> Reproducible builds is common nowadays and that requires you use the same > version of the Go compiler, for instance.
Agreed. I did not want to imply that *my* experience with Go compatibility must apply to everyone else. > On the other hand, if you do containerize your world anyhow, that may be the > simplest solution. I must admit that I silently assumed that Docker is already installed. Having to install Docker first might be prohibitive in some scenarios. OS-native options like those you mentioned can be a good alternative then. > On 25. Jun 2017, at 22:07, Jesper Louis Andersen > <jesper.louis.ander...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 4:36 PM Christoph Berger > <christoph.g.ber...@gmail.com <mailto:christoph.g.ber...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Thanks to the Go 1 Compatibility Promise, it was never a problem for me to > always use the latest Go version (via Homebrew, BTW, which keeps my Go > installation up-to-date with next-to-zero effort). > > > That was my first hunch as well, but language compatibility doesn't > automatically guarantee implementation compatibility. I'll definitely agree > one should strive to make the code work well with the newest Go release > always, but there are reasons people doesn't upgrade right away. Reproducible > builds is common nowadays and that requires you use the same version of the > Go compiler, for instance. > > What I tend to do is to use the newest release for building the software > (this ensures that the eventual upgrade path is clear). And then let a build > system handle the older versions if needed. That way, you can often program > yourself out of the problem by mangling PATHs rather than running a complete > docker installation. > > On the other hand, if you do containerize your world anyhow, that may be the > simplest solution. I'm quite partial to either jails (FreeBSD) or Zones > (Solaris/Illumos) personally over docker though. -- 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.
