[package] cairo/1.18.0: Fails to build with MSVC due to an upstream bug

[mmomtchev]

Description

cairo/1.18.0 fails to build with MSVC due to an upstream bug:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/cairo/cairo/-/issues/808

Package and Environment Details

• Package Name/Version: cairo/1.18.0
• Operating System+version: Windows (GHA)
• Compiler+version: MSVC
• Conan version: 2.2.3
• Python version: Python 3.12.2

Conan profile

detect_api: Found msvc 17

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[settings]
arch=x[8](https://github.com/mmomtchev/ImageMagick/actions/runs/8859258889/job/24328834934#step:5:9)6_64
build_type=Release
compiler=msvc
compiler.cppstd=14
compiler.runtime=dynamic
compiler.version=1[9](https://github.com/mmomtchev/ImageMagick/actions/runs/8859258889/job/24328834934#step:5:10)3
os=Windows


======== Input profiles ========
Profile host:
[settings]
arch=x86_64
build_type=Release
compiler=msvc
compiler.cppstd=14
compiler.runtime=dynamic
compiler.runtime_type=Release
compiler.version=193
os=Windows
[options]
libtype=static

Profile build:
[settings]
arch=x86_64
build_type=Release
compiler=msvc
compiler.cppstd=[14](https://github.com/mmomtchev/ImageMagick/actions/runs/8859258889/job/24328834934#step:5:15)
compiler.runtime=dynamic
compiler.runtime_type=Release
compiler.version=193
os=Windows

Steps to reproduce

conan install --requires cairo/1.18.0 --build=missing

Logs

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[151/151] Linking target util/cairo-script/csi-exec.exe
FAILED: util/cairo-script/csi-exec.exe 
"link"  /MACHINE:x64 /OUT:util/cairo-script/csi-exec.exe util/cairo-script/csi-exec.exe.p/csi-exec.c.obj "/release" "/nologo" "/OPT:REF" "src/libcairo.a" "util/cairo-script/libcairo-script-interpreter.a" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/zlib4b49f8b2fd4ff/p/lib/zlib.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/b/libpnccbc03f7e2e60/p/lib/libpng16_static.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/b/fontc900a664bc24a6/p/lib/fontconfig.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/b/freetb6cf413a42c86/p/lib/freetype.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/brotl79757a5cae055/p/lib/brotlidec.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/brotl79757a5cae055/p/lib/brotlienc.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/brotl79757a5cae055/p/lib/brotlicommon.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/bzip2e06444d88ab4f/p/lib/bz2.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/expatf69e525558547/p/lib/libexpatMD.lib" "gdi32.lib" "msimg32.lib" "dwrite.lib" "d2d1.lib" "windowscodecs.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/pixmae9144adba5495/p/lib/libpixman-1.lib" "gdi32.lib" "msimg32.lib" "dwrite.lib" "d2d1.lib" "windowscodecs.lib" "gdi32.lib" "msimg32.lib" "dwrite.lib" "d2d1.lib" "windowscodecs.lib" "C:/Users/runneradmin/.conan2/p/lzoaeba5eb052ec5/p/lib/lzo2.lib" "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE" "kernel32.lib" "user32.lib" "gdi32.lib" "winspool.lib" "shell32.lib" "ole32.lib" "oleaut32.lib" "uuid.lib" "comdlg32.lib" "advapi32.lib"
   Creating library util\cairo-script\csi-exec.lib and object util\cairo-script\csi-exec.exp

libcairo.a(cairo-colr-glyph-render.c.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol alloca referenced in function add_sweep_gradient_patches

util\cairo-script\csi-exec.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals

ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
INFO: autodetecting backend as ninja
INFO: calculating backend command to run: C:\Users\runneradmin\.conan2\p\ninjae2ad385cd85df\p\bin\ninja.EXE -j 4

cairo/1.18.0: ERROR: 
Package '13a5070ab4c4106752627a70d421ee7d12bac420' build failed
cairo/1.18.0: WARN: Build folder C:\Users\runneradmin\.conan2\p\b\cairobf30e9e1a6e71\b\build-release
ERROR: cairo/1.18.0: Error in build() method, line 215
	meson.build()
	ConanException: Error 1 while executing
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.```

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[mmomtchev]

https://github.com/mmomtchev/ImageMagick/actions/runs/8859258889/job/24328834934