NovusEdge / NovusEdge/stoat

Add a qualified native Windows amd64 runtime and release

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enhancement
Dominant language
Go
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3h 51m
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Description

Problem

Stoat can compile selected host primitives on Windows, but it does not yet have a qualified native Windows runtime or release. WSL behavior and cross-compilation do not qualify a native Windows product.

Initial target

  • Host: maintained Windows 11 amd64 release
  • Accelerator: QEMU WHPX
  • Guest: Ubuntu amd64 first, then Debian amd64
  • Distribution: signed and documented native release artifact

Acceptance criteria

  • Freeze the supported Windows build and QEMU version floor from current primary sources.
  • Add native process creation/control, identity checks, owner-restricted files, named-pipe or loopback control endpoints, dependency discovery, and seed-generation behavior.
  • Handle Windows paths, drive letters, reserved names, long paths, symlinks/reparse points, and OpenSSH copy syntax explicitly.
  • Qualify create, start, SSH, recipe application, copy, sharing, stop/restart, and cleanup on real Windows amd64 hardware with WHPX.
  • Add a hosted or self-hosted hardware gate that records exact host, QEMU, guest image, and Stoat build identities.
  • Produce a signed release artifact with installation, upgrade, rollback, and uninstall documentation.
  • Keep unsupported Windows configurations fail-closed with actionable diagnostics.

Out of scope

  • Windows guests
  • Windows arm64 until suitable hardware and an independently qualified profile are available
  • Treating WSL as the native Windows release

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names no files or tests, so begin by mapping the existing host/runtime, release, and hardware-gate entry points and reviewing primary sources for supported Windows 11 amd64 and QEMU versions. Done means a signed native artifact, documented lifecycle, fail-closed unsupported configurations, and qualification results recorded for real Windows amd64 hardware with WHPX.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
infrastructure, release, testing-qa, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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