Automated testing is unstable on Windows (our Kiwix-Build CI) : An exception other than CreatorStateError or AsyncError was thrown.

[kelson42]

At least not on our Kiwix-Build CI

Here is a failed attempt:
https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-build/actions/runs/14561143439/job/40846241561

And Here is a successful attempts (same code base, same action)
https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-build/actions/runs/14561143439

The error is:

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../../source/libzim/test/error_in_creator.cpp(328): error: Failed
An exception other than CreatorStateError or AsyncError was thrown.

[  FAILED  ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/0, where GetParam() = 4-byte object <06-00 00-00> (73 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/1
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[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/1 (72 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/2
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[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/2 (79 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/3
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/3 (58 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/4
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[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/4 (81 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/5
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/5 (57 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/6
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/6 (47 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/7
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/7 (44 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/8
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/8 (52 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/0
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/0 (59 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/1
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/1 (47 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/2
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/2 (63 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/3
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/3 (63 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/4
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/4 (58 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/5
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/5 (52 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/6
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/6 (56 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/7
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/7 (49 ms)
[ RUN      ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/8
[       OK ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnfinishedCreator/8 (62 ms)
[----------] 27 tests from CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest (10709 ms total)

[----------] Global test environment tear-down
[==========] 34 tests from 2 test suites ran. (11829 ms total)
[  PASSED  ] 33 tests.
[  FAILED  ] 1 test, listed below:
[  FAILED  ] CreatorError/FaultyDelayedItemErrorTest.faultyUnCompressedItem/0, where GetParam() = 4-byte object <06-00 00-00>

 1 FAILED TEST
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Summary of Failures:

11/34 libzim / error_in_creator    FAIL            11.85s   exit status 1

Ok:                 33  
Expected Fail:      0   
Fail:               1   
Unexpected Pass:    0   
Skipped:            0   
Timeout:            0   

From https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-build/actions/runs/14561143439/job/40846241561#step:11:1661