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v3

v3.1.0-alpha.20260528

May 28, 2026

v3.0.0

Jun 1, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func CommandExists(command string) bool

+ type Runner interface

+ Run func(cmd string, args ...string) ([]byte, error)

+ RunContext func(ctx context.Context, cmd string, args ...string) ([]byte, error)

+ RunContextParseOutput func(ctx context.Context, stdoutH, stderrH func(line string), cmd string, ...) error

+ RunEnv func(cmd string, env []string, args ...string) ([]byte, error)

+ type Syscall interface

+ Chdir func(string) error

+ Chroot func(string) error

+ type System struct

+ func NewSystem(opts ...SystemOpts) (*System, error)

+ func (s System) FS() vfs.FS

+ func (s System) Logger() log.Logger

+ func (s System) Mounter() mounter.Interface

+ func (s System) Platform() *platform.Platform

+ func (s System) Runner() Runner

+ func (s System) Syscall() Syscall

+ type SystemOpts func(a *System) error

+ func WithFS(fs vfs.FS) SystemOpts

+ func WithLogger(logger log.Logger) SystemOpts

+ func WithMounter(mounter mounter.Interface) SystemOpts

+ func WithPlatform(pf string) SystemOpts

+ func WithRunner(runner Runner) SystemOpts

+ func WithSyscall(syscall Syscall) SystemOpts

v3.0.0-alpha.20251212

Dec 12, 2025

v3.0.0-alpha.20251205

Dec 5, 2025