Windows 2022 builds fail on Install-Rust.ps1

[angaaruriakhil]

Description

I've had two Windows 2022 builds fail successively on Install-Rust.ps1 today.

The error that we get is:

==> azure-arm.build_vhd: ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: error[E0599]: no method namedas_strfound for enumstd::option::Optionin the current scope ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: --> C:\Users\Default\.cargo\registry\src\index.crates.io-1949cf8c6b5b557f\cargo-0.86.0\src\cargo\util\toml\mod.rs:1482:33 ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: | ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: 1482 | normalized_package.name.as_str().into(), ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: | ^^^^^^ method not found inOption==> azure-arm.build_vhd: | ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: note: the methodas_strexists on the typePackageName==> azure-arm.build_vhd: --> /rustc/05f9846f893b09a1be1fc8560e33fc3c815cfecb\library\alloc\src\string.rs:1081:5 ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: help: consider usingOption::expectto unwrap thePackageNamevalue, panicking if the value is anOption::None==> azure-arm.build_vhd: | ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: 1482 | normalized_package.name.expect("REASON").as_str().into(), ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: | +++++++++++++++++ ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: Some errors have detailed explanations: E0277, E0308, E0599. ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: For more information about an error, tryrustc --explain E0277. ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: error: could not compile cargo(lib) due to 7 previous errors ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: error: failed to compilecargo-outdated v0.17.0, intermediate artifacts can be found at C:\Users\packer\AppData\Local\Temp\cargo-installlaAfQo. ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: To reuse those artifacts with a future compilation, set the environment variable CARGO_TARGET_DIRto that path. ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: Summary Successfully installed bindgen-cli, cbindgen, cargo-audit! Failed to install cargo-outdated (see error(s) above). ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: error: some crates failed to install ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: Rust tools installation failed with exit code 101 ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: At C:\Windows\Temp\script-67eec07d-d689-eebf-f34c-87b031d9a160.ps1:45 char:9 ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: + throw "Rust tools installation failed with exit code $LASTEXI ... ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: + CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (Rust tools inst...h exit code 101:String) [], RuntimeException ==> azure-arm.build_vhd: + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Rust tools installation failed with exit code 101

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
• GitHub Actions - Larger Runners

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2025

Image version and build link

Custom build for Azure DevOps VMSS based on main branch of runner-images

Is it regression?

Yes, build worked on Monday 31st March 2025

Expected behavior

Install-Rust.ps1 script should install with no problems.

Actual behavior

==> azure-arm.build_vhd:
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: error[E0599]: no method named as_str found for enum std::option::Option in the current scope
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: --> C:\Users\Default.cargo\registry\src\index.crates.io-1949cf8c6b5b557f\cargo-0.86.0\src\cargo\util\toml\mod.rs:1482:33
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: |
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: 1482 | normalized_package.name.as_str().into(),
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: | ^^^^^^ method not found in Option<PackageName>
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: |
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: note: the method as_str exists on the type PackageName
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: --> /rustc/05f9846f893b09a1be1fc8560e33fc3c815cfecb\library\alloc\src\string.rs:1081:5
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: help: consider using Option::expect to unwrap the PackageName value, panicking if the value is an Option::None
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: |
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: 1482 | normalized_package.name.expect("REASON").as_str().into(),
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: | +++++++++++++++++
==> azure-arm.build_vhd:
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: Some errors have detailed explanations: E0277, E0308, E0599.
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: For more information about an error, try rustc --explain E0277.
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: error: could not compile cargo (lib) due to 7 previous errors
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: error: failed to compile cargo-outdated v0.17.0, intermediate artifacts can be found at C:\Users\packer\AppData\Local\Temp\cargo-installlaAfQo.
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: To reuse those artifacts with a future compilation, set the environment variable CARGO_TARGET_DIR to that path.
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: Summary Successfully installed bindgen-cli, cbindgen, cargo-audit! Failed to install cargo-outdated (see error(s) above).
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: error: some crates failed to install
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: Rust tools installation failed with exit code 101
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: At C:\Windows\Temp\script-67eec07d-d689-eebf-f34c-87b031d9a160.ps1:45 char:9
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: + throw "Rust tools installation failed with exit code $LASTEXI ...
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: + CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (Rust tools inst...h exit code 101:String) [], RuntimeException
==> azure-arm.build_vhd: + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Rust tools installation failed with exit code 101

Repro steps

Clone down runner-images repo and build image using Packer

[lukasbbuehler]

We got the same issue with Rust.

[code-on-git]

Same here, I get this error for both Windows 2022 and Ubuntu 2204

[kishorekumar-anchala]

hi @code-on-git @angaaruriakhil

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We will look into this issue and will update you after investigating.

[Malaw80s]

us too, we got the same issue

[code-on-git]

Both Windows 2022 and Ubuntu 2204 work now after the latest update 👍