Can't build qiskit-aer

[OmarMoMorgan]

Informations

• Qiskit Aer version:0.15
• Python version:3.12
• Operating system:windows 10

What is the current behavior?

Building wheels for collected packages: qiskit-aer
Building wheel for qiskit-aer (pyproject.toml) ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Building wheel for qiskit-aer (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [81 lines of output]

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  -- Trying 'Ninja (Visual Studio 17 2022 x64 v144)' generator
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  Not searching for unused variables given on the command line.
  -- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.41.34120.0
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working C compiler: E:/NewC/vscommedition/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.41.34120/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped
  -- Detecting C compile features
  -- Detecting C compile features - done
  -- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.41.34120.0
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working CXX compiler: E:/NewC/vscommedition/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.41.34120/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped        
  -- Detecting CXX compile features
  -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
  -- Configuring done (3.2s)
  -- Generating done (0.1s)
  -- Build files have been written to: E:/projects/qunatum intern/qiskit_aer_5/qiskit-aer/_cmake_test_compile/build
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  -- Trying 'Ninja (Visual Studio 17 2022 x64 v144)' generator - success
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  Configuring Project
    Working directory:
      E:\projects\qunatum intern\qiskit_aer_5\qiskit-aer\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.12\cmake-build
    Command:
      'C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin/cmake.exe' 'E:\projects\qunatum intern\qiskit_aer_5\qiskit-aer' -G Ninja '-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\ninja\data\bin\ninja' -D_SKBUILD_FORCE_MSVC=1930 --no-warn-unused-cli '-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=E:\projects\qunatum intern\qiskit_aer_5\qiskit-aer\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.12\cmake-install' -DPYTHON_VERSION_STRING:STRING=3.12.4 -DSKBUILD:INTERNAL=TRUE '-DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH:PATH=C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\resources\cmake' '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\python.exe' '-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\Include' '-DPYTHON_LIBRARY:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\libs\python312.lib' '-DPython_EXECUTABLE:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\python.exe' '-DPython_ROOT_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5' -DPython_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\Include' '-DPython_LIBRARY:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\libs\python312.lib' '-DPython3_EXECUTABLE:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\python.exe' '-DPython3_ROOT_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5' -DPython3_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\Include' '-DPython3_LIBRARY:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\libs\python312.lib' '-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\ninja\data\bin\ninja' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
 
  Not searching for unused variables given on the command line.
  -- Performing Test flag_supported
  -- Performing Test flag_supported - Success
  -- Performing Test flag_supported
  -- Performing Test flag_supported - Success
  -- Conan: Automatic detection of conan settings from cmake
  -- Conan: Detected VS runtime: MD
  -- Conan: Settings= -s;arch=x86_64;-s;build_type=Release;-s;compiler=Visual Studio;-s;compiler.version=17;-s;compiler.runtime=MD
  -- Conan: checking conan executable
  -- Conan: Found program C:/Users/WIN10/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-build-env-xp8t85v0/overlay/Scripts/conan.exe
  -- Conan: Version found
  -- Conan executing: C:/Users/WIN10/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-build-env-xp8t85v0/overlay/Scripts/conan.exe install . -s arch=x86_64 -s build_type=Release -s compiler=Visual Studio -s compiler.version=17 -s compiler.runtime=MD -e=CONAN_CMAKE_PROGRAM=C:/Users/WIN10/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-build-env-dnyhzr39/overlay/Lib/site-packages/cmake/data/bin/cmake.exe -g=cmake --build=missing    
  CMake Error at cmake/conan.cmake:404 (message):
    Conan install failed='no such file or directory'
  Call Stack (most recent call first):
    cmake/conan.cmake:499 (conan_cmake_install)
    cmake/conan_utils.cmake:63 (conan_cmake_run)
    cmake/dependency_utils.cmake:20 (setup_conan)
    CMakeLists.txt:179 (setup_dependencies)
 
 
  -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\setuptools_wrap.py", line 660, in setup
      env = cmkr.configure(
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    File "C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\cmaker.py", line 354, in configure
      raise SKBuildError(msg)
 
    Command:
      'C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin/cmake.exe' 'E:\projects\qunatum intern\qiskit_aer_5\qiskit-aer' -G Ninja '-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\ninja\data\bin\ninja' -D_SKBUILD_FORCE_MSVC=1930 --no-warn-unused-cli '-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=E:\projects\qunatum intern\qiskit_aer_5\qiskit-aer\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.12\cmake-install' -DPYTHON_VERSION_STRING:STRING=3.12.4 -DSKBUILD:INTERNAL=TRUE '-DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH:PATH=C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\resources\cmake' '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\python.exe' '-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\Include' '-DPYTHON_LIBRARY:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\libs\python312.lib' '-DPython_EXECUTABLE:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\python.exe' '-DPython_ROOT_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5' -DPython_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\Include' '-DPython_LIBRARY:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\libs\python312.lib' '-DPython3_EXECUTABLE:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\python.exe' '-DPython3_ROOT_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5' -DPython3_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\Include' '-DPython3_LIBRARY:PATH=E:\NewC\anaconda\envs\QiskitDevEnv5\libs\python312.lib' '-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=C:\Users\WIN10\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-dnyhzr39\overlay\Lib\site-packages\ninja\data\bin\ninja' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
    Source directory:
      E:\projects\qunatum intern\qiskit_aer_5\qiskit-aer
    Working directory:
      E:\projects\qunatum intern\qiskit_aer_5\qiskit-aer\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.12\cmake-build
  Please see CMake's output for more information.
 
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note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
ERROR: Failed building wheel for qiskit-aer
Failed to build qiskit-aer
ERROR: ERROR: Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects (qiskit-aer)

Steps to reproduce the problem

follow the guidelines at the contribution then try to build, and update conan using pip install --upgrade conan then
make sure you download the latest version of Visual Studio 2022 and latest MSVC

What is the expected behavior?

to build normally

Suggested solutions

[hhorii]

I guess you do not setup conan environment correctly.

  CMake Error at cmake/conan.cmake:404 (message):
    Conan install failed='no such file or directory'
  Call Stack (most recent call first):
    cmake/conan.cmake:499 (conan_cmake_install)
    cmake/conan_utils.cmake:63 (conan_cmake_run)
    cmake/dependency_utils.cmake:20 (setup_conan)
    CMakeLists.txt:179 (setup_dependencies)

Please confirm that conan install . --build=missing works well. Otherwise, you need to configure your conan correctly.

[OmarMoMorgan]

when I do so when I am in the qiskit-aer folder I get this error: "ERROR: Conanfile not found at.............."
sorry if I am being a dumbass but is there is any place I should be before running this command

[garrison]

I am experiencing this same error on Ubuntu 24.04.

Please confirm that conan install . --build=missing works well.

~/Qiskit/qiskit-aer (main)$ conan install . --build=missing

WARN: **************************************************
WARN: *** Conan 1 is legacy and on a deprecation path **
WARN: *********** Please upgrade to Conan 2 ************
WARN: **************************************************
ERROR: Conanfile not found at /home/garrison/Qiskit/qiskit-aer/conanfile.py or /home/garrison/Qiskit/qiskit-aer/conanfile.txt

Where is the conanfile supposed to come from?

EDIT: and what's very bizarre is that I have a second machine (really a container) running Ubuntu 24.04, and the build on that machine succeeds.

[garrison]

I ran rm -fr _skbuild/ and then I was able to build successfully on Ubuntu 24.04.

[Sophie-Villerot]

I encounter the same issue on Windows 11, with Python 3.13.

When I try to update conan, I have this error:

 conan 2.9.3 requires urllib3<1.27,>=1.26.6, but you have urllib3 2.1.0 which is incompatible.

and when trying to update urllib3 to those versions, I got this error:

ibm-cloud-sdk-core 3.22.0 requires urllib3<3.0.0,>=2.1.0, but you have urllib3 1.26.6 which is incompatible.

Looks like an incompatibility between versions - on Windows at least. I'm on a machine provided by my company, so my ability to investigate the matter further is very limited.

Does anyone have an idea?

EDIT: Wrong error message, corrected!