# Build error on Windows related to CLI build directory

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/build-error-on-windows-related-to-cli-build-directory/9738>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** build\
**Created:** [January 8, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/build-error-on-windows-related-to-cli-build-directory/9738 "2020-01-08T09:25:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamesobutler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jamesobutler/32/7511_2.png) [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/build-error-on-windows-related-to-cli-build-directory/9738/2 "2020-01-08T11:37:11Z")

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Yes others have run into this issue including myself though not sure what is the cause. I had also used VS 2019 with 2015 toolset and Qt 5.10.1 when it happened.

See this recent post

> [@Not all modules are enabled after build](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/not-all-modules-are-enabled-after-build/9644):
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> Hi, I have build the 3d slicer following the instructions given in the document. I am getting the following error: CUSTOMBUILD : error : Target (for copy\_if\_different command) “C:/D/D/Slicer-build/lib/Slicer-4.11/cli-modules/Debug” is not a directory. [C:\D\D\Slicer-build\Base\QTCLI\Testing\InstallPyCLITest4.vcxproj] This is what I get when I launch the slicer.exe qt.network.ssl: QSslSocket: cannot resolve SSL\_set\_alpn\_protos qt.network.ssl: QSslSocket: cannot resolve SSL\_CTX\_set\_alpn\_select…

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