# \`forc build\` is not working on windows wsl

**URL:** <https://forum.fuel.network/t/forc-build-is-not-working-on-windows-wsl/6661>\
**Category:** Tooling and IDE\
**Tags:** fuelup\
**Created:** [September 23, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/forc-build-is-not-working-on-windows-wsl/6661 "2024-09-23T12:33:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Adg0](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.fuel.network/adg0/32/3597_2.png) [@Adg0](https://forum.fuel.network/u/Adg0)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/forc-build-is-not-working-on-windows-wsl/6661/1 "2024-09-23T12:33:08Z")

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`forc build` command is failing on `windows wsl` with the following error message:

```auto
error: failed to fetch `https://github.com/fuellabs/sway`. Check your connection or run in `--offline` mode

```

`fuelup show` result:

```auto
Default host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
fuelup home: /home/USER/.fuelup

Installed toolchains
--------------------
latest-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (default)

active toolchain
----------------
latest-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (default)
  forc : 0.63.5
    - forc-client
      - forc-deploy : 0.63.5
      - forc-run : 0.63.5
    - forc-crypto : 0.63.5
    - forc-debug : 0.63.5
    - forc-doc : 0.63.5
    - forc-fmt : 0.63.5
    - forc-lsp : 0.63.5
    - forc-tx : 0.63.5
    - forc-wallet : 0.9.0
  fuel-core : 0.35.0
  fuel-core-keygen : 0.35.0

fuels versions
--------------
forc : 0.66.4
forc-wallet : 0.66.0

```

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**Author:** ![naz3eh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.fuel.network/naz3eh/32/2025_2.png) [@naz3eh](https://forum.fuel.network/u/naz3eh)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/forc-build-is-not-working-on-windows-wsl/6661/3 "2024-09-24T06:39:55Z")

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Hey @Adg0, can you try looking at [this](https://forum.fuel.network/t/error-while-i-run-forc-build/1689/1) forum post with a similar issue and can you try [this](https://forum.fuel.network/t/error-while-i-run-forc-build/1689/5) solution as it worked for them. Please lmk if the error still persists. Thanks

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**Author:** ![Adg0](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.fuel.network/adg0/32/3597_2.png) [@Adg0](https://forum.fuel.network/u/Adg0)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/forc-build-is-not-working-on-windows-wsl/6661/4 "2024-09-24T11:54:48Z")

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Thanks @naz3eh , I tried the solution from the post but it didn’t solve the problem. Using **ssh** with the [Rust SDK](https://rust.fuel.network/v0.66.5/getting-started.html) to fetch the github repo solved my issue.

```auto
cargo generate --git git@github.com:FuelLabs/sway.git --branch master --init templates/sway-test-rs --name counter --force

```

after running the command above `forc build` works and compiles my contract.

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**Author:** ![naz3eh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.fuel.network/naz3eh/32/2025_2.png) [@naz3eh](https://forum.fuel.network/u/naz3eh)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/forc-build-is-not-working-on-windows-wsl/6661/5 "2024-09-24T12:12:53Z")

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Glad to hear it worked.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/fuel/original/2X/5/57d5a345cc15a64b636e0d56e042857f8a0e80b1.png) [@system](https://forum.fuel.network/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/forc-build-is-not-working-on-windows-wsl/6661/6 "2024-10-15T08:13:02Z")

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