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[CI] Use gvm on Windows to install Golang #1116

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Use gvm instead of chocolatey to install Golang
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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions .buildkite/pipeline.yml
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Expand Up @@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ steps:
- label: ":windows: Tests on Windows"
key: windows-test
command: ".buildkite/scripts/run-win-tests.ps1"
env:
# Latest 1.24 version supported by Chocolatey.
GO_VERSION: "1.24.6"
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Now this step will run the Golang version defined in .go-version file.

agents:
provider: "gcp"
image: "${GO_WINDOWS_AGENT_IMAGE}"
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33 changes: 28 additions & 5 deletions .buildkite/scripts/run-win-tests.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -7,12 +7,35 @@ function fixCRLF {
git rm --quiet --cached -r .
git reset --quiet --hard
}
function ensureBinPath {
$workDir = if ($env:WORKSPACE) { $env:WORKSPACE } else { $PWD.Path }
$binDir = Join-Path $workDir "bin"
if (-not (Test-Path $binDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $binDir | Out-Null }
$env:PATH = "$binDir;$env:PATH"
return $binDir
}

function withGolang($version) {
Write-Host "--- Install golang $version"
choco install -y golang --version $version
$env:ChocolateyInstall = Convert-Path "$((Get-Command choco).Path)\..\.."
Import-Module "$env:ChocolateyInstall\helpers\chocolateyProfile.psm1"
refreshenv
Write-Host "--- Install golang (GVM)"
$binDir = ensureBinPath
$gvmExe = Join-Path $binDir "gvm-windows-amd64.exe"
$gvmUrl = "https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/releases/download/$env:SETUP_GVM_VERSION/gvm-windows-amd64.exe"

Write-Host "Installing GVM tool"
$maxTries = 5
for ($i = 1; $i -le $maxTries; $i++) {
try {
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $gvmUrl -OutFile $gvmExe -UseBasicParsing
break
} catch {
if ($i -eq $maxTries) { throw }
Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
}
}

Write-Host "Installing Go version $version"
& $gvmExe --format=powershell $version | Invoke-Expression
$env:PATH = "$(go env GOPATH)\bin;$env:PATH"
go version
go env
}
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