Getting Started With Go

getting-started.md

Install Go

• You'll want 1.4.x
• Don't get it from the package manager (unless you use Arch, brew is also fine)

Setup your environment

Set GOROOT to where Go is installed, GOPATH to where you'll want libraries to be installed and where you'll be working

• ~/go is a good GOROOT
• ~/src is a good GOPATH

You would be working on ~/src/github.com/you/project

Importing packages

Imports are always relative to your GOPATH.

	import "github.com/you/project" // is valid
	import "../project" // is not valid

Quickstart for contributing for docker

Get other packages here: https://golang.org/dl/

cd ~
wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzvf go1.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz # creates the ~/go folder

mkdir ~/src

No add this to ~/.bashrc:

export GOROOT="~/go"
export GOPATH="~/src"
export PATH="$PATH:$GOROOT/bin"

Tools that will help you

GoSublime and vim-go

For GoSublime, Ctrl+Shift+P, Install Package, GoSublime

For vim-go tips, look at: https://robots.thoughtbot.com/writing-go-in-vim

Now on to some DOCKER CONTRIBUTIONS!

Clone Docker:

git clone git@github.com:docker/docker.git $GOPATH/github.com/docker/docker
cd $GOPATH/github.com/docker/docker
# Make contribution
# PULL REQUEST
# Make next contribution
# PULL REQUEST
...