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cmd/go: Setting an invalid path with "go env -w GOTMPDIR=x" prevents use of go tool #40932

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noxer opened this issue Aug 20, 2020 · 5 comments
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cmd/go: Setting an invalid path with "go env -w GOTMPDIR=x" prevents use of go tool #40932

noxer opened this issue Aug 20, 2020 · 5 comments
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Go1.16

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noxer commented Aug 20, 2020

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

PS C:\Users\noxer> go.exe version
go version go1.15 windows/amd64

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

Yes

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

go env Output
PS C:\Users\noxer\> go env
set GO111MODULE=
set GOARCH=amd64
set GOBIN=
set GOCACHE=C:\Users\noxer\AppData\Local\go-build
set GOENV=C:\Users\noxer\AppData\Roaming\go\env
set GOEXE=.exe
set GOFLAGS=
set GOHOSTARCH=amd64
set GOHOSTOS=windows
set GOINSECURE=
set GOMODCACHE=C:\Users\noxer\go\pkg\mod
set GONOPROXY=
set GONOSUMDB=
set GOOS=windows
set GOPATH=C:\Users\noxer\go
set GOPRIVATE=
set GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org,direct
set GOROOT=c:\go
set GOSUMDB=sum.golang.org
set GOTMPDIR=
set GOTOOLDIR=c:\go\pkg\tool\windows_amd64
set GCCGO=gccgo
set AR=ar
set CC=gcc
set CXX=g++
set CGO_ENABLED=1
set GOMOD=
set CGO_CFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_CPPFLAGS=
set CGO_CXXFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_FFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_LDFLAGS=-g -O2
set PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config
set GOGCCFLAGS=-m64 -mthreads -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=C:\Users\noxer\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build955719846=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches

What did you do?

I experimented with go env -w and set GOTMPDIR to an invalid path. No check prevented me from doing it. After the change the Go tool would not run any more, preventing me from resetting or correcting the path.

PS C:\Users\noxer> go env -w GOTMPDIR=x
PS C:\Users\noxer> go env -w GOTMPDIR= 
go: creating work dir: CreateFile x: The system cannot find the file specified.

This completely prevents use of the go tool until the user locates the env file in AppData\go and removes or edits it.

What did you expect to see?

I expected at least the go env (-w) commands to be available to correct the mistake.

What did you see instead?

The go tool terminates with the message go: creating work dir: CreateFile x: The system cannot find the file specified..
@noxer noxer changed the title Setting an invalid path with "go env -w GOTMPDIR=x" prevents use of go tool cmd/go: Setting an invalid path with "go env -w GOTMPDIR=x" prevents use of go tool Aug 20, 2020
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CC @jayconrod @bcmills

@jayconrod jayconrod added this to the Go1.16 milestone Aug 20, 2020
@jayconrod jayconrod added the NeedsFix The path to resolution is known, but the work has not been done. label Aug 20, 2020
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jayconrod commented Aug 20, 2020 •
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go env -w won't check that the path exists, since you might intend to create it in a later step. Perhaps it should at least check whether it's an absolute path though.

go env -u GOTMPDIR may be used to unset the variable. Perhaps go env -w GOTMPDIR= should do the same thing.

In any case, neither go env -w nor go env -u should require a valid GOTMPDIR.

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Change https://golang.org/cl/250198 mentions this issue: cmd/go: env -w validates GOTMPDIR value

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deven96 commented Aug 26, 2020

So the fix is to make sure the path is absolute?. Can I work on this @jayconrod

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@deven96 Looks like there's already a fix for this pending review, linked above.

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