cmd: remove platform binary (#17712)

cmd/mattermost/commands/root.go

@@ -23,6 +23,4 @@ var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("config", "c", "", "Configuration file to use.")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("disableconfigwatch", false, "When set config.json will not be loaded from disk when the file is changed.")
-	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("platform", false, "This flag signifies that the user tried to start the command from the platform binary, so we can log a mssage")
-	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().MarkHidden("platform")
 }

cmd/mattermost/commands/server.go

@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ func init() {
 
 func serverCmdF(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	disableConfigWatch, _ := command.Flags().GetBool("disableconfigwatch")
-	usedPlatform, _ := command.Flags().GetBool("platform")
-
 	interruptChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 
 	if err := utils.TranslationsPreInit(); err != nil {
@@ -58,10 +56,10 @@ func serverCmdF(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	defer configStore.Close()
 
-	return runServer(configStore, usedPlatform, interruptChan)
+	return runServer(configStore, interruptChan)
 }
 
-func runServer(configStore *config.Store, usedPlatform bool, interruptChan chan os.Signal) error {
+func runServer(configStore *config.Store, interruptChan chan os.Signal) error {
 	// Setting the highest traceback level from the code.
 	// This is done to print goroutines from all threads (see golang.org/issue/13161)
 	// and also preserve a crash dump for later investigation.
@@ -96,10 +94,6 @@ func runServer(configStore *config.Store, usedPlatform bool, interruptChan chan
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if usedPlatform {
-		mlog.Warn("The platform binary has been deprecated, please switch to using the mattermost binary.")
-	}
-
 	a := app.New(app.ServerConnector(server))
 	api := api4.Init(a, server.Router)
 

cmd/mattermost/commands/server_test.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestRunServerSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	// Use non-default listening port in case another server instance is already running.
 	*configStore.Get().ServiceSettings.ListenAddress = UnitTestListeningPort
 
-	err := runServer(configStore, false, th.interruptChan)
+	err := runServer(configStore, th.interruptChan)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestRunServerSystemdNotification(t *testing.T) {
 	*configStore.Get().ServiceSettings.ListenAddress = UnitTestListeningPort
 
 	// Start and stop the server
-	err = runServer(configStore, false, th.interruptChan)
+	err = runServer(configStore, th.interruptChan)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Ensure the notification has been sent on the socket and is correct
@@ -139,6 +139,6 @@ func TestRunServerNoSystemd(t *testing.T) {
 	// Use non-default listening port in case another server instance is already running.
 	*configStore.Get().ServiceSettings.ListenAddress = UnitTestListeningPort
 
-	err := runServer(configStore, false, th.interruptChan)
+	err := runServer(configStore, th.interruptChan)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }

cmd/platform/main.go

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"syscall"
-
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5/utils/fileutils"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	// Print angry message to use mattermost command directly
-	fmt.Println(`
------------------------------------- ERROR ------------------------------------------------
-The platform binary has been deprecated, please switch to using the new mattermost binary.
-The platform binary will be removed in a future version.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	`)
-
-	// Execve the real MM binary
-	args := os.Args
-	args[0] = "mattermost"
-	args = append(args, "--platform")
-
-	realMattermost := fileutils.FindFile("mattermost")
-	if realMattermost == "" {
-		realMattermost = fileutils.FindFile("bin/mattermost")
-	}
-
-	if realMattermost == "" {
-		fmt.Println("Could not start Mattermost, use the mattermost command directly: failed to find mattermost")
-	} else if err := syscall.Exec(realMattermost, args, nil); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Could not start Mattermost, use the mattermost command directly: %s\n", err.Error())
-	}
-}