How to pass a go file name as arguments to go run

[bsr]

Following works.

go run cmd/main.go tests/a/in

flag.Parse()

args := flag.Args()

//args ->  []string{"tests/a/in"}

but when I do

 

go run cmd/main.go tests/a/in.go

named files must all be in one directory; have cmd/ and tests/a/

I am not trying to build both files, but "tests/a/in.go: is an argument to the built program at cmd/main.go

tried like

go run cmd/main.go "tests/a/in.go" , but same error.

thanks.

[Dave Cheney]

 go run cmd/main.go -- tests/a/in.go

But you've probably reached the practical limit of what go run should be used for. I recommend using the expected GOPATH package layout, go build/install, etc.

[bsr]

thanks Dave. This is to test a code generation utility during development, so not to build/install etc, but run directly. thanks again for your help.

[Mandolyte]

Pass as a value to a named argument:
go run cmd/main.go -input tests/dir/a.go