Yes I think defaulting to go get -u without modules is best too. Because modules allow version compatibility, and so code intended for use with modules may not work at the repo HEAD, asking go get to fetch without building may be more reliable.
Best, Scott On Monday, 10 September 2018 11:00:47 UTC+2, Paul Jolly wrote: > > This sort of "global" get/install is being discussed in > https://github.com/golang/go/issues/24250 (which will also cover the > documentation point). It's marked as "release blocked" for Go 1.12. > > For now, I think the best approach is to: > > GO111MODULE=off go get -u github.com/my/package > > i.e. drop back to GOPATH-mode. You can optionally set GOBIN as you > suggest, but not necessary because GOPATH will default to $HOME/go > > > Paul > On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 at 09:41, Caleb Spare <ces...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > > What's the best substitute for "go get my/tool" in a modules world? > > > > I used to be able to tell my users to set up Go with a GOPATH workspace > and then run "go get -u github.com/my/package". I can't find an > equivalent workflow now. The closest I can find is > > > > GOBIN=~/bin GO111MODULES=on go get github.com/my/package@latest > > > > But this drops go.mod/go.sum files in the current directory, which I > don't want. Is there some command to just build and put a binary in a > directory without touching any other files (outside the cache)? > > > > -- > > 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.
