Add Release for x86 Architectures

[erinf-wolf]

Hi there, I want to be able to build gotestsum to be used on older Windows systems (7 32 bit, 10 32 bit) for my CI tooling 😄. I don't find any instructions on compiling on the README though, so I just download the latest release by curling from https://github.com/gotestyourself/gotestsum/releases/latest

Right now only arm64, arm 32 bit and amd64 architectures available .. Could the goreleaser be modified to add 386 as a target architecture to add to future releases?

Better yet, is there a way I can compile the code myself easily that I'm missing? I know I can install a local version but want to be able to compile for other platforms and architectures

Similar solutions from previous issues maybe:

• Add binary release for 32-bit ARM? #180
• Fix the build on aix #245

[dnephin]

Ya, you should definitely be able to build for other platforms.

One way to do that is to install from source on the target platform with:

go install gotest.tools/gotestsum@latest

or

go install gotest.tools/gotestsum@v1.8.1

From another platform you can cross compile with:

$ GOARCH=386 GOOS=windows go build -o gotestsum.exe .
$ file gotestsum.exe
gotestsum.exe: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

I tried that and it seems to build fine for windows/386. Let me know if you run into any problems and I'll do my best to help out!

[erinf-wolf]

Amazing 😄 and I assume I can build with the input . by navigating to the parent directory of my cloned version? gotestsum/ @dnephin

[erinf-wolf]

That may be obvious for people more seasoned with GoLang haha. If it's less clear I can make PR to add it to the readme though. Also if I don't run into problem soon then I'll close issue, thanks again for prompt help!

[dnephin]

Good question, those instructions assume the working directory is the directory that contains the git clone. The go.mod file should be in the working directory for go to know the name of the module.

[erinf-wolf]

It looks to work great :) thanks so much for the help!

Closing issue