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cmd/go: run unable to start file that begins with period #36045

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nektro opened this issue Dec 8, 2019 · 4 comments
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cmd/go: run unable to start file that begins with period #36045

nektro opened this issue Dec 8, 2019 · 4 comments
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nektro commented Dec 8, 2019

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

$ go version
go version go1.12.7 linux/amd64

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

Untested.

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

go env Output
$ go env
GOARCH="amd64"
GOBIN=""
GOCACHE="/home/meghan/snap/code/common/.cache/go-build"
GOEXE=""
GOFLAGS=""
GOHOSTARCH="amd64"
GOHOSTOS="linux"
GOOS="linux"
GOPATH="/home/meghan/go"
GOPROXY=""
GORACE=""
GOROOT="/usr/local/go"
GOTMPDIR=""
GOTOOLDIR="/usr/local/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64"
GCCGO="gccgo"
CC="gcc"
CXX="g++"
CGO_ENABLED="1"
GOMOD=""
CGO_CFLAGS="-g -O2"
CGO_CPPFLAGS=""
CGO_CXXFLAGS="-g -O2"
CGO_FFLAGS="-g -O2"
CGO_LDFLAGS="-g -O2"
PKG_CONFIG="pkg-config"
GOGCCFLAGS="-fPIC -m64 -pthread -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=/tmp/go-build591367948=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches"

What did you do?

go run etc/.test.go

What did you expect to see?

The output of the program.

What did you see instead?

package main: no Go files in /home/meghan/dev/go/scratch/etc
@AlexRouSg
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https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Package_lists_and_patterns

Directory and file names that begin with "." or "_" are ignored by the go tool, as are directories named "testdata".

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ALTree commented Dec 8, 2019

What @AlexRouSg said. Closing here.

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nektro commented Dec 8, 2019

Do you not feel that go runing a specific file should be an exception to this rule? I would assume as a user that that definition only refers to other files and packages.

@ianlancetaylor
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The current behavior is working as documented. We could consider changing the behavior. But I can't see a use for Go files whose name starts with a period, so it doesn't seem like a priority.

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