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.
