I've already tried that and the original command still fails. $ go get -u -v golang.org/x/lint/golint Fetching https://golang.org/x/lint/golint?go-get=1 Parsing meta tags from https://golang.org/x/lint/golint?go-get=1 (status code 200) get "golang.org/x/lint/golint": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix: "golang.org/x/lint", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/lint"} at https://golang.org/x/lint/golint?go-get=1 get "golang.org/x/lint/golint": verifying non-authoritative meta tag Fetching https://golang.org/x/lint?go-get=1 Parsing meta tags from https://golang.org/x/lint?go-get=1 (status code 200) golang.org/x/lint (download) Fetching https://golang.org/x/lint?go-get=1 Parsing meta tags from https://golang.org/x/lint?go-get=1 (status code 200) get "golang.org/x/lint": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix: "golang.org/x/lint", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/lint"} at https://golang.org/x/lint?go-get=1 Fetching https://golang.org/x/tools/go/ast/astutil?go-get=1 Parsing meta tags from https://golang.org/x/tools/go/ast/astutil?go-get=1 (status code 200) get "golang.org/x/tools/go/ast/astutil": found meta tag get.metaImport{ Prefix:"golang.org/x/tools", VCS:"git", RepoRoot: "https://go.googlesource.com/tools"} at https: //golang.org/x/tools/go/ast/astutil?go-get=1 get "golang.org/x/tools/go/ast/astutil": verifying non-authoritative meta tag Fetching https://golang.org/x/tools?go-get=1 Parsing meta tags from https://golang.org/x/tools?go-get=1 (status code 200) golang.org/x/tools (download) Fetching https://golang.org/x/tools/go/gcexportdata?go-get=1 Parsing meta tags from https://golang.org/x/tools/go/gcexportdata?go-get=1 (status code 200) get "golang.org/x/tools/go/gcexportdata": found meta tag get.metaImport{ Prefix:"golang.org/x/tools", VCS:"git", RepoRoot: "https://go.googlesource.com/tools"} at https: //golang.org/x/tools/go/gcexportdata?go-get=1 get "golang.org/x/tools/go/gcexportdata": verifying non-authoritative meta tag Fetching https://golang.org/x/tools/go/internal/gcimporter?go-get=1 Parsing meta tags from https://golang.org/x/tools/go/internal/gcimporter?go-get=1 (status code 200) get "golang.org/x/tools/go/internal/gcimporter": found meta tag get. metaImport{Prefix:"golang.org/x/tools", VCS:"git", RepoRoot: "https://go.googlesource.com/tools"} at https: //golang.org/x/tools/go/internal/gcimporter?go-get=1 get "golang.org/x/tools/go/internal/gcimporter": verifying non-authoritative meta tag
$ go get -u -v github.com/golang/lint/golint github.com/golang/lint (download) package github.com/golang/lint/golint: code in directory /media/Data/ Projects/Go/src/github.com/golang/lint/golint expects import "golang.org/x/lint/golint" On Wednesday, 17 October 2018 17:53:50 UTC+1, Sam Whited wrote: > > As the error says, you need to use golang.org/x/lint/golint: > > go get -u -v golang.org/x/lint/golint > > —Sam > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, at 10:12, gary.wi...@victoriaplumb.com <javascript:> > wrote: > > I'm having trouble installing golint. Any idea what the problem could > be? > > > > $ go get -u -v github.com/golang/lint/golint > > github.com/golang/lint (download) > > package github.com/golang/lint/golint: code in directory > /home/gary/Code/go/ > > src/github.com/golang/lint/golint expects import " > golang.org/x/lint/golint" > > > > -- > > 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. > > > -- > Sam Whited > s...@samwhited.com <javascript:> > -- 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.