hashicorp / hashicorp/consul-template

signals package does not build on AIX (GOOS=aix)

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Description

## Description

The `signals` package fails to compile for `GOOS=aix GOARCH=ppc64`:

```
signals/signals.go:23:33: undefined: SignalLookup
```

`signals/signals_unix.go` does not include `aix` in its build constraint, and there is no aix file, so `SignalLookup` is undefined on that platform.

Earliest affected version: all versions containing the per-platform `signals` split (verified on v0.41.x and current main).

## Steps to reproduce

```
GOOS=aix GOARCH=ppc64 go build ./signals/
```

## Use case

consul-template is vendored into Vault Agent for template rendering; building Vault's client/Agent for AIX on IBM Power requires this package to compile. The IBM Power integration team has validated a fork patch adding `aix` to the constraint (all signals referenced in the unix `SignalLookup` map exist on AIX).

## Proposed fix

Add `aix` to the build constraint of `signals/signals_unix.go` (and add `SIGVTALRM` to the lookup map, which AIX workloads use). PR to follow.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with signals/signals_unix.go and inspect its build constraint and SignalLookup map. Run GOOS=aix GOARCH=ppc64 go build ./signals/ to reproduce the failure, then verify the AIX constraint and SIGVTALRM entry make the package compile successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
76/100

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