just started using modules, what have i missed?.

[simon place]

simon@fedora:~$ go get github.com/vulkan-go/vulkan

go: go.mod file not found in current directory or any parent directory.
'go get' is no longer supported outside a module.
To build and install a command, use 'go install' with a version,
like 'go install example.com/cmd@latest'
For more information, see https://golang.org/doc/go-get-install-deprecation
or run 'go help get' or 'go help install'.

simon@fedora:~$ go install github.com/vulkan-go/vulkan

go: 'go install' requires a version when current directory is not in a module
Try 'go install github.com/vulkan-go/vulkan@latest' to install the latest version
simon@fedora:~$ go install github.com/vulkan-go/vulkan@latest
package github.com/vulkan-go/vulkan is not a main package
simon@fedora:~$ go get github.com/vulkan-go/vulkan@latest
go: go.mod file not found in current directory or any parent directory.
'go get' is no longer supported outside a module.
To build and install a command, use 'go install' with a version,
like 'go install example.com/cmd@latest'
For more information, see https://golang.org/doc/go-get-install-deprecation
or run 'go help get' or 'go help install'.
simon@fedora:~$

so, i guess, i can make a dummy package that imports what i want, then  init + tidy + get and erase it all! if this is it, then a simple script is needed, but surely im missing something.

to me you need a lib package, with its documentation, first, in order to try/test alternatives.

[Carla Pfaff]

It's not clear what your end goal is. github.com/vulkan-go/vulkan is a library. Do you want to use it as a dependency in one of your projects or not? If you want to use it as a dependency, then yes, "go mod init <name>" your project first before adding a dependency with "go get".

[simon place]

thanks for the reply, yes a library, that i want to investigate, i don't have a project until after. this is whats ive been doing for years, but in 1.22 seems this way of working has stopped being supported.

[burak serdar]

You can simply clone the github repo. You don't need go get for this.
When you're ready, import it and then go mod tidy.

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[simon place]

On Thursday 2 May 2024 at 22:45:55 UTC+1 burak serdar wrote:

You can simply clone the github repo. You don't need go get for this.
When you're ready, import it and then go mod tidy.

ummm, could be the best way, i'll compare with the script, (dummy) route.