[Windows] Unable to install psutil on pypy 2.7

[dmoore44]

I run in to linker error(s) when attempting to install psutil via pypy 2.7 with pip and from source. Here's the full output when trying to build psutil from source:

C:\Users\dmoore\Downloads\psutil-5.7.2>pypy setup.py install
running install
running bdist_egg
running egg_info
writing psutil.egg-info\PKG-INFO
writing dependency_links to psutil.egg-info\dependency_links.txt
writing requirements to psutil.egg-info\requires.txt
writing top-level names to psutil.egg-info\top_level.txt
reading manifest file 'psutil.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
reading manifest template 'MANIFEST.in'
writing manifest file 'psutil.egg-info\SOURCES.txt'
installing library code to build\bdist.win32\egg
running install_lib
running build_py
running build_ext
building 'psutil._psutil_windows' extension
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/_psutil_common.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/_psutil_common.obj
_psutil_common.c
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/_psutil_windows.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/_psutil_windows.obj
_psutil_windows.c
psutil/_psutil_windows.c(58): warning C4013: 'PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr' undefined; assuming extern returning int
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/process_utils.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/process_utils.obj
process_utils.c
psutil/arch/windows/process_utils.c(44): warning C4013: 'PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr' undefined; assuming extern returning int
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/process_info.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/process_info.obj
process_info.c
psutil/arch/windows/process_info.c(287): warning C4013: 'PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr' undefined; assuming extern returning int
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/process_handles.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/process_handles.obj
process_handles.c
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/disk.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/disk.obj
disk.c
psutil/arch/windows/disk.c(151): warning C4013: 'PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr' undefined; assuming extern returning int
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/net.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/net.obj
net.c
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/cpu.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/cpu.obj
cpu.c
psutil/arch/windows/cpu.c(26): warning C4013: 'PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr' undefined; assuming extern returning int
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/security.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/security.obj
security.c
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/services.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/services.obj
services.c
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/socks.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/socks.obj
socks.c
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPSUTIL_SIZEOF_PID_T=4 -DPSUTIL_VERSION=572 -DPSUTIL_WINDOWS=1 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602 -D_AVAIL_WINVER_=0x0602 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DPSAPI_VERSION=1 -IC:\pypy2.7\include /Tcpsutil/arch/windows/wmi.c /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/wmi.obj
wmi.c
psutil/arch/windows/wmi.c(74): warning C4013: 'PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr' undefined; assuming extern returning int
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\link.exe /DLL /nologo /INCREMENTAL:NO /LIBPATH:C:\pypy2.7\libs psapi.lib kernel32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib netapi32.lib ws2_32.lib PowrProf.lib pdh.lib /EXPORT:init_psutil_windows build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/_psutil_common.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/_psutil_windows.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/process_utils.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/process_info.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/process_handles.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/disk.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/net.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/cpu.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/security.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/services.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/socks.obj build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil/arch/windows/wmi.obj /OUT:build\lib.win32-2.7\psutil\_psutil_windows.pypy-73.pyd /IMPLIB:build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil\_psutil_windows.pypy-73.lib /MANIFEST /MANIFESTFILE:build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil\_psutil_windows.pypy-73.pyd.manifest
   Creating library build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil\_psutil_windows.pypy-73.lib and object build\temp.win32-2.7\Release\psutil\_psutil_windows.pypy-73.exp
cpu.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr
wmi.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr
_psutil_windows.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr
process_utils.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr
process_info.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr
disk.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr
build\lib.win32-2.7\psutil\_psutil_windows.pypy-73.pyd : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
←[91mVisualStudio is not installed; get it from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266←[0m
error: command 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\VC\\BIN\\link.exe' failed with exit status 1120

I know there's a message stating that VisualStudio is not installed, but it is

C:\Users\dmoore\Downloads\psutil-5.7.2>which link.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\link.exe

[giampaolo]

This was fixed in #1872 (but there's no release yet).