Problem while precompiling Javis

[Smettus]

For a project, I need my hands on a simple, yet effective SVG/other animation package. Javis, built on top of Luxor, seemed a viable option. However, while trying to install and precompile the package, I received the following error:

using Javis
[ Info: Precompiling Javis [78b212ba-a7f9-42d4-b726-60726080707e]
ERROR: LoadError: InitError: IOError: could not spawn '<pathhere>\.julia\artifacts\57bd9311faafa3d8e73dfb991c2cb420f2c65ab9\bin\gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders.exe': unknown error (UNKNOWN)
Stacktrace:
  [1] _spawn_primitive(file::String, cmd::Cmd, stdio::Vector{Any})
    @ Base .\process.jl:100
  [2] #690
    @ .\process.jl:113 [inlined]
  [3] setup_stdios(f::Base.var"#690#691"{Cmd}, stdios::Vector{Any})
    @ Base .\process.jl:197
  [4] _spawn
    @ .\process.jl:112 [inlined]
  [5] open(cmds::Cmd, stdio::Base.DevNull; write::Bool, read::Bool)
    @ Base .\process.jl:371
  [6] open
    @ .\process.jl:362 [inlined]
  [7] open(cmds::Cmd, mode::String, stdio::Base.DevNull)
    @ Base .\process.jl:342
  [8] read(cmd::Cmd)
    @ Base .\process.jl:416
  [9] read(cmd::Cmd, #unused#::Type{String})
    @ Base .\process.jl:427
 [10] readchomp
    @ .\io.jl:926 [inlined]
 [11] (::Gtk.var"#324#333"{String})()
    @ Gtk <pathhere>\.julia\packages\Gtk\OyCvN\src\Gtk.jl:115
 [12] withenv(::Gtk.var"#324#333"{String}, ::Pair{String, String}, ::Vararg{Pair{String, String}})
    @ Base .\env.jl:172
 [13] (::Gtk.var"#323#332")(gpql::String)
    @ Gtk <pathhere>\.julia\packages\Gtk\OyCvN\src\Gtk.jl:114
 [14] (::JLLWrappers.var"#2#3"{Gtk.var"#323#332", String})()
    @ JLLWrappers <pathhere>\.julia\packages\JLLWrappers\QpMQW\src\runtime.jl:49
 [15] withenv(f::JLLWrappers.var"#2#3"{Gtk.var"#323#332", String}, keyvals::Pair{String, String})
    @ Base .\env.jl:172
 [16] withenv_executable_wrapper(f::Function, executable_path::String, PATH::String, LIBPATH::String, adjust_PATH::Bool, adjust_LIBPATH::Bool)
    @ JLLWrappers <pathhere>\.julia\packages\JLLWrappers\QpMQW\src\runtime.jl:48
 [17] invokelatest(::Any, ::Any, ::Vararg{Any}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, Union{}, Tuple{}, NamedTuple{(), Tuple{}}})
    @ Base .\essentials.jl:716
 [18] invokelatest(::Any, ::Any, ::Vararg{Any})
    @ Base .\essentials.jl:714
 [19] gdk_pixbuf_query_loaders(f::Function; adjust_PATH::Bool, adjust_LIBPATH::Bool)
    @ gdk_pixbuf_jll <pathhere>\.julia\packages\JLLWrappers\QpMQW\src\products\executable_generators.jl:21
 [20] gdk_pixbuf_query_loaders(f::Function)
    @ gdk_pixbuf_jll <pathhere>\.julia\packages\JLLWrappers\QpMQW\src\products\executable_generators.jl:21
 [21] __init__()
    @ Gtk <pathhere>\.julia\packages\Gtk\OyCvN\src\Gtk.jl:113
 [22] _include_from_serialized(path::String, depmods::Vector{Any})
    @ Base .\loading.jl:768
 [23] _require_search_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, sourcepath::String)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:854
 [24] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1097
 [25] require(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1013
 [26] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:997
 [27] include
    @ .\Base.jl:418 [inlined]
 [28] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt64}}, source::Nothing)
    @ Base .\loading.jl:1318
 [29] top-level scope
    @ none:1
 [30] eval
    @ .\boot.jl:373 [inlined]
 [31] eval(x::Expr)
    @ Base.MainInclude .\client.jl:453
 [32] top-level scope
    @ none:1
during initialization of module Gtk
in expression starting at <pathhere>\.julia\packages\Javis\UaLm7\src\Javis.jl:1
ERROR: Failed to precompile Javis [78b212ba-a7f9-42d4-b726-60726080707e] to <pathhere>\.julia\compiled\v1.7\Javis\jl_984C.tmp.
Stacktrace:
 [1] error(s::String)
   @ Base .\error.jl:33
 [2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal_stderr::IO, internal_stdout::IO, ignore_loaded_modules::Bool)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:1466
 [3] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:1410
 [4] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:1120
 [5] require(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:1013
 [6] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
   @ Base .\loading.jl:997

I am running this on:

Commit ac5cc99908 (2021-12-22 19:35 UTC)
Platform Info:
  OS: Windows (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
  CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8265U CPU @ 1.60GHz
  WORD_SIZE: 64
  LIBM: libopenlibm
  LLVM: libLLVM-12.0.1 (ORCJIT, skylake)```

With the following, up-to-date Javis version:
`Javis v0.9.0`

Thanks again for all the help!
(cfr. https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-while-precompiling-javis/92055: @TheCedarPrince, @Wikunia, @Sov-trotter)

[Sov-trotter]

I'll try master on Windows and let you know here.

[Sov-trotter]

Sorry for the late reply. I faced a similar issue, but with julia not being able to find the Cairo artifact.