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Golang equivalent of npm install -g

If I had a compiled Golang program that I wanted to install such that I could run it with a bash command from anywhere on my computer, how would I do that? For example, in nodejs npm install -g express Installs express such that I can run the…
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Why Go Programs need runtime support

It's said that Golang is the compiled language, but what does it mean by compiled? If golang application is compiled to machine code, why can't I just distribute the binary (of course on corresponding arch and platform) instead of go install stuff?
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unable to run goinstall

goinstall go-tour.googlecode.com/hg/gotour Running the above command give me the following message .. goinstall: encoding/json: go/build: package could not be found locally goinstall: code.google.com/p/go-tour/pic: cannot download:…
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go install on windows: "Access is Denied"

I am new to programming in Go. I would really like your help regarding one of my problems. I am required to do go install on a file, the executable of which (in Windows) is created in a folder called GOPATH\bin. Until now, I typically followed the…
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how to `go install` from gitea

I'm trying to install a package from a self-hosted gitea instance. I'm trying to get a package running go install gitea.urkob.com/urko/go-root-dir but I'm getting this error no required module provides package gitea.urkob.com/urko/go-root-dir; to…
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Update go using go install

How can the existing version of go be updated using the go install command? I've done the following $ go install golang.org/dl/go1.19.4@latest go: downloading golang.org/dl v0.0.0-20221207214018-bd7282711064 $ go1.19.4 download Downloaded 0.0% ( …
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can't find import go-gtk

I've been playing around with Google Go, I love the power behind it and decided to try out some libraries. I tried using goinstall to install github.com/mattn/go-gtk/gtk but when I try to compile an example I'm getting: can't find import:…
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Compiling CGO files in Golang package

I am trying to use CGO to bundle C files with a Golang package. Following instructions here: https://karthikkaranth.me/blog/calling-c-code-from-go/ http://akrennmair.github.io/golang-cgo-slides/#1 https://golang.org/cmd/cgo/ I am getting this…
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Including pkg in .dockerignore file

Right now my .dockerignore file has this contents: .vscode .idea .git bin pkg and my Dockerfile looks like: FROM golang:latest RUN mkdir -p /app WORKDIR /app COPY . . ENV GOPATH /app RUN go install huru EXPOSE 3000 ENTRYPOINT /app/bin/huru My…
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$GOPATH is set but go install does not work

I am trying to understand the go environment, but I can't seem to go install any package I git cloned locally. go install on the hello world example works fine. ~GOPATH/src/go-github(master ✔) go install -i…
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Import web.go error after using goinstall

With halfdans advice, I was successfully able to use goinstall github.com/hoisie/web.go without any errors after installing git first. However, now when I try to compile the sample code given, go is not finding the web package. I get the…
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web.go install error

I am trying to install web.go using goinstall github.com/hoisie/web.go, and I keep getting an error about the path. goinstall: github.com/hoisie/web.go: git: no such file or directory goinstall is working for sure because when I type in just…
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Go install error: ambiguous import: found github.com/hashicorp/consul/api in multiple modules

I'm trying to install Levant but I'm getting the error: go install github.com/hashicorp/levant build github.com/hashicorp/levant: cannot load github.com/hashicorp/consul/api: ambiguous import: found github.com/hashicorp/consul/api in multiple…
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Why doesn't `go env` command reflect change in environment variable?

In my system, GOBIN variable was unset (empty value). Now unlike some other GO env variables, this seems unset even in the output for go env command. (I'm user ubuntu, so ~ is /home/ubuntu/) echo $GOBIN //empty echo $GOPATH //empty echo…
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Force `go get` and `go install` to use cache even if it's ancient

Is there a flag for go get or go install to force those to use the cache, even if the cache is very old / ancient? We are using docker images / multi-stage build to cache deps, and those original files might be weeks or months old.
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