Python \include file not found producing fatal error in Root build install

[omarpena1]

I’m building root form the source and I came across this error:

<<< cling interactive line includer >>>:1:10: fatal error: ‘Files\Win
dowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_3.11.2032.0_x64__qbz5n2
kfra8p0\include’ file not found
#include “Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_3.11
.2032.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\include”

This is confusing to me though, because this Python file \include does exist in my file manager, and It was not my intention to install pyroot anyway.

The error continues:

CUSTOMBUILD : error : Parsing #pragma failed etc\dictpch\allLinkDefs.h
[C:\Users\pomar\source\repos\BANG2024\root_build\onepcm.vcxproj]
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microso
ft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(254,5): error MSB8066: Custom bu
ild for ‘C:\Users\pomar\source\repos\BANG2024\root_build\CMakeFiles\758
d27561d4f19945d9889d650df9f44\allDict.cxx.pch.rule;C:\Users\pomar\sourc
e\repos\BANG2024\root_build\CMakeFiles\83be26e6a2729016eb2130ba9494a326
\onepcm.rule’ exited with code 1. [C:\Users\pomar\source\repos\BANG2024
\root_build\onepcm.vcxproj]

_ROOT Version: 6.30.04
Platform: Not Provided
_Compiler: MS Visual Studio C++ compiler

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[Danilo]

Hi Omar,

Welcome to the ROOT Community!
I am sorry you encountered this error. I propose to involve our Windows expert, @bellenot .
In the meantime, if you need to carry out some work with ROOT, you could rely on the available binary distribution that is available here.
I hope this helps.

Best,
Danilo

[bellenot]

Make sure Python is not installed in a PATH containing spaces, i.e. not in C:\Program Files\...
And is Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_3.11 .2032.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\include the correct and full PATH?
I.e. is it really
C:\Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_3.11 .2032.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\include?