Cannot be installed in AIX 7.1

[cloorc]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

OS/Web Information

• Web Browser: Chrome 129.0.6668.71, 64bits
• Local OS: Windows 10
• Remote OS: AIX 7.1
• Remote Architecture: ppc64
• code-server --version:

Steps to Reproduce

1. Login to AIX 7.1
2. Compile node 20.18.0 source code and install it
3. Install code-server with npm install --global --verbose code-server

Expected

Can be installed successfully

Actual

npm error   g++-11 -shared -Wl,-bimport:/home/showcase/local/include/node/node.exp -pthread -Wl,-bbigtoc -maix64 -Wl,-blibpath:/usr/lib:/lib:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix7.3.0.0/11/pthread/ppc64:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix7.2.0.0/11/pthread/ppc64:/opt/freeware/lib/pthread/ppc64 -Wl,--gc-sections  -o Release/obj.target/argon2.node Release/obj.target/argon2/argon2_node.o Release/obj.target/argon2.a
npm error gmake: Leaving directory '/home/showcase/local/lib/node_modules/code-server/node_modules/argon2/build'
npm error ld: 0706-012 The -- flag is not recognized.
npm error ld: 0706-012 The -g flag is not recognized.
npm error ld: 0706-012 The -c flag is not recognized.
npm error ld: 0706-012 The -- flag is not recognized.
npm error collect2: error: ld returned 255 exit status
npm error gmake: *** [argon2.target.mk:153: Release/obj.target/argon2.node] Error 1
npm verbose cwd /home/sidev1
npm verbose os AIX 7.1
npm verbose node v20.18.0
npm verbose npm  v10.8.2
npm verbose exit 1
npm verbose code 1

Logs

As previous posted

Screenshot/Video

No response

Does this bug reproduce in native VS Code?

I did not test native VS Code

Does this bug reproduce in GitHub Codespaces?

I did not test GitHub Codespaces

Are you accessing code-server over a secure context?

• I am using a secure context.

Notes

There are two known issues and related PRs are being working on:

ranisalt/node-argon2 and PR

microsoft/vscode-policy-watcher and PR

Upgrade of dependencies argon2(in package.json) and @vscode/policy-watcher(in lib/vscode/package.json) might solve this issue.

[benz0li]

@cloorc You may try the unofficial and untested Power 64-bit (ppc64le) builds at https://gitlab.b-data.ch/coder/code-server/-/releases.

These builds are created using the multi-arch docker image glcr.b-data.ch/coder/code-server-builder.

Cross reference:

• Official RISC-V 64-bit release assets #6986 (comment)

[cloorc]

@cloorc You may try the unofficial and untested Linux/ppc64le builds at https://gitlab.b-data.ch/coder/code-server/-/releases.

These builds are created using the multi-arch docker image glcr.b-data.ch/coder/code-server-builder.

Cross reference:

• Official RISC-V 64-bit release assets #6986 (comment)

It seems not work as expected:

root@host:/opt/freeware/bin> dnf install /home/showcase/code-server-4.93.1-ppc64le.rpm
Last metadata expiration check: 1 day, 23:03:10 ago on Wed Oct 16 14:36:43 CST 2024.
Error:
 Problem: conflicting requests
  - package code-server-4.93.1-1.ppc64le does not have a compatible architecture
(try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)

[benz0li]

@cloorc Your architecture seems to be ppc64 and not ppc64le (introduced with the POWER8).

[cloorc]

@cloorc Your architecture seems to be ppc64 and not ppc64le (introduced with the POWER8).

Yeah, it's right! And it seems like there is no prebuilt binaries.

[ravisankar-PIO]

Any luck on building for ppc64 architecture in the future?

[cloorc]

I'm afraid not. Cause vscode doesn't support AIX yet. And it seems like there is no plan for that. Check it here microsoft/vscode#231568 .