Comment 1:

I'm sorry but I don't understand the issue you have raised.
As I understand it you are trying to cross compile from linux/amd64 to linux/arm,
specifically for an older ARMv5 based host.
As I also understand, gosqlite requires cgo. It is currently not possible to cross
compile a binary that requires cgo.
Can you please restate the issue that you are seeing.

Status changed to WaitingForReply.

Comment 2 by lexszero:

Yes, you understand the problem correctly.
Why it is not possible to cross-compile a binary that requires cgo?
I was able to cross-compile runtime/cgo and gosqlite package manually without using 'go
build' and it works fine, so the problem is only with the 'go build' tool. Maybe I'll
try to fix this bug and send a patch.

Comment 3:

it's a known limitation of cmd/go.

Comment 4 by lexszero:

Fixed by reverting commit 139b5fe32880 (see issue #5104) and setting CC environment
variable. Maybe do this in upstream?

Comment 5 by lexszero:

Fixed by reverting revision 139b5fe32880 (issue #5141) and setting correct CC environment
variable, since cmd/go nowadays don't have 'gcc' harcoded and respects environment.
Better to fix this in upstream.

Comment 6:

it is the issue tracker of the upstream. :-)
anyway, technically fixing this issue isn't hard (in fact, all required functionality is
there,
just remove the restriction in cmd/go). the hard part is the documentation as cross
compiling
has many caveats.
we will need a whole new document page about cross compiling with Go.

Comment 7 by lexszero:

I'm working on cross-compiled Go project now (collecting some toolchain bugs :) and
really enjoying the language; so maybe I'll write a short 'go cross-compile howto"
article.
What caveats do you mean? Usually, setting some environment variables with correct paths
to toolchain, compiler/linker flags, include & lib dirs, etc is enough in case of
traditional GNU toolchain. There may be go-specific pitfalls, but fixing and/or
documenting them is just a question of time. IMHO, this discussion goes beyond the issue
tracker format.

Comment 8:

Labels changed: added priority-later, go1.2maybe, removed priority-triage.

Status changed to Accepted.

Comment 9:

Status changed to Duplicate.

Comment 10:

Merged into issue #4714.