Bug#1110621: ITP: golang-github-microsoft-go-winio -- Win32 IO-related utilities for Go
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Reinhard Tartler <siretart@tauware.de>
* Package name : golang-github-microsoft-go-winio
Version : 0.6.2-1
Upstream Author : Microsoft
* URL : https://github.com/microsoft/go-winio
* License : Expat
Programming Lang: Go
Description : Win32 IO-related utilities for Go
Provides essential Windows I/O primitives for Go development, enabling
secure and efficient low-level system operations on Windows targets from
non-Windows build environments.
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Key features include:
- Named pipe and serial port communication
- File operations with backup/restore privileges
- Windows service management helpers
- Security descriptor manipulation (SIDs, DACLs)
- Virtual account and container token support
- Windows event log access
- Registry operations
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This package is primarily used for cross-compiling Windows applications
from Linux/macOS systems. It implements Windows-specific interfaces not
available in Go's standard library, with proper handling of Windows
security models and system APIs.
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Note: Runtime functionality requires Windows OS. It is useful in WSL and
for cross-compilation
I'm packaging this as a dependency so that other packages, like containerd,
don't need to be patched to avoid this dependency.
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