Produce linux-arm64 binaries for local-companion-app

[axonasif]

Hi, currently I'm using Ubuntu Focal Fossa ArchLinuxARM in an arm64 device. And I can run vscode natively since they support the arm64 architecture officially as well. It would be great if gitpod would produce the local-companion binaries for arm64 architecture too.
Thanks.

Tasks

• merge [local-app] add other arch support #6065 and deploy server
• update Gitpod extension: add more arch support local-app openvscode-server#135
• update docs: https://github.com/gitpod-io/website/pull/1048

[axonasif]

As mentioned in #5712 (comment), I could compile local-app component for arm64 architecture with the following command:

GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags "-s -w"

This would mean to support the RaspberryPi and other ARM based devices if Gitpod would provide binaries for the arm64 architecture officially 😃

I can download VSCODE for arm64 from this official link: https://code.visualstudio.com/sha/download?build=stable&os=linux-arm64

[akosyakov]

@axonasif PRs are welcomed as well!

[axonasif]

@axonasif PRs are welcomed as well!

Sure thing! Although I'm not sure what's responsible for producing the binaries and pushing them to gitpod.io/static/bin as in the blog post: https://www.gitpod.io/blog/local-app#installation

https://github.com/gitpod-io/website/tree/main/static seems to be it but not exactly 😅

[akosyakov]

Apps are compiled with: https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/blob/main/components/local-app/BUILD.yaml
Published with:

gitpod/components/dashboard/leeway.Dockerfile

Lines 19 to 21 in d54282c

	COPY components-local-app--app/components-local-app--app-linux/local-app /www/static/bin/gitpod-local-companion-linux
	COPY components-local-app--app/components-local-app--app-darwin/local-app /www/static/bin/gitpod-local-companion-darwin
	COPY components-local-app--app/components-local-app--app-windows/local-app.exe /www/static/bin/gitpod-local-companion-windows.exe

[akosyakov]

We don't have capacity to handle it right now. Let's try in a week or 2.

[jldec]

+1 to add the MacOS arm64 build as well.
"Open in VS Code" with an M1 Mac currently fails because the default darwin binary is compiled for x86.

[9/29/2021, 11:13:53 PM] open workspace window: vscode://gitpod.gitpod-desktop/workspace/shortscale-rs?...
[9/29/2021, 11:13:53 PM] acquiring lock: gitpod.io
[9/29/2021, 11:13:53 PM] acquired lock: gitpod.io
[9/29/2021, 11:13:53 PM] fetching the local app from https://gitpod.io/static/bin/gitpod-local-companion-darwin
[9/29/2021, 11:13:53 PM] installing the local app to /var/folders/...
[9/29/2021, 11:13:54 PM] installing the local app: {
  "path": "/var/folders/...",
  "etag": "\"r07p8pa0kuo\""
}
[9/29/2021, 11:13:54 PM] starting the local app with the config: {
  "gitpodHost": "https://gitpod.io",
  "configFile": "file:///var/folders/...",
  "apiPort": 63953
}
[9/29/2021, 11:13:54 PM] failed to start the local app: Error: spawn Unknown system error -86
[9/29/2021, 11:13:54 PM] released lock: gitpod.io
[9/29/2021, 11:13:54 PM] failed to open uri: Error: spawn Unknown system error -86

[axonasif]

@akosyakov I was wondering about where is the source code of gitpod.gitpod-desktop hosted at. Any hints or is it not public yet?
Thanks.