Add GRYPE_EXECUTABLE_PATH support to bypass Go build requirement#504
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- Code currently uses timestamp.isoformat(), which >= py-3.11 supports rfc3319 designations with stdlib - This removes the unused import since the project already pins to >=3.11, < 3.14 - All tests currently pass with this change Signed-off-by: James Gardner <james.gardner@chainguard.dev>
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Summary
Add opt-in environment variable
GRYPE_EXECUTABLE_PATHto allow using pre-built grype binaries instead of building from source. This enables running yardstick in distroless containers or environments without Go toolchain installed.This mirrors the implementation in grype-db-manager PR #699 for
GRYPE_DB_EXECUTABLE_PATH.Changes
Added
GRYPE_EXECUTABLE_PATHenvironment variable supportshutil.which()for executable validationTests the following scenarios:
Usage
Set environment variable to use system grype
export GRYPE_EXECUTABLE_PATH=/usr/bin/grypeYardstick will now use the pre-built binary instead of building from source