builders: windows version assumptions for builder should be documented

[jeffallen]

It would be helpful if this document: http://golang.org/s/windowsbuilderhowto ag

stated clearly what Windows is expected to be able to run a Go builder. It looks like wstrap.exe is a 64-bit binary, so it needs to be Windows 64-bit. But windows 7? or 8?

Thanks.

[alexbrainman]

@jeffallen,

I didn't write / don't use winstrap program. Brad and Andrew did / do. And I don't have write access to http://golang.org/s/windowsbuilderhowto

But, I think, winstrap is not very usable for anyone, but its authors. They use it to convert new Windows PC into fully functional builder with minimum time and effort. And for documenting the process. I don't see why anyone else would want to do that.

It looks like wstrap.exe is a 64-bit binary, so it needs to be Windows 64-bit.

You're correct. But Brad and Andrew use Windows 64-bit PCs only, so it works for them.

But windows 7? or 8?

It should work for any supported (by Go) Windows version. Starting from Windows XP and up.

Closing as nothing to do.

Alex

[jeffallen]

It is useful and usable for me when I want to test changes on Windows. ☺
I'll be sending a pull req for some things that didn't work for me and I
fixed. Unless you tell "no, pull reqs not accepted".
On Dec 20, 2014 2:27 AM, "alexbrainman" notifications@github.com wrote:

@jeffallen https://github.com/jeffallen,

I didn't write / don't use winstrap program. Brad and Andrew did / do. And
I don't have write access to http://golang.org/s/windowsbuilderhowto

But, I think, winstrap is not very usable for anyone, but its authors.
They use it to convert new Windows PC into fully functional builder with
minimum time and effort. And for documenting the process. I don't see why
anyone else would want to do that.

It looks like wstrap.exe is a 64-bit binary, so it needs to be Windows
64-bit.

You're correct. But Brad and Andrew use Windows 64-bit PCs only, so it
works for them.

But windows 7? or 8?

It should work for any supported (by Go) Windows version. Starting from
Windows XP and up.

Closing as nothing to do.

Alex

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[minux]

Will let @bradfitz decide to take pull request or not for golang/winstrap.

[bradfitz]

Feel free to send pull requests to Winstrap. I should move it to Gerrit at some point, though.

[rsc]

Winstrap is gone now.