Change instructions for go installation to directory inside users ${HOME} dir

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Harshavardhana 10 years ago
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      DEVELOPERS.md

@ -11,18 +11,19 @@ $ sudo apt-get install yasm
``` ```
##### Install Go 1.3+ (Ubuntu) ##### Install Go 1.3+ (Ubuntu)
[Download the archive](https://golang.org/dl/) and extract it into ``/usr/local``, creating a Go tree in ``/usr/local/go``. For example: [Download the archive](https://golang.org/dl/) and extract it into ``${HOME}/local``, creating a Go tree in ``${HOME}/local/go``. For example:
```sh ```sh
$ tar -C /usr/local -xzf go$VERSION.$OS-$ARCH.tar.gz $ mkdir -p ${HOME}/local
$ tar -C ${HOME}/local -xzf go$VERSION.$OS-$ARCH.tar.gz
``` ```
Choose the archive file appropriate for your installation. For instance, if you are installing Go version 1.2.1 for 64-bit x86 on Linux, the archive you want is called ``go1.2.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz`` Choose the archive file appropriate for your installation. For instance, if you are installing Go version 1.2.1 for 64-bit x86 on Linux, the archive you want is called ``go1.2.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz``
(Typically these commands must be run as root or through sudo.) (Typically these commands must be run as root or through sudo.)
Add ``/usr/local/go/bin`` to the ``PATH`` environment variable. You can do this by adding this line to your /etc/profile (for a system-wide installation) or ``$HOME/.profile``: Add ``${HOME}/local/go/bin`` to the ``PATH`` environment variable. You can do this by adding this line to your ``$HOME/.profile``:
```sh ```sh
$ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin $ export PATH=$PATH:${HOME}/local/go/bin
``` ```
##### Setting up ``GOPATH`` environment variable ##### Setting up ``GOPATH`` environment variable
@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ The ``GOPATH`` environment variable specifies the location of your workspace. It
To get started, create a workspace directory and set GOPATH accordingly. Your workspace can be located wherever you like, but we'll use ``$HOME/mygo`` in this document. Note that this must not be the same path as your Go installation. To get started, create a workspace directory and set GOPATH accordingly. Your workspace can be located wherever you like, but we'll use ``$HOME/mygo`` in this document. Note that this must not be the same path as your Go installation.
```sh ```sh
$ mkdir $HOME/mygo $ mkdir -p $HOME/mygo
$ export GOPATH=$HOME/mygo $ export GOPATH=$HOME/mygo
``` ```

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