SDE 10.8 fails to start depending on the installation folder name

vondele — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:29:53 GMT

We are observing an issue with sde 10.8 under windows. The error message is:

$ /c/a/Stockfish/Stockfish/.output/sde-temp-files/sde-external-10.8.0-2026-03-15-win/sde -future -- ./stockfish.exe bench
[6612:10296] E: [INJECTOR]: Invalid file name and base dir combination: Pin root DLL: pincrt4.dll, C:\a\Stockfish\Stockfish.output\sde-temp-files\sde-external-10.8.0-2026-03-15-win\intel64
Launcher error: Injection failed with code ffffffff.
(Application exits as well)

The issue is not present with sde 9.58, nor is it present under linux for either version. The actual .dll is part of the installed tree. The trigger condition seems to be the name of the folder used for installation.

this works:

/c/ab/Stockfish/Stockfish/.output/sde-temp-files/sde-external-10.8.0-2026-03-15-win/sde

this fails:
/c/a/Stockfish/Stockfish/.output/sde-temp-files/sde-external-10.8.0-2026-03-15-win/sde

/c/x/Stockfish/Stockfish/.output/sde-temp-files/sde-external-10.8.0-2026-03-15-win/sde

That is, if the folder is a single character (/a/ or /x/) the error is triggered.

Re: SDE 10.8 fails to start depending on the installation folder name

AdyT_Intel — Thu, 07 May 2026 07:23:04 GMT

Thanks for reporting this issue.

We have reproduce this internally as well, and we will fix it in future Intel SDE release.

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SDE 10.8 fails to start depending on the installation folder name

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