Create build scripts

- Builds binaries for Windows, macOS and Linux
- Shrinks the binaries with additional linker flags

+ Do the same in the CI configuration files

.appveyor.yml

@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ install:
 
 build_script:
   - go build
+  - .\build.ps1

.travis.yml

@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ go:
 
 script:
   - go build
+  - ./build.sh

README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ With Go installed:
 
 `go get github.com/philippgille/serve`
 
+Without Go installed:
+
+1. Download the correct binary for your OS from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/philippgille/serve/releases)
+2. Rename the file to "serve" (on Linux/macOS) or "serve.exe" (on Windows)
+2. Make it available as shell command with one of the following options:
+    - Put the binary into a directory that's on your `PATH`
+        - For example `$HOME/bin` or `/usr/local/bin` on Linux
+    - Add the directory where you put the binary to the `PATH`
+    - Create an alias for the binary in your shell's profile (no need to rename the binary in this case)
+        > Note: Most Windows folks don't know this, but PowerShell has a profile, too:  
+        > Just examine the environment variable `$profile` to see the file's path.  
+        > Example: `C:\Users\John\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1`
+
 Use
 ---
 
@@ -61,7 +74,14 @@ To build `serve` by yourself:
 2. `cd` into the root directory of this repository
 3. Execute: `go build`
 
+> Note: The binaries in GitHub Releases are shrinked with additional Go linker flags
+
 To also make `serve` available as command in other directories:
 
 1. Add `$GOPATH/bin` to your `PATH` if you haven't done that already when installing Go
 2. Execute: `go install`
+
+There are also build scripts for Windows and Linux for creating release artifacts (shrinked binaries for Windows, macOS and Linux):
+
+- Windows: `.\build.ps1`
+- Linux: `./build.sh`

build.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+# Clean up the previous build
+If (Test-Path "${PSScriptRoot}\artifacts") {Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "${PSScriptRoot}\artifacts"}
+
+# Build for Windows, macOS and Linux
+# Use linker flags for shrinking
+set GOOS=linux
+go build -o "${PSScriptRoot}\artifacts\serve_Windows_x64.exe" -ldflags="-s -w" "github.com/philippgille/serve"
+set GOOS=linux
+go build -o "${PSScriptRoot}\artifacts\serve_macOS_x64" -ldflags="-s -w" "github.com/philippgille/serve"
+set GOOS=linux
+go build -o ${PSScriptRoot}\"artifacts\serve_Linux_x64" -ldflags="-s -w" "github.com/philippgille/serve"

build.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
+# Clean up the previous build
+rm -rf $SCRIPTDIR/artifacts
+
+# Build for Windows, macOS and Linux
+# Use linker flags for shrinking
+GOOS=windows go build -o "$SCRIPTDIR/artifacts/serve_Windows_x64.exe" -ldflags="-s -w" "github.com/philippgille/serve"
+GOOS=darwin go build -o "$SCRIPTDIR/artifacts/serve_macOS_x64" -ldflags="-s -w" "github.com/philippgille/serve"
+GOOS=linux go build -o "$SCRIPTDIR/artifacts/serve_Linux_x64" -ldflags="-s -w" "github.com/philippgille/serve"