The existing distribution detection does not work on Arch Linux
without the `lsb-release` package installed. This patch adds
detection using `/etc/os-release` in the same way that f9a1881
uses for Fedora and CentOS detection.
I changed the if statement that Bryn Sinclair used to a case
statement to avoid extra if-else-if statements.
I also needed to add a trim statement to remove the `"` characters
that are present in Arch Linux's `/etc/os-release` file.
The traditional method of providing web interfaces to Go programs is via a built-in web server. Wails offers a different approach: it provides the ability to wrap both Go code and a web frontend into a single binary. Tools are provided to make this easy for you by handling project creation, compilation and bundling. All you have to do is get creative!
## Features
- Use standard Go libraries/frameworks for the backend
- Use any frontend technology to build your UI
- Quickly create Vue, Vuetify or React frontends for your Go programs
- Expose Go methods/functions to the frontend via a single bind command
- Uses native rendering engines - no embedded browser
- Shared events system
- Native file dialogs
- Powerful cli tool
- Multiplatform
## Project Status
Wails is currently in Beta. Please make sure you read the [Project Status](https://wails.app/project_status.html) if you are interested in using this project.
## Installation
Wails uses cgo to bind to the native rendering engines so a number of platform dependent libraries are needed as well as an installation of Go. The basic requirements are:
- Go 1.12
- npm
### MacOS
Make sure you have the xcode command line tools installed. This can be done by running:
Note: If you have successfully installed these dependencies on a different flavour of Linux, please consider submitting a PR.
### Windows
Windows requires gcc and related tooling. The recommended download is from [http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/download](http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/download). Once this is installed, you are good to go.
## Installation
**Ensure Go modules are enabled: GO111MODULE=on and go/bin is in your PATH variable.**
Installation is as simple as running the following command:
<pre style='color:white'>
go get github.com/wailsapp/wails/cmd/wails
</pre>
## Next Steps
It is recommended at this stage to read the comprehensive documentation at [https://wails.app](https://wails.app).
## FAQ
* Is this an alternative to Electron?
Depends on your requirements. It's designed to make it easy for Go programmers to make lightweight desktop applications or add a frontend to their existing applications. Whilst Wails does not currently offer hooks into native elements such as menus, this may change in the future.
* Who is this project aimed at?
Go programmers who want to bundle an HTML/JS/CSS frontend with their applications, without resorting to creating a server and opening a browser to view it.
* What's with the name?
When I saw WebView, I thought "What I really want is tooling around building a WebView app, a bit like Rails is to Ruby". So initially it was a play on words (Webview on Rails). It just so happened to also be a homophone of the English name for the [Country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales) I am from. So it stuck.
## Shoulders of Giants
Without the following people, this project would never have existed:
* [Dustin Krysak](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/bashfulrobot) - His support and feedback has been immense. More patience than you can throw a stick at (Not long now Dustin!).
* [Serge Zaitsev](https://github.com/zserge) - Creator of [Webview](https://github.com/zserge/webview) which Wails uses for the windowing.
And without [these people](CONTRIBUTORS.md), it wouldn't be what it is today. A huge thank you to each and every one of you!
Special Mentions:
* [Bill Kennedy](https://twitter.com/goinggodotnet) - Go guru, encourager and all-round nice guy, whose infectious energy and inspiration powered me on when I had none left.
* [Mark Bates](https://github.com/markbates) - Creator of [Packr](https://github.com/gobuffalo/packr), inspiration for packing strategies which fed into some of the tooling.
This project was mainly coded to the following albums:
* [Manic Street Preachers - Resistance Is Futile](https://open.spotify.com/album/1R2rsEUqXjIvAbzM0yHrxA)
* [Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours](https://open.spotify.com/album/4VzCL9kjhgGQeKCiojK1YN)
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