error building on windows due to long paths

[aleluiah]

Task :react-native-gesture-handler:buildNdkBuildDebug[arm64-v8a][rngesturehandler_modules]
C/C++: C:/android-ndk-r21e/build//../toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/windows-x86_64/bin/../lib/gcc/aarch64-linux-android/4.9.x/../../../../aarch64-linux-android/bin\ld: cannot find C:\Cliqueon\node_modules\react-native-gesture-handler\android\build\intermediates\cxx\Debug\3x5p2864/obj/local/arm64-v8a/objs-debug/rngesturehandler_modules/C_/Cliqueon/node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/jni/RNGestureHandlerComponentsRegistry.o: No such file or directory
C/C++: clang++: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
C/C++: make: *** [C:/android-ndk-r21e/build//../build/core/build-binary.mk:725: C:\Cliqueon\node_modules\react-native-gesture-handler\android\build\intermediates\cxx\Debug\3x5p2864/obj/local/arm64-v8a/librngesturehandler_modules.so] Error

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[aleluiah]

check out Fix building RN with new architecture on Windows boxes by using relative paths for C++ sources
facebook/react-native#33784
this technique was used for react native to fix long path limitation on windows

[j-piasecki]

Hi @aleluiah, could you check if the above PR solves the issue for you?

[psycheangel]

@j-piasecki
Hi, I tried to add NDK_APP_SHORT_COMMANDS to android/build.gradle as you suggested in PR, it still resulted with same behavior with current issue.

then I tried solution like in react-native PR #33784
it solved the problem

LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH) $(GENERATED_SRC_DIR)/codegen/jni
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(wildcard $(LOCAL_PATH)/*.cpp) $(wildcard $(GENERATED_SRC_DIR)/codegen/jni/*.cpp)
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(subst $(LOCAL_PATH)/,,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH) $(GENERATED_SRC_DIR)/codegen/jni

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[j-piasecki]

Great that you solved the problem! In the meantime, we've replaced NDK with CMake in the Gesture Handler 2.6.0. It would be great if you could check if it works for you out of the box.

[psycheangel]

Great that you solved the problem! In the meantime, we've replaced NDK with CMake in the Gesture Handler 2.6.0. It would be great if you could check if it works for you out of the box.

Yes, its working without long-path issue in windows

[j-piasecki]

Great! In that case I believe the issue is solved.