# Problem
In order to switch Linkerd template rendering to use `.yaml` files, static
assets must be bundled in the Go binary for use by `linkerd install`.
# Solution
The solution should not affect the local development process of building and
testing.
[vfsgen](https://github.com/shurcooL/vfsgen) generates Go code that statically
implements the provided `http.FileSystem`. Paired with `go generate` and Go
[build tags](https://golang.org/pkg/go/build/), we can continue to use the
template files on disk when developing with no change required.
In `!prod` Go builds, the `cli/static/templates.go` file provides a
`http.FileSystem` to the local templates. In `prod` Go builds, `go generate
./cli` generates `cli/static/generated_templates.gogen.go` that statically
provides the template files.
When built with `-tags prod`, the executable will be built with the staticlly
generated file instead of the local files.
# Validation
The binaries were compiled locally with `bin/docker-build`. The binaries were
then tested with `bin/test-run (pwd)/target/cli/darwin/linkerd`. All tests
passed.
No change was required to successfully run `bin/go-run cli install`. No change
was required to run `bin/linkerd install`.
Fixes#2153
Signed-off-by: Kevin Leimkuhler <kevin@kleimkuhler.com>
Alejandro Pedraza
Kevin Leimkuhler