On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 1:08 AM, 'pfitzsimons' via golang-nuts <golang-nuts@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I guess the reference to GOROOT can be removed now, is there a reason its > still in the install docs? as Dave say's in a galaxy a long time ago > https://dave.cheney.net/2013/06/14/you-dont-need-to-set-goroot-really > > > "Installing to a custom location > > The Go binary distributions assume they will be installed in /usr/local/go > (or c:\Go under Windows), but it is possible to install the Go tools to a > different location. In this case you must set the GOROOT environment > variable to point to the directory in which it was installed. > > For example, if you installed Go to your home directory you should add the > following commands to $HOME/.profile: > > export GOROOT=$HOME/go > export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin > > Note: GOROOT must be set only when installing to a custom location."
As far as I know this is still correct: if you install a binary distribution, and you install it to a location other than the one where it expects to be installed, then you must set GOROOT. Fixing this is https://golang.org/issue/18678 . Ian -- 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.
