GO, GOLANG

Configure Go with Homebrew

Install Golang with Homebrew 

brew update
brew install golang

Check the Go version 

go version

Add some environment variables to .zshrc 

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export GOROOT=/usr/local/opt/go/libexec
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin

Uninstall Go 

<!-- installed by Golang package -->
rm -rvf /usr/local/go/
<!-- installed by homebrew -->
rm -rvf /usr/local/go/libexec
  • https://sourabhbajaj.com/mac-setup/Go/README.html

To check:

  • Control version: https://github.com/moovweb/gvm

Execution of a file

Having a hello.go file:

go build hello.go

Creates the executable. Then, to execute it:

./hello

Execute the go tests

Having the file hello_test.go

To execute it:

go test