how can i fix this error? building 5.3 from source

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ClangRTFM x64 must be installed in order to build this target.
10>Microsoft.MakeFile.Targets(44,5): Error MSB3073 : The command "..\..\Build\BatchFiles\Build.bat AutoRTFMTests Win64 Development -WaitMutex -FromMsBuild" exited with code 6.

whole console log: 5.3 source error - Pastebin.com

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I got this too, trying to build Unreal Engine 5.3 in Windows 11 with MSVC 2022, and I have clang installed.

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ClangRTFM is not Clang. It’s an internal epic program. I can’t remember what the fix for this is, but it’s not to install Clang.

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To quote Kein from Unreal Slackers,

dont build AutoRTFMTests
remove it from the generated projects or build stuff manually if you use BuildGraph edit the install config/preset

By “remove”, pretty sure he means literally delete the project from your hard disk. Even if you just remove it from the project/solution, it will still build because of the the UE Build Tool.

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In visual studio, build menu → Configuration manager. Clear the checkbox beside AutoRTFMTests. Build.

Worked for me in vs2022.

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Try using build solutino(f6) instead of pressing start debug(f5)?
It works for me

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having the same problem, and it does seem it has something todo with Clang

134>ClangRTFM x64 must be installed in order to build this target.
134>F:\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.MakeFile.Targets(44,5): error MSB3073: The command “…..\Build\BatchFiles\Build.bat AutoRTFMTests Win64 Development -WaitMutex -FromMsBuild” exited with code 6.
134>Done building project “AutoRTFMTests.vcxproj” – FAILED.

The rest of my solution seems to build fine.

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I made the mistake of building “as is” after the Generate created the project and got this same error. When I looked up how to build, I realized I had forgotten to set the UE5 project as the starter project. After I did that, and a billion years later, it compiled and ran. It has been awhile since I built source, so maybe it was just newb mistake, but thought I would share.

I followed this: Building Unreal Engine from Source | Unreal Engine 5.0 Documentation

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I installed the v22 of Clang needed for UE5.3 and re-built Development Linux UE5 project (3 settings in Rider, 2 in VS). That did not solve the problem as indicated by some responses. I set bUseAutoRTFMCompiler false in AutoRTFMTests.Target.cs and it fixed some aspects but ran into others. I ended up having to delete the entire folder.

Epic, this module is marked as not-for-licensees so I am curious why it is included in the source drop. Or why there are not instructions for the AutoRTFMCompiler if it is intended for us.

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Clean everything and redownload source and start source buid from start worked for me.

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Is the AutoRTFMTests project still in your solution? Does it build?

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Hi there @hamood123213,

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Not sure if you have the same problem as me but I got this error because I missed the step to set UE5 project as startup project by right clicking it.

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Fix: first you need to Set at started project UE5. press F6 and once is done. press F5

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Hey, man! Basically, ClangRTFM (as I understood) is a specific distribution inside Unreal and it’s not available for us. If you try to install Clang from the internet, it will only provide you with ‘clang-cl.exe,’ and what the specific project needs is the ‘verse-clang-cl.exe.’ I researched a little bit and put debug messages in the entire building process, and as someone already mentioned, this ‘verse-clang-cl.exe’ and its respective files are located inside a folder named ‘Not-for-licensees.’ So most probably, ‘it’s not for us mere programmers’ haha. If someone from Epic Games can answer us and confirm it, but basically I deleted the whole AutoRTFMTests project and the complete build proceed without any errors =)

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I added bBuildInSolutionByDefault = false; to ...\Engine\Source\Programs\AutoRTFMTests\AutoRTFMTests.Target.cs to make @TioAlison’s fix survive GenerateProjectFiles.bat re-runs.

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This does it. Leave it untouched and just don’t build it.

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This fixed my build issues for 5.5.1 as well. I also had to add bBuildInSolutionByDefault = false; to ...\Engine\Source\Programs\AutoRTFMTests\AutoRTFMEngineTests.Target.cs for my build to succeed.