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Install Golang using Powershell
# Installs golang on Windows.
#
# # Run script:
# .\install-go.ps1 -version 1.5.3
#
# # Download and run script:
# $env:GOVERSION = '1.5.3'
# iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('SCRIPT_URL_HERE'))
Param(
[String]$version,
[switch]$h = $false,
[switch]$help = $false
)
$SCRIPT=$MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
function print_usage() {
echo @"
Download and install Golang on Windows. It sets the GOROOT environment
variable and adds GOROOT\bin to the PATH environment variable.
Usage:
$SCRIPT -version 1.5.3
Options:
-h | -help
Print the help menu.
-version
Golang version to install. Required.
"@
}
if ($help -or $h) {
print_usage
exit 0
}
if ($args -ne "") {
Write-Error "Error: Unknown option $args"
print_usage
exit 1
}
if ($version -eq "") {
$version = $env:GOVERSION
}
if ($version -eq "" ) {
Write-Error "Error: -version is required"
print_usage
exit 1
}
$downloadDir = $env:TEMP
$packageName = 'golang'
$url32 = 'https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go' + $version + '.windows-386.zip'
$url64 = 'https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go' + $version + '.windows-amd64.zip'
$goroot = "C:\go$version"
# Determine type of system
if ($ENV:PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE -eq "AMD64") {
$url = $url64
} else {
$url = $url32
}
if (Test-Path "$goroot\bin\go") {
Write-Host "Go is installed to $goroot"
exit
}
echo "Downloading $url"
$zip = "$downloadDir\golang-$version.zip"
if (!(Test-Path "$zip")) {
$downloader = new-object System.Net.WebClient
$downloader.DownloadFile($url, $zip)
}
echo "Extracting $zip to $goroot"
if (Test-Path "$downloadDir\go") {
rm -Force -Recurse -Path "$downloadDir\go"
}
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem
[System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory("$zip", $downloadDir)
mv "$downloadDir\go" $goroot
echo "Setting GOROOT and PATH for Machine"
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("GOROOT", "$goroot", "Machine")
$p = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "Machine")
$p = "$goroot\bin;$p"
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "$p", "Machine")
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