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## $GOPATH
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Go takes a unique approach to manage the code files with the introduction of a `$GOPATH` directory which contains all the go code in the machine. Note that this is different from the `$GOROOT` environment variable which states where go is installed on the machine. We have to define the `$GOPATH` variable before using the language, in *nix systems there is a file called `.profile` we need to append the below export statement to the file. The concept behind gopath is a novel one, where we can link to any go code at any instant of time without ambiguity.
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Go takes a unique approach to manage the code files with the introduction of a `$GOPATH` directory which contains all the go code on the machine. Note that this is different from the `$GOROOT` environment variable which states where go is installed on the machine. We have to define the `$GOPATH` variable before using the language, in *nix systems there is a file called `.profile` we need to append the below export statement to the file. The concept behind gopath is a novel one, where we can link to any go code at any instant of time without ambiguity.
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Starting from go 1.8, the GOPATH environment variable now has a default value if it is unset. It defaults to `$HOME/go` on Unix and `%USERPROFILE%/go` on Windows.
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Starting from go 1.8, the GOPATH environment variable now has a default value if it not set: it defaults to `$HOME/go` on Unix and `%USERPROFILE%/go` on Windows.
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In Unix-like systems, the variable should be used like this:
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On Unix-like systems, the variable should be used like this:
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export GOPATH=${HOME}/mygo
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In Windows, you need to create a new environment variable called GOPATH, then set its value to `c:\mygo`( ***This value depends on where your workspace is located*** )
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It's OK to have more than one path (workspace) in `$GOPATH`, but remember that you have to use `:`(`;` in Windows) to break them up. At this point, `go get` will save the content to your first path in `$GOPATH`. It is highly recommended to not have multiples versions, the worst case is to create a folder by the name of your project right inside `$GOPATH`, it breaks everything that the creators were wishing to change in programming with the creation of go language because when you create a folder inside `$GOPATH` you will reference your packages as directly as <packagename>, and this breaks all the applications which will import your package because the `go get` won't find your package. Please follow conventions, there is a reason conventions are created.
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It's OK to have more than one path (workspace) in `$GOPATH`, but remember that you have to use `:`(`;` in Windows) to separate them. At this point, `go get` will save the content to your first path in `$GOPATH`. It is highly recommended to not have multiples versions, the worst case is to create a folder by the name of your project right inside `$GOPATH`, it breaks everything that the creators were wishing to change in programming with the creation of go language because when you create a folder inside `$GOPATH` you will reference your packages as directly as <packagename>, and this breaks all the applications which will import your package because the `go get` won't find your package. Please follow conventions, there is a reason conventions are created.
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In `$GOPATH`, you must have three folders as follows:
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Now my package directory has been created and it's code has been written. I recommend that you use the same name for your packages as their corresponding directories, and that the directories contain all of the package source files.
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Now my package directory has been created and its code has been written. I recommend that you use the same name for your packages as their corresponding directories, and that the directories contain all of the package source files.
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## Compile packages
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Now you are able to see the directory structure clearly; `bin` contains executable files, `pkg` contains compiled files and `src` contains package source files.
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Now you are able to see the directory structure clearly: `bin` contains executable files, `pkg` contains compiled files and `src` contains package source files.
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(The format of environment variables in Windows is `%GOPATH%`, however this book mainly follows the Unix-style, so Windows users need to replace these yourself.)
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