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| author | Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org> | 2012-03-12 16:49:12 -0400 |
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| committer | Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org> | 2012-03-12 16:49:12 -0400 |
| commit | 27011387ab8ede48b7d4e7d4070c21df5d2c546d (patch) | |
| tree | 8402868b1110b29b5ebbf4b228262c36d51d1f4d /doc/install-source.html | |
| parent | b511745dd566ada894849cea6db71e40861ac82c (diff) | |
| download | go-27011387ab8ede48b7d4e7d4070c21df5d2c546d.tar.gz | |
cmd/go: respect $GOBIN always
Before, we only consulted $GOBIN for source code
found in $GOROOT, but that's confusing to explain
and less useful. The new behavior lets users set
GOBIN=$HOME/bin and have all go-compiled binaries
installed there.
Fixes issue 3269.
R=golang-dev, bradfitz
CC=golang-dev
http://codereview.appspot.com/5754088
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/install-source.html b/doc/install-source.html index 82ff8e740..4673850f4 100644 --- a/doc/install-source.html +++ b/doc/install-source.html @@ -393,11 +393,12 @@ For example, you should not set <code>$GOHOSTARCH</code> to <p><code>$GOBIN</code> <p> -The location where binaries from the main repository will be installed. -XXX THIS MAY CHANGE TO BE AN OVERRIDE EVEN FOR GOPATH ENTRIES XXX +The location where Go binaries will be installed. The default is <code>$GOROOT/bin</code>. After installing, you will want to arrange to add this directory to your <code>$PATH</code>, so you can use the tools. +If <code>$GOBIN</code> is set, the <a href="/cmd/go">go command</a> +installs all commands there. </p> <p><code>$GOARM</code> (arm, default=6)</p> |