Bundler on Windows creates console window.

[FloThinksPi]

When Opening the Gui of the Demo Project(https://github.com/asticode/go-astilectron-demo) on windows, there is also a empty CLI besides the Electron GUI.

So i suspect the -ldflags -H=windowsgui flag is not set properly in

go-astilectron-bundler/bundler.go

Lines 435 to 437 in c9aa756

	if e.OS == "windows" {
	l["H"] = []string{"windowsgui"}
	}

Or does the bundler.json needs any adaption here ?

Best Regards
Florian :)

[asticode]

@FloThinksPi are you working on Windows 10 or on a lower version? Which version of Go are you using?

[FloThinksPi]

Hi @asticode I am on Windows 10 and Go 1.10

[asticode]

@FloThinksPi Could you test on Go 1.10.1 ? I've tested it with Windows 10 and it's working properly.

[sebaap]

I'm seeing the same behavior on Windows 10 with Go version go1.10.1 windows/amd64

[asticode]

ha, so you're building a windows binary from a windows machine?

I'll try that.

[sebaap]

Yes, exactly.

[asticode]

ok, can anyone test building a windows binary on a linux machine like I did and say whether it works with Go 1.10.1 and Windows 10?

In the meantime I'll investigate building a windows binary with a windows machine.

[sebaap]

I tested it building on linux with go version go1.10.1 linux/amd64 and running it on Windows 10 and the problem persists

[asticode]

Damn, that's a bummer.

A few questions:

• are you using any kind of cygwin-based terminals? If so, which ones?
• which type of console window appears? a windows one or something else?
• could attach a screenshot here so that I can see exactly?

[FloThinksPi]

I compiled one on Linux for Windows and will try if this occurs when i am back from Work.
I Use git for Windows in cygwin but the shell that opened was a windows cmd. I will make a scrrenshot also when i am back home.

[sebaap]

In my case I used a virtual machine created just for this test, running Linux Mint, to build the Windows executable. Here is a screenshot of how it looks like:

[asticode]

Mmm one thing I notice is that the name on the top left of the window is Electron instead of Astilectron demo. Did you use the default demo project? If so that may be a lead...

[sebaap]

Yes, I used the default demo project. Just added the environments option in the bundler.json file in order to build it for windows in the linux machine. When building in windows I didn't change anything. In both cases the empty console appears and the window title is Electron

[asticode]

@sebaArriagada could you try the following:

• tell me what is the electron version and the astilectron version used currently in the go-astilectron project
• make sure all the astilectron projects are up to date (go-astilectron, go-astilectron-bundler, go-astilectron-bootstrap, go-astilectron-demo)
• go install the bundler again once all the projects are up to date
• build the demo project and tell me whether you're still experiencing the issue

I want to check whether the problem is caused by an older version of electron or astilectron used.

[sebaap]

The versions are:

        VersionAstilectron      = "0.20.0"
        VersionElectron         = "1.8.1"

I managed to get rid of the empty console but I don't know the reason behind it. In the first attemps I did a git clone of the demo repo instead of a go get as the readme file says (my bad, I'm sorry). I'm pretty new in Go, and I'm very used to just clone a repo. Do you know why that append? Is this still a bug?
Thanks for your time.

[asticode]

No worries about the git clone: if you do it, others do it, therefore the project needs to be compatible with it :)
The fact that you managed to get rid of the empty console is very good news. I don't know whether this is linked to the Electron version as I think it is.

@FloThinksPi could you:

• make sure all the astilectron projects (go-astilectron, go-astilectron-bundler, go-astilectron-bootstrap, go-astilectron-demo) are up to date
• go install the bundler
• build your project again
• and tell us whether you see the empty console?

[sebaap]

One think I forgot to point out is that I didn't update anything from the tests I did before. The test that work and the ones that not, were built with the same astilectron project's versions (go-astilectron, go-astilectron-bundler and go-astilectron-bootstrap). The only difference was the demo project.

[asticode]

hey guys, could you check out the last answer of this issue and see if that helps in any way?

[sebaap]

hey @asticode, seems like the last answer is about how to reproduce the problem. I managed to solve it by using go get in linux, but in windows I haven't been able to get rid of the empty console.
Seems to be a go problem, so I gave up with go and decided to go back to javascript.
Anyway, if you need me to test something just let me know.

[asticode]

Hey guys,

Seems like the issue is indeed in GO and will be fixed in the next version: golang/go#24232 (comment). Seems like it will also be backported to 1.10.

I'll close this issue for now, but feel free to reopen it if the problem is still there even after upgrading GO.

Cheers