Error when anchor build - package `constant_time_eq v0.3.0` cannot be built

Question

I'm trying to build using anchor but there seems to be this error

error: package `constant_time_eq v0.3.0` cannot be built because it requires rustc 1.66.0 or newer, while the currently active rustc version is 1.62.0-dev

This is my current dependencies in cargo.toml file.

[dependencies]
anchor-lang = { version = "0.27.0", features = ["init-if-needed"] }
anchor-spl = { git = "https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor" }
bytemuck = "1.13.1"
toml_datetime = "=0.6.1"
constant_time_eq = "0.3.0"
winnow = "=0.4.1"
solana-program = "=1.14.17"

solana-cli version is 1.14.20. rustc version 1.70.0 anchor-cli version is 0.27.0

I also have tried to

• downgrade to solana 1.14.17
• fix anchor-spl according to the https://solana.stackexchange.com/a/6535/471 guide

Answer 1

Copying from the post you've linked:

The error message is misleading because the error actually results from the version of rustc that ships with solana and not your system's rustc version

The main problem is that the latest release of solana(1.14.17) is using an outdated version of rustc. This means MSRV problems like this one will go away once a new Solana release is published.

Solana 1.16 release uses a newer version of rustc, you can upgrade to solve your problem by running:

solana-install init 1.16.0

There is also no need for the extra dependencies in Cargo.toml after the upgrade:

[dependencies]
anchor-lang = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["init-if-needed"] }
anchor-spl = "0.28.0"

Answer 2

Yes, after upgrading the version of Solana, the anchor build is working But in testing, there is an error.

'Program CAyJyJA5aKy62Uiq7JTRpnpRXdniGzVoeq7Qsamo1Kf8 invoke [1]',
    'Program log: Instruction: Initialize',
    'Program CAyJyJA5aKy62Uiq7JTRpnpRXdniGzVoeq7Qsamo1Kf8 consumed 8489 of 200000 compute units',
    'Program failed to complete: Instruction passed to inner instruction is too large (12884933804 > 1280)',
    'Program CAyJyJA5aKy62Uiq7JTRpnpRXdniGzVoeq7Qsamo1Kf8 failed: Program failed to complete'

Answer 3

For anyone trying to use anchor 0.26 with solana 1.14 and encountering this error. Try updating Anchor.toml with the following:

[dependencies]
anchor-lang = "0.26.0"
blake3 = "=1.3.1"

Answer 4

I was able to find a fix by installing Solana's latest release:

solana-install init 1.16.6 

And also anchor's latest version:

avm install 0.28.0