If you're testing a binary, go install will overwrite the installed version, which is usually not what you want. In that case, go build makes sense.
-rob On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 1:17 AM, Dave Cheney <d...@cheney.net> wrote: > I don't understand why that flag even exists, if feels like a symptomatic > misfeature. Just use go install -v, always* > > * except when cross compiling. > > On 16 Jun 2016, at 18:11, Harmen B <har...@typetypetype.net> wrote: > > Or build with `go build -i` > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 1:52 AM, Hugh Emberson <hugh.ember...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> He might be running go test which also seems to rebuild everything every >> time unless it has been installed. >> >> go test -i installs all the dependencies for a test and fixes this >> problem. >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Dave Cheney <d...@cheney.net> wrote: >> >>> My guess is you are using go build, which compiles then discards >>> everything it just compiled (unless what was compiled was a main package, >>> in which case the binary will be left in your current working directory) >>> >>> I recommend using go install -v rather than go build for general use. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "golang-nuts" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "golang-nuts" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
