smallstep/cli libraries cannot be linked on windows

[olix0r]

We build our CLI across several platforms. When I try to introduce a dependency against this repo to use library code, we get the following error:

 ---> f44aec2ece40
Step 11/22 : RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin  go build -o /out/linkerd-darwin  -tags prod -ldflags "-s -w" ./cli
 ---> Running in 717aaaef4661
Removing intermediate container 717aaaef4661
 ---> 9e2bcfc7ccb7
Step 12/22 : RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux   go build -o /out/linkerd-linux   -tags prod -ldflags "-s -w" ./cli
 ---> Running in 7c6187106257
Removing intermediate container 7c6187106257
 ---> bbe43df0a7d7
Step 13/22 : RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows go build -o /out/linkerd-windows -tags prod -ldflags "-s -w" ./cli
 ---> Running in 7ad0c430bd98
# github.com/smallstep/cli/ui
../../smallstep/cli/ui/ui.go:205:25: cannot use syscall.Stdin (type syscall.Handle) as type int in argument to readline.IsTerminal
../../smallstep/cli/ui/ui.go:235:25: cannot use syscall.Stdin (type syscall.Handle) as type int in argument to readline.IsTerminal
The command '/bin/sh -c CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows go build -o /out/linkerd-windows -tags prod -ldflags "-s -w" ./cli' returned a non-zero code: 2

How feasible is it to make compilation succeed on windows?

[maraino]

Hi @olix0r, we currently don't support windows, but depending on the packages that you're trying to link we can help you to fix it. Those lines in your output are not the only ones that cause problems on windows, so depending on the packages that you use, it's going to be problematic or not.

Can you give me the list of packages that you're using? Or better, can you link me to a branch that has that problem?

[sourishkrout]

Hi @olix0r: As of our latest release https://github.com/smallstep/cli/releases/tag/v0.14.2 we are including a Windows build (step.exe) with every release going forward. While we haven't tested all of the step CLI's functionality thoroughly on Windows it will build from source now. Feel free to open new tickets for any issues you might encounter. Thank you!