linux compile go to windows binary :Checking for the Microsoft Visual Studio

[czyt]

Describe the bug

I run command on linux but it chek for vs?

➜  xmakeDemo xmake f -p windows -a x86_64 -m release
checking for the Microsoft Visual Studio (x86_64) version ... no
please run:
    - xmake config --vs=xxx [--vs_toolset=xxx]
or  - xmake global --vs=xxx

Expected behavior

build windows binary success.

Related Environment

• xmake version:3.6 latest dev

xmake v2.3.6+202007301004, A cross-platform build utility based on Lua

• os:Manjaro Linux
• target platform: Windows
• Go version: go 1.14.6

[waruqi]

I have fixed it, you can update to dev version and try it again.

$ xmake update -s dev
$ xmake f -p windows -c
$ xmake

[czyt]

I have fixed it, you can update to dev version and try it again.

$ xmake update -s dev
$ xmake f -p windows -c
$ xmake

after upgarded to the version you mentioned

➜  ~ xmake update -s dev
update version dev from official source ..
  => download https://gitee.com/tboox/xmake.git .. ok
  => install script to /home/czyt/.local/share/xmake .. ok
➜  ~ 

now I can compile.but still have some problem:

1. compile need root permition.
   2.after build there was nothing in the build directory.
   here is the log

➜  xmakeDemo  xmake f -p windows -a x86_64 -m release 
note: we need build go for windows_amd64 only once first! (pass -y or --confirm=y/n/d to skip confirm)?
please input: y (y/n)
y
building go for windows_amd64 .. error: go build cmd/dist: copying /tmp/go-build163553446/b001/exe/a.out: open cmd/dist/dist: permission denied

➜  xmakeDemo sudo xmake f -p windows -a x86          
➜  xmakeDemo ls
build  src  xmake.lua
➜  xmakeDemo cd build 
➜  build ls

[waruqi]

building go for windows_amd64 .. error: go build cmd/dist: copying /tmp/go-build163553446/b001/exe/a.out: open cmd/dist/dist: permission denied

Because it will run the following command to build go for other platform.

$ cd /usr/lib/go-1.6/src
$ GOOS=windows GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=/usr/lib/go-1.6/ GOARCH=amd64 ./make.bash --no-clean

I have only tested cross-compilation on macos/windows before (see #898), but I haven’t tested it under linux. It seems that there are some permissions issues that need to be dealt with.

[waruqi]

I have fixed it, you can update the dev version and try it again. xmake update -s dev