Hello, I appreciate that you're frustrated, but you need to follow the installation instructions _exactly_ to the letter or you will not succeed.
The installation instructions are quite long, but they are well tested and if you follow them precisely you will be able to install Go on your computer. On Wednesday, 13 December 2017 10:18:22 UTC+11, erfang...@gmail.com wrote: > > go-go1.4.3/src/cmd/gc$ make > > ---------------- > go tool dist install -v > make: go: Command not found > ../../Make.dist:13: recipe for target 'install' failed make: *** [install] > Error 127 > ---------------- > > so gc also need go!? :|||| > > > > On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 2:45:34 AM UTC+3:30, Dave Cheney wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Thanks for posting. To answer your question >> >> 1. The Go compiler used to be written in C, but was rewritten in Go in >> release 1.5 >> >> 2. This means that to build a version of Go later than 1.4, you need a Go >> compiler. >> >> 3. The easiest way to do this is to us a version of Go from the >> golang.org website, the instructions are here >> https://golang.org/doc/install/source#go14 >> >> 4. If you are new to Go I strongly do not recommend building from source, >> you should just use one of the pre compiled versions available on the >> website, they are extremely well tested and known to work on many systems. >> https://golang.org/doc/install >> >> 5. If you are trying to bootstrap Go on a system that we don't ship pre >> compiled binaries for you will have to produce a bootstrap cross compiler, >> so you will need to do step 3 then follow the instructions from the step >> "building go 1.5 from source" on this post, >> https://dave.cheney.net/2015/10/16/bootstrapping-go-1-5-on-non-intel-platforms >> >> real talk, this is quite a complicate process and if english is not your >> native language you may be better served by finding a Go forum in your >> native language. I don't have any to recommend off hand, but maybe on the >> gophers slack you might be able to find someone to help you. Because slack >> is invite only you can request an invite using this automated application, >> https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org/ >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, 13 December 2017 10:00:41 UTC+11, C Banning wrote: >>> >>> Well, there are binary releases for the most HW/OS combinations - >>> https://golang.org/dl/ >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 3:51:43 PM UTC-7, erfang...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> so GOLANG will not work, if not install C-Compiler on system. >>>> >>>> yeah? >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 2:16:23 AM UTC+3:30, C Banning wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well, GO_BOOTSTRAP lets you use any compiler after go1.4. I usually >>>>> build/install Go using the previous Go-built version - thus, I >>>>> built/installed Go1.9 using the Go1.8.1 compiler. >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 2:48:57 PM UTC-7, erfang...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> so Main compiler is at previous version and made with C? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 1:09:13 AM UTC+3:30, Tamás Gulácsi >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes. It compiles itself with a previous verson of the compiler first. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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.
