Fix freshness when linking is interrupted.

src/cargo/core/compiler/fingerprint.rs

@@ -376,6 +376,24 @@ pub fn prepare_target<'a, 'cfg>(
         return Ok(Job::new(Work::noop(), Fresh));
     }
 
+    // Clear out the old fingerprint file if it exists. This protects when
+    // compilation is interrupted leaving a corrupt file. For example, a
+    // project with a lib.rs and integration test:
+    //
+    // 1. Build the integration test.
+    // 2. Make a change to lib.rs.
+    // 3. Build the integration test, hit Ctrl-C while linking (with gcc).
+    // 4. Build the integration test again.
+    //
+    // Without this line, then step 4 will think the integration test is
+    // "fresh" because the mtime of the output file is newer than all of its
+    // dependencies. But the executable is corrupt and needs to be rebuilt.
+    // Clearing the fingerprint ensures that Cargo never mistakes it as
+    // up-to-date until after a successful build.
+    if loc.exists() {
+        paths::write(&loc, b"")?;
+    }
+
     let write_fingerprint = if unit.mode.is_run_custom_build() {
         // For build scripts the `local` field of the fingerprint may change
         // while we're executing it. For example it could be in the legacy
@@ -1501,7 +1519,10 @@ fn compare_old_fingerprint(
     let old_fingerprint_json = paths::read(&loc.with_extension("json"))?;
     let old_fingerprint: Fingerprint = serde_json::from_str(&old_fingerprint_json)
         .chain_err(|| internal("failed to deserialize json"))?;
-    debug_assert_eq!(util::to_hex(old_fingerprint.hash()), old_fingerprint_short);
+    // Fingerprint can be empty after a failed rebuild (see comment in prepare_target).
+    if !old_fingerprint_short.is_empty() {
+        debug_assert_eq!(util::to_hex(old_fingerprint.hash()), old_fingerprint_short);
+    }
     let result = new_fingerprint.compare(&old_fingerprint);
     assert!(result.is_err());
     result

tests/testsuite/freshness.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::io;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::net::TcpListener;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::process::Stdio;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
@@ -2323,3 +2324,87 @@ LLVM version: 9.0
     assert_eq!(check("beta1", true), beta1_name);
     assert_eq!(check("nightly1", true), nightly1_name);
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn linking_interrupted() {
+    // Interrupt during the linking phase shouldn't leave test executable as "fresh".
+
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+    let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+    // Create a linker that we can interrupt.
+    let linker = project()
+        .at("linker")
+        .file("Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("linker", "1.0.0"))
+        .file(
+            "src/main.rs",
+            &r#"
+            use std::io::Read;
+
+            fn main() {
+                // Figure out the output filename.
+                let output = match std::env::args().find(|a| a.starts_with("/OUT:")) {
+                    Some(s) => s[5..].to_string(),
+                    None => {
+                        let mut args = std::env::args();
+                        loop {
+                            if args.next().unwrap() == "-o" {
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        args.next().unwrap()
+                    }
+                };
+                std::fs::remove_file(&output).unwrap();
+                std::fs::write(&output, "").unwrap();
+                // Tell the test that we are ready to be interrupted.
+                let mut socket = std::net::TcpStream::connect("__ADDR__").unwrap();
+                // Wait for the test to tell us to exit.
+                let _ = socket.read(&mut [0; 1]);
+            }
+            "#
+            .replace("__ADDR__", &addr.to_string()),
+        )
+        .build();
+    linker.cargo("build").run();
+
+    // Build it once so that the fingerprint gets saved to disk.
+    let p = project()
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("tests/t1.rs", "")
+        .build();
+    p.cargo("test --test t1 --no-run").run();
+    // Make a change, start a build, then interrupt it.
+    p.change_file("src/lib.rs", "// modified");
+    let linker_env = format!(
+        "CARGO_TARGET_{}_LINKER",
+        rustc_host().to_uppercase().replace('-', "_")
+    );
+    let mut cmd = p
+        .cargo("test --test t1 --no-run")
+        .env(&linker_env, linker.bin("linker"))
+        .build_command();
+    let mut child = cmd
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
+        .stderr(Stdio::null())
+        .spawn()
+        .unwrap();
+    // Wait for linking to start.
+    let mut conn = listener.accept().unwrap().0;
+
+    // Interrupt the child.
+    child.kill().unwrap();
+    // Note: rustc and the linker are still running, let them exit here.
+    conn.write(b"X").unwrap();
+
+    // Build again, shouldn't be fresh.
+    p.cargo("test --test t1")
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+[COMPILING] foo [..]
+[FINISHED] [..]
+[RUNNING] target/debug/deps/t1[..]
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+}