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install: Windows MSI installer should not set GOROOT #30132

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AlexRouSg opened this issue Feb 8, 2019 · 6 comments
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install: Windows MSI installer should not set GOROOT #30132

AlexRouSg opened this issue Feb 8, 2019 · 6 comments
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FrozenDueToAge NeedsFix The path to resolution is known, but the work has not been done. OS-Windows
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The official Windows msi installer sets GOROOT, this is mostly harmless however causes a problem when dealing with multiple Go versions and may lead to unexpected behavior as the user may not be aware that GOROOT is set and is assuming will be inferred.

This has lead to reports like #30126 (mine)
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andybons commented Feb 8, 2019

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I don't use installer myself, so I would not know what is the right thing to do here. What do you suggest we do?

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mvdan commented Feb 9, 2019

The official install docs haven't recommended setting GOROOT since 1.10; the last remaining bit was https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/161758, which hopefully will be removed in the 1.12 release.

So unless there's a good reason to set GOROOT on Windows, I think the installer should follow the same rule.

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I think the installer should follow the same rule.

I do not use Go installer, so I would not know. When I use / develop Go I use GOROOT in my scripts.

But, if it is safe to remove GOROOT from installer, we can do that.

Alex

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Change https://golang.org/cl/163299 mentions this issue: cmd/release: don't set GOROOT in the Windows installer

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@andybons CL 163299 LGTM assuming what Daniel said. But I do not know how to test the CL. I, probably, need some tools to build installer. How do I test the CL?

Thank you.

Alex

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