slight.exe doesn't run on WS2019 or WS2022 due to missing dlls

[jsturtevant]

Description of the bug
When running on Windows Server 2019/2022 slight doesn't run:

PS C:\Program Files\containerd\release> .\slight.exe -h
<no output>

To Reproduce
Run either WS2022 and WS2019

cmd /c ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.20348.1607]

install:

curl.exe -LO https://github.com/deislabs/spiderlightning/releases/download/v0.4.1/slight-windows-x86_64.tar.gz
tar.exe xvf .\slight-windows-x86_64.tar.gz
x release/slight.exe

Additional context

We may want to link the runtime for windows statically as many of the binaries. info in https://stackoverflow.com/a/44387312/697126

[jsturtevant]

adding a .cargo/config.toml with

[target.x86_64-pc-windows-msvc]
rustflags = ["-C", "target-feature=+crt-static"]

seems to have fixed the issue with the vsruntime.dll loading but still getting ssl related library loading issues:

[jsturtevant]

after running choco install openssl -y I am able to run it. We should look into alternatives for how openssl is used.

[Mossaka]

@jsturtevant I am not sure what's the best practices for how openssl should be used. Any suggestions?

I should point out that our Makefile has a command for install all deps on Windoes. Shall we make this more visiable for people trying to compile slight on their host?

[jsturtevant]

it's not just compiling. If I try to install the released binary on a fresh machine, you will need this additional install of openssl which IMO isn't a great expereince.

I am not sure what's the best practices for how openssl should be used. Any suggestions?

I am not sure, I will need to look more deeply into how it is being used.

[D1esel-Dev]

Yes!! i just had an issue where there was no output aswell, now i fixed it because all i did was read this issue and installed openssl with choco:

PS C:\Users\zer0> choco install openssl -y
Chocolatey v2.1.0
Installing the following packages:
openssl
By installing, you accept licenses for the packages.
Progress: Downloading openssl 1.1.1.2100... 100%
openssl v1.1.1.2100 [Approved]
openssl package files install completed. Performing other installation steps.
Installing 64-bit openssl...
openssl has been installed.
WARNING: No registry key found based on 'OpenSSL-Win'
PATH environment variable does not have C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin in it. Adding...
WARNING: OPENSSL_CONF has been set to C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.cfg
openssl can be automatically uninstalled.
Environment Vars (like PATH) have changed. Close/reopen your shell to
see the changes (or in powershell/cmd.exe just type refreshenv).
The install of openssl was successful.
Software installed to 'C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64'
Chocolatey installed 1/1 packages.
See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).

PS C:\Users\zer0> slight -?
error: unexpected argument '-?' found
Usage: slight.exe [OPTIONS]
For more information, try '--help'.

PS C:\Users\zer0> slight -h
Usage: slight.exe [OPTIONS]
Commands:
run Run slight providing a config and a module
secret Add a secret to the application
add Download a SpiderLightning interface
new Start a new Slight project
buildjs Build a JS Slight project
help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
Options:
-c, --config
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version

PS C:\Users\zer0> slight new -n spidey@v0.5.1 rust && cd spidey
PS C:\Users\zer0\spidey>