.cmake

    set(python_version_nodot "${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}")
    find_package(Boost
        COMPONENTS
        python${python_version_nodot}
        REQUIRED
    )

System Information (OS, Hardware)

Microsoft Windows 11
Version 10.0.22631 Build 22631

Package Versions

24.08

Build Flags

[jesschimein]

Filed as internal issue #USD-10036

[fschlaef]

I am having the exact same issue on Windows 10 with Visual Studio 17.11.2, cannot find a fix and this is completely preventing me from using OpenUSD.

Do any precompiled downloads exist ?

[Lumengine]

@fschlaef You can check this out. It worked for me. But it's a workaround. https://forum.aousd.org/t/build-usd-py-issues-with-b2-and-boost-and-latest-visualstudio-2022/1725

[Lumengine]

I also have a repo that suits my need where I precompiled USD. https://github.com/Lumengine/OpenUSDBuild

[fschlaef]

@fschlaef You can check this out. It worked for me. But it's a workaround. https://forum.aousd.org/t/build-usd-py-issues-with-b2-and-boost-and-latest-visualstudio-2022/1725

I've also found it, but it only fixes the b2 issue (the one in #3102) and not this one :(

[Lumengine]

@fschlaef It worked for me. Installing previous msvc solve both the b2 issue and the python311 for me. What about desinstalling old msvc version. Not sure Microsoft allows it though.

[fschlaef]

@fschlaef It worked for me. Installing previous msvc solve both the b2 issue and the python311 for me. What about desinstalling old msvc version. Not sure Microsoft allows it though.

I was using Python 3.12, tried removing everything and performing a clean build on Python 3.11
It got stuck on "Installing OpenUSD" for over 30 minutes and generated more than 15GB of build files while slowing my PC to a crawl, after which I interrupted the build.

No idea if that is normal, I ended up finding and using the precompiled build from NVIDIA's website : https://developer.nvidia.com/usd#section-getting-started

[Lumengine]

Depending on your hardware configuration, it can take a while indeed ! With my oldest laptop it took more than an hour to build USD with more than 17 GB on the "build" folder.