Go Work Environment
Explore how to establish a Go work environment by organizing your workspace with src, bin, and pkg directories, setting GOPATH and PATH variables. Understand Go runtime essentials, environment customization, and cross-compiling to prepare for developing and deploying Go applications efficiently.
Workspace
A folder structure with two directories at its root is typically is called a workspace. A typical Golang project keeps all its code in a single workspace. The workspace of Golang is:
- src, a folder that contains Go source code files
- bin, a folder that contains executable binaries (also called commands)
However, if you need external packages, there will also be a folder called pkg to accommodate these.
GOPATH variable
The workspace root location cannot be the same as the Go install location, and it is specified by the ...