compile go from source

install-go.sh

#!/bin/bash

mkdir -p ~/go
cd ~/go

# first install go1.4
git clone --branch go1.4.3 --depth 1 https://go.googlesource.com/go go1.4
cd go1.4/src
./make.bash
../bin/go version
cd ../../

export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=$HOME/go/go1.4


git clone --branch go1.6.3 --depth 1 https://go.googlesource.com/go latest
cd latest/src
./make.bash
cd ../../

export PATH=$PATH:~/go/latest/bin
go version

mkdir -p packages


# now add this to .profile or .bash_profile
# export GOROOT=~/go/latest
# export GOPATH=~/go/packages
# export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
# export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
#