Installing Annoy issue: error LINK : fatal error LNK1327: failure during running rc.exe

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I tried multiple solutions, including copying rc.exe and rcdll.dll, also adding Windows Kits path to PATH environment variable, installing MSVC++ v140 toolset for desktop, with no success, any help.

Collecting annoy
  Using cached annoy-1.17.3.tar.gz (647 kB)
  Preparing metadata (setup.py) ... done
Building wheels for collected packages: annoy
  Building wheel for annoy (setup.py) ... error
  error: subprocess-exited-with-error

  × python setup.py bdist_wheel did not run successfully.
  │ exit code: 1
  ╰─> [245 lines of output]
      running bdist_wheel
      running build
      running build_py
      creating build
      creating build\lib.win-amd64-3.8
      creating build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\annoy
      copying annoy\__init__.py -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\annoy
      copying annoy\__init__.pyi -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\annoy
      copying annoy\py.typed -> build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\annoy
      running build_ext
      building 'annoy.annoylib' extension
      creating build\temp.win-amd64-3.8
      creating build\temp.win-amd64-3.8\Release
      creating build\temp.win-amd64-3.8\Release\src
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\x86_amd64\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /W3 /GL /DNDEBUG /MD -Ic:\users\asha_\appdata\local\programs\python\python38\include -Ic:\users\asha_\appdata\local\programs\python\python38\include "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\ATLMFC\INCLUDE" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.22621.0\ucrt" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.22621.0\shared" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.22621.0\um" "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\include\10.0.22621.0\winrt" /EHsc /Tpsrc/annoymodule.cc /Fobuild\temp.win-amd64-3.8\Release\src/annoymodule.obj -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -fpermissive -DANNOYLIB_MULTITHREADED_BUILD
      cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-fpermissive'
      annoymodule.cc
      src/annoymodule.cc(84): warning C4244: '=': conversion from 'uint64_t' to 'float', possible loss of data
      src/annoymodule.cc(99): warning C4244: 'return': conversion from 'uint64_t' to 'float', possible loss of data
      src/annoymodule.cc(349): warning C4244: '=': conversion from 'double' to 'float', possible loss of data
      src/annoymodule.cc(555): warning C4800: 'int': forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning)
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(980): warning C4267: '+=': conversion from 'size_t' to 'int32_t', possible loss of data
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(958): note: while compiling class template member function 'bool Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::DotProduct,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::build(int,int,char **)'
      src/annoymodule.cc(165): note: see reference to class template instantiation 'Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::DotProduct,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>' being compiled
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1374): warning C4267: '=': conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1365): note: while compiling class template member function 'void Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::DotProduct,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_get_all_nns(const T *,std::size_t,int,std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> *,std::vector<T,std::allocator<float>> *) const'
              with
              [
                  T=float,
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1153): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::DotProduct,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_get_all_nns(const T *,std::size_t,int,std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> *,std::vector<T,std::allocator<float>> *) const' being compiled
              with
              [
                  T=float,
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(473): warning C4244: 'return': conversion from 'double' to 'float', possible loss of data
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1143): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'T Annoy::Angular::distance<S,T>(const Annoy::Angular::Node<S,T> *,const Annoy::Angular::Node<S,T> *,int)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  T=float,
                  S=int32_t
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1142): note: while compiling class template member function 'float Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::Angular,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::get_distance(S,S) const'
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1258): warning C4244: 'initializing': conversion from 'double' to 'float', possible loss of data
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1255): note: while compiling class template member function 'double Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::DotProduct,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_split_imbalance(const std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> &,const std::vector<_Ty,std::allocator<_Ty>> &)'
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1320): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'double Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::DotProduct,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_split_imbalance(const std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> &,const std::vector<_Ty,std::allocator<_Ty>> &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(593): warning C4800: 'int': forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning)
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1313): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'bool Annoy::DotProduct::side<S,T,Random>(const Annoy::DotProduct::Node<S,T> *,const T *,int,Random &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  T=float,
                  Random=Annoy::Kiss64Random
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1262): note: while compiling class template member function 'int32_t Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::DotProduct,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_make_tree(const std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> &,bool,Random &,ThreadedBuildPolicy &)'
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t,
                  Random=Annoy::Kiss64Random,
                  ThreadedBuildPolicy=AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1208): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'int32_t Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::DotProduct,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_make_tree(const std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> &,bool,Random &,ThreadedBuildPolicy &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t,
                  Random=Annoy::Kiss64Random,
                  ThreadedBuildPolicy=AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(749): warning C4800: 'int': forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning)
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1313): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'bool Annoy::Minkowski::side<S,T,Random>(const Annoy::Minkowski::Node<S,T> *,const T *,int,Random &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  T=float,
                  Random=Annoy::Kiss64Random
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1262): note: while compiling class template member function 'int32_t Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::Manhattan,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_make_tree(const std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> &,bool,Random &,ThreadedBuildPolicy &)'
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t,
                  Random=Annoy::Kiss64Random,
                  ThreadedBuildPolicy=AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1208): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'int32_t Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::Manhattan,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_make_tree(const std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> &,bool,Random &,ThreadedBuildPolicy &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t,
                  Random=Annoy::Kiss64Random,
                  ThreadedBuildPolicy=AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(486): warning C4800: 'int': forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning)
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1313): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'bool Annoy::Angular::side<S,T,Random>(const Annoy::Angular::Node<S,T> *,const T *,int,Random &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  T=float,
                  Random=Annoy::Kiss64Random
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1262): note: while compiling class template member function 'int32_t Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::Angular,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_make_tree(const std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> &,bool,Random &,ThreadedBuildPolicy &)'
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t,
                  Random=Annoy::Kiss64Random,
                  ThreadedBuildPolicy=AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy
              ]
      c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-yr8zo9yb\annoy_5d61795cf2bc49129ea28b22ccc5b007\src\annoylib.h(1208): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'int32_t Annoy::AnnoyIndex<int32_t,float,Annoy::Angular,Annoy::Kiss64Random,AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy>::_make_tree(const std::vector<S,std::allocator<_Ty>> &,bool,Random &,ThreadedBuildPolicy &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  S=int32_t,
                  _Ty=int32_t,
                  Random=Annoy::Kiss64Random,
                  ThreadedBuildPolicy=AnnoyIndexThreadedBuildPolicy
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\xmemory0(737): warning C4244: 'initializing': conversion from 'unsigned __int64' to 'float', possible loss of data
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\xmemory0(857): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::allocator<_Ty>::construct<_Objty,unsigned __int64&>(_Objty *,unsigned __int64 &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Objty=float
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\xmemory0(857): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::allocator<_Ty>::construct<_Objty,unsigned __int64&>(_Objty *,unsigned __int64 &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Objty=float
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\xmemory0(996): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::allocator_traits<_Alloc>::construct<_Ty,unsigned __int64&>(std::allocator<_Ty> &,_Objty *,unsigned __int64 &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  _Alloc=std::allocator<float>,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Objty=float
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\xmemory0(995): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::allocator_traits<_Alloc>::construct<_Ty,unsigned __int64&>(std::allocator<_Ty> &,_Objty *,unsigned __int64 &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  _Alloc=std::allocator<float>,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Objty=float
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\xmemory(225): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::_Wrap_alloc<std::allocator<_Ty>>::construct<_Ty,unsigned __int64&>(_Ty *,unsigned __int64 &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  _Ty=float
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\xmemory(225): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::_Wrap_alloc<std::allocator<_Ty>>::construct<_Ty,unsigned __int64&>(_Ty *,unsigned __int64 &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  _Ty=float
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\xmemory(251): note: see reference to function template instantiation '_FwdIt *std::_Uninitialized_copy_al_unchecked1<_InIt,_FwdIt,std::allocator<_Ty>>(_InIt,_InIt,_FwdIt,std::_Wrap_alloc<std::allocator<_Ty>> &,std::_General_ptr_iterator_tag,std::_Any_tag)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  _FwdIt=float *,
                  _InIt=unsigned __int64 *,
                  _Ty=float
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\xmemory(264): note: see reference to function template instantiation '_FwdIt *std::_Uninitialized_copy_al_unchecked<unsigned __int64*,_Iter,std::allocator<_Ty>>(_InIt,_InIt,_FwdIt,std::_Wrap_alloc<std::allocator<_Ty>> &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  _FwdIt=float *,
                  _Iter=float *,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _InIt=unsigned __int64 *
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\vector(1653): note: see reference to function template instantiation '_FwdIt *std::_Uninitialized_copy<_Iter,float*,std::allocator<_Ty>>(_InIt,_InIt,_FwdIt,std::_Wrap_alloc<std::allocator<_Ty>> &)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  _FwdIt=float *,
                  _Iter=std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _InIt=std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\vector(1436): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'float *std::vector<T,std::allocator<_Ty>>::_Ucopy<_Iter>(_Iter,_Iter,float *)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  T=float,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Iter=std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\vector(1436): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'float *std::vector<T,std::allocator<_Ty>>::_Ucopy<_Iter>(_Iter,_Iter,float *)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  T=float,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Iter=std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\vector(1375): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::vector<T,std::allocator<_Ty>>::_Insert<_Iter>(std::_Vector_const_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<float>>>,_Iter,_Iter,std::forward_iterator_tag)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  T=float,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Iter=std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\INCLUDE\vector(1375): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::vector<T,std::allocator<_Ty>>::_Insert<_Iter>(std::_Vector_const_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<float>>>,_Iter,_Iter,std::forward_iterator_tag)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  T=float,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Iter=std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>
              ]
      src/annoymodule.cc(104): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<float>>> std::vector<T,std::allocator<_Ty>>::insert<std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>>(std::_Vector_const_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<float>>>,_Iter,_Iter)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  T=float,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Iter=std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>
              ]
      src/annoymodule.cc(104): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<float>>> std::vector<T,std::allocator<_Ty>>::insert<std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>>(std::_Vector_const_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<float>>>,_Iter,_Iter)' being compiled
              with
              [
                  T=float,
                  _Ty=float,
                  _Iter=std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<unsigned __int64>>>
              ]
      C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\x86_amd64\link.exe /nologo /INCREMENTAL:NO /LTCG /DLL /MANIFEST:EMBED,ID=2 /MANIFESTUAC:NO /LIBPATH:c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\programs\python\python38\libs /LIBPATH:c:\users\asha_\appdata\local\programs\python\python38\PCbuild\amd64 "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\LIB\amd64" "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\ATLMFC\LIB\amd64" "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.22621.0\ucrt\x64" "/LIBPATH:C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.22621.0\um\x64" /EXPORT:PyInit_annoylib build\temp.win-amd64-3.8\Release\src/annoymodule.obj /OUT:build\lib.win-amd64-3.8\annoy\annoylib.cp38-win_amd64.pyd /IMPLIB:build\temp.win-amd64-3.8\Release\src\annoylib.cp38-win_amd64.lib
      annoymodule.obj : warning LNK4197: export 'PyInit_annoylib' specified multiple times; using first specification
         Creating library build\temp.win-amd64-3.8\Release\src\annoylib.cp38-win_amd64.lib and object build\temp.win-amd64-3.8\Release\src\annoylib.cp38-win_amd64.exp
      Generating code
      Finished generating code
      LINK : fatal error LNK1327: failure during running rc.exe
      error: command 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\VC\\BIN\\x86_amd64\\link.exe' failed with exit status 1327
      [end of output]

  note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
  ERROR: Failed building wheel for annoy
  Running setup.py clean for annoy
Failed to build annoy
ERROR: ERROR: Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects (annoy)```