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cmd/go: install package for all users #33234

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isaiahtaylor opened this issue Jul 22, 2019 · 4 comments
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cmd/go: install package for all users #33234

isaiahtaylor opened this issue Jul 22, 2019 · 4 comments
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@isaiahtaylor
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Global go get

As it is, go get installs to $GOPATH/src, traditionally /home/$USER/go/src. Unfortunately, this means that modules cannot be installed for all users, unless everyone shares a $GOPATH (and all have access to that directory). This would be very unconventional for Linux.

Since there is already a global $GOROOT/src, there should be an option to go get packages to that location, making them available for all users.

Use cases:

  • sysadmins who want to add a tool to the environment available for everyone
  • machines with multiple users for multiple functions can share packages

Solution:
Add a global flag to go get (e.g. go get -g) that installs to $GOROOT instead of $GOPATH.
@AlexRouSg
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Do you only care about the executable or do you want the sources to be global too?

There is a GOBIN variable that lets you set where to put the executables.
https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Environment_variables

If you want the sources to be global, you can have multiple GOPATH directories e.g. GOPATH=/some/global/path:/home/$USER/go and go get should download to the first path, but build should search all paths. I'm not sure if this works in module mode tho.

@agnivade
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In module mode, if you are running a go get outside a module, then the binary will be installed in GOBIN. So then, your binary becomes available for all users. But if you are talking about running a global install inside a module then #30515 is for that.

Regarding sharing packages, I believe it will take us back to GOPATH mode from module mode. Each module will always have it's own go.mod which will pin down it's version. Having a global package will break this as the version of the global package and in go.mod can go out of sync.

@ALTree ALTree added FeatureRequest NeedsDecision Feedback is required from experts, contributors, and/or the community before a change can be made. labels Jul 23, 2019
@ALTree ALTree added this to the Unplanned milestone Jul 23, 2019
@ALTree ALTree changed the title cmd/go feature request: Install package for all users cmd/go: install package for all users Jul 23, 2019
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bcmills commented Jul 25, 2019

The functionality you propose seems like it would overlap significantly with GOPROXY. In particular, a GOPROXY setting using a file:// URL can easily point to a shared read-only directory tree, from which individual users can go get files into their local GOPATH cache.

Do you have any particular use-cases in mind that cannot be satisfied using a combination of GOPROXY (to retrieve modules from the shared cache) and GOPATH + go mod download (to populate modules into the shared cache)?

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