However importing a main package in another main package works. To summarize:
1) importing a main package in a external test is supported 2) importing a main package in a main package is supported 3) importing a main package in a non main package is not supported This seems reasonable to me, however AFAIK it is not documented. Manlio Il giorno mercoledì 14 dicembre 2016 17:17:14 UTC+1, rog ha scritto: > > It is not possible to import main packages in general, although it does > seem to be possible to import a main package from external tests in the > same directory. > > tst.go: 9:3: import "local/cmd/test" is a program, not an importable > package > I'm not why this restriction exists. > > > On 13 Dec 2016 17:17, "Jan Mercl" <0xj...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 6:13 PM adonovan via golang-nuts < >> golan...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> > Packages named main are importable, just like any other. Occasionally >> this is useful when you want to write tests for members of that package. Of >> course, the main function is not exported. >> >> I recall running into this limitation years ago. Was it always possible? >> Or do I have a false remembrance? >> >> -- >> >> -j >> >> -- >> 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...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> 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.
