ninja: error: loading 'build.ninja': The system cannot find the file specified

Question

I installed chocolatey and then ninja using choco install ninja. It got installed at C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\ninja\tools.

I added the path to the Environment variables too. When I launch ninja now, it throws and error:

ninja: error: loading 'build.ninja': The system cannot find the file specified.

I just typed ninja on the powerShell prompt and this error is thrown! Does anyone have any idea of what's happening actually?

Smutty

Same issue, tried choco install ninja and tried copying ninja.exe file directly (github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases), both added to the path. – Ehrman

Answer 1

The ninja build system on your computer worked correctly. That error will occur if you run ninja with no arguments. If you add some arguments for it, such as ninja --version and it'll work as you expected

Muggy

Answer 2

i believe the build.ninja is generated when you run the meson command , so i believe something wrong with your build process

Hanforrd

Thank you! That was it in my case, building Zathura. – Rectus