warning: GOPATH set to GOROOT (/usr/local/go) has no effect

[empt...@gmail.com]

Hi, 

I have extracted this file (go1.3.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz) to /usr/local. 

I have added only these environment variables to .bashrc

export GOPATH=/usr/local/go

export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin

When I type go version or any go command, I receive:

warning: GOPATH set to GOROOT (/usr/local/go) has no effect

When I type:

go env

I am informed

...

GOROOT="/usr/local/go"

...

Can anyone tell me how this GOROOT env is being set and how I can unset it?

Many Thanks

Aidy

[Péter Szilágyi]

Hi,

  Leave GOROOT alone. It should either be unset, or set to the installation folder (correct in your case). On the other hand, the GOPATH should *not* point to the Go installation, but rather to your workspace (see https://golang.org/doc/code.html#GOPATH). Whenever you install some package with go get or go install, it will land within the GOPATH. That is why it warns you, that you most definitely do *not* want random packages from the internet to be dumped into your official installation.

  Create one or more folders where you'd like to develop Go code and set those as your GOPATH (note, if multiple are set, then go get will pull and install packages into the first).

Cheers,

  Peter

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[Dave Cheney]

GOROOT is seto to /usr/local/go by default. That value is burnt into the binary you downloaded.

The error is you need to set GOPATH to a path that you own. I suggest export GOPATH=$HOME, although this is highly subject to personal taste.

Please read http://golang.org/doc/code.html for more information.

[benson opisa]

thanks for this information.

[Sadman Sakib]

Thanks for the info.