[macOS] Install Go programming language

install_go.md

[macOS] Install Go programming language

Instructions on how to install the Go programming language on macOS.

Uninstall

First step should be to unsinstall any previous Go installation. This step can be skipped if no Go version was previously installed.

To uninstall any previous Go installations use the following commands:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go

Install

The Go programming language can be obtained here. Copy the link for the archive version that you want to install from there.

Get the Go programming language archive and extract it with the following command:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/go
curl --silent --location --retry 3 "https://golang.org/dl/go1.16.5.darwin-amd64.tar.gz" | sudo tar xz --no-same-owner --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/go

Configure

Go tools expect a certain layout of the source code. To create the required folders use the following commands:

mkdir -p ${HOME}/Documents/Projects/Go/{bin,pkg,src}

To make go use those folders the following lines will have to be added to the .bash_profile file:

export GOROOT="/usr/local/go"
export GOPATH="${HOME}/Documents/Projects/Go"
export GOBIN="${GOPATH}/bin"
export PATH="${PATH}:${GOROOT}/bin:${GOBIN}"

Write your code inside the ${HOME}/Documents/Projects/Go/src folder.

Verify

Open a new terminal window and check if the Go programming language is installed:

go version
go env

Also check the value of the environment variables - on the output of the go env command.