[bug] do not use cross-compiling for the helper in win

- add -H windowsgui to avoid console popping up

Makefile

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dependsCygwin:
 	@choco install -y golang python nssm nsis wget 7zip
 
 build:
-	$(MAKE) _buildparts
+	echo "XBUILD>", ${XBUILD}
 ifeq (${XBUILD}, yes)
 	$(MAKE) build_cross_win
 	$(MAKE) build_cross_osx
@@ -68,11 +68,14 @@ else ifeq (${XBUILD}, win)
 else ifeq (${XBUILD}, osx)
 	$(MAKE) build_cross_osx
 	$(MAKE) _build_done
+else
+	$(MAKE) _buildparts
 endif
 
 _buildparts: $(foreach path,$(wildcard cmd/*),build_$(patsubst cmd/%,%,$(path)))
 
 build_%:
+	@echo "PLATFORM: ${PLATFORM}"
 	@mkdir -p build/bin/${PLATFORM}
 	go build -tags $(TAGS) -ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=`git describe --tags` ${EXTRA_LDFLAGS}" -o build/bin/${PLATFORM}/$* ./cmd/$*
 	-@rm -rf build/${PROVIDER}/staging/${PLATFORM} && mkdir -p build/${PROVIDER}/staging/${PLATFORM}
@@ -91,7 +94,11 @@ CROSS_WIN_FLAGS = CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=386 GOOS=windows CC="/usr/bin/i686-w64-mi
 PLATFORM_WIN = PLATFORM=windows
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS_WIN = EXTRA_LDFLAGS="-H windowsgui" 
 build_cross_win:
+	@echo "[+] Cross-building for windows..."
 	$(CROSS_WIN_FLAGS) $(PLATFORM_WIN) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS_WIN) $(MAKE) _buildparts
+	# workaround for helper: we use the go compiler
+	@echo "[+] Compiling helper with the Go compiler to work around missing stdout bug..."
+	cd cmd/bitmask-helper && GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=`git describe --tags` -H windowsgui" -o ../../build/bin/windows/bitmask-helper-go
 
 CROSS_OSX_FLAGS = MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.10 CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=darwin CC="o64-clang"
 PLATFORM_OSX = PLATFORM=darwin

branding/templates/makefile/Makefile

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ else
 pkg_win: staging/openvpn/openvpn.exe
 	echo "[+] building windows"
 	cp ../bin/windows/bitmask-vpn staging/bitmask-vpn.exe
-	cp ../bin/windows/bitmask-helper staging/bitmask_helper.exe
+	#cp ../bin/windows/bitmask-helper staging/bitmask_helper.exe
+	cp ../bin/windows/bitmask-helper-go staging/helper.exe
 	makensis windows/$(APPNAME)-installer.nsi
 	mv dist/$(APPNAME)-$(VERSION).exe ../../deploy/
 endif

branding/templates/windows/payload/install

-..\staging\bitmask_helper.exe
+..\staging\helper.exe
 ..\staging\bitmask-vpn.exe
 ..\staging\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
 ..\staging\liblzo2-2.dll

branding/templates/windows/payload/uninstall

 icon.ico
-openssl.exe
-openvpn.exe
-ssleay32.dll
-libeay32.dll
-liblzo2-2.dll
-libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
+openssl.exe
+openvpn.exe
+ssleay32.dll
+libeay32.dll
+liblzo2-2.dll
+libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
 libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
 libssl-1_1-x64.dll
 padlock.dll
-bitmask-helper.exe
+bitmask_helper.exe
 bitmask-vpn.exe
 tap-windows.exe
+helper.exe

branding/templates/windows/template.nsi

@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ Section "InstallFiles"
   Delete 'C:\Program Files\$applicationName\bitmask_helper.exe'
   IfErrors 0 noErrorHelper
 
+  DetailPrint "Trying to uninstall new helper..."
+  ClearErrors
+  Delete 'C:\Program Files\$applicationName\helper.exe'
+  IfErrors 0 noErrorHelper
+
   ; uninstalling old nssm helper - could fail if it isn't there, or if nssm is not there...
   ClearErrors
   DetailPrint "Trying to uninstall an old style helper..."
@@ -77,6 +82,12 @@ Section "InstallFiles"
   IfErrors 0 noErrorHelper
   DetailPrint "Failed to stop new-style helper, maybe it was not there"
 
+  ClearErrors
+  DetailPrint "Trying to uninstall a new style helper..."
+  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\helper.exe" stop'
+  IfErrors 0 noErrorHelper
+  DetailPrint "Failed to stop new-style helper, maybe it was not there"
+
   noErrorHelper:
   
   ; now we try to delete the systray, locked by the app - just to know if another instance of FoobarVPN is running.
@@ -120,14 +131,14 @@ SectionEnd
 Section "InstallService"
   DetailPrint "Trying to uninstall previous versions of the (new) helper..."
   ClearErrors
-  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\bitmask_helper.exe" stop'
-  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\bitmask_helper.exe" remove'
+  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\helper.exe" stop'
+  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\helper.exe" remove'
   IfErrors 0 noError
   DetailPrint "Could not uninstall a previous version of the (new) helper!"
 
   noError:
-  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\bitmask_helper.exe" install'
-  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\bitmask_helper.exe" start'
+  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\helper.exe" install'
+  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\helper.exe" start'
 SectionEnd
 
 Section /o "TAP Virtual Ethernet Adapter" SecTAP
@@ -147,9 +158,11 @@ Section "Uninstall"
   ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\bitmask_helper.exe" stop'
   ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\bitmask_helper.exe" remove'
 
+  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\helper.exe" stop'
+  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\helper.exe" remove'
+
   ; now we (try to) remove everything else. kill it with fire!
   Delete $INSTDIR\nssm.exe ; probably does not exist anymore, but just in case
-  Delete $INSTDIR\bitmask_helper.exe
   Delete $INSTDIR\readme.txt
   Delete $INSTDIR\helper.log
   Delete $INSTDIR\openvpn.log

docker/Makefile

@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ package_win:
 	docker run \
 	    -e XBUILD=win \
 	    -e PROVIDER=riseup \
-	    -v `python3 -c 'import os; print(os.path.abspath(".."))'`:/bitmask-vpn.orig \
+	    -v `python3 -c 'import os; print(os.path.abspath(".."))'`:/bitmask-vpn.host \
 	    --cpus="4" \
 	    -it --rm \
 	    $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE):latest  \
 	    /builder.sh
 shell:
-	docker run -v `python3 -c 'import os; print(os.path.abspath(".."))'`:/bitmask-vpn.orig -it --rm $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE):latest  /bin/bash
+	docker run -v `python3 -c 'import os; print(os.path.abspath(".."))'`:/bitmask-vpn.host -it --rm $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE):latest  /bin/bash

docker/builder.sh

 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
-export DESTDIR=/bitmask-vpn.orig/deploy/
-rm -rf /bitmask-vpn
-cp -r /bitmask-vpn.orig /bitmask-vpn
-cd /bitmask-vpn
+export HOSTDIR=/bitmask-vpn.host
+export GUESTDIR=/bitmask-vpn
+export DESTDIR="${HOSTDIR}"/deploy/
+rm -rf "${GUESTDIR}"
+cp -r "${HOSTDIR}" "${GUESTDIR}"
+cd "${GUESTDIR}"
 make prepare
 make build
 case $XBUILD in
@@ -17,4 +19,4 @@ case $XBUILD in
         make packages
         ;;
 esac
-cp  /bitmask-vpn/deploy/* $DESTDIR
+cp  "${GUESTDIR}"/deploy/* $DESTDIR

pkg/helper/windows.go

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	svcName          = config.BinaryName + `-helper`
+	svcName          = config.BinaryName + `-helper-v2`
 	appPath          = `C:\Program Files\` + config.ApplicationName + `\`
 	LogFolder        = appPath
 	openvpnPath      = appPath + `openvpn.exe`