Comment 1:

Earlier me disagrees. I actually implemented what you asked for, but there is a test in
go/test.bash checking that go install succeeds in this case, and my change broke that
test. Especially since the behavior is tested, I am inclined to leave it as is.

Comment 2:

I should note that CL 13234052 fixes the error so that instead of
being told about "outside GOPATH" it says 
    go install: no install location for .go files listed on command line (GOBIN not set)
That at least should make the different behavior very clear.

Status changed to WorkingAsIntended.

Hi,
My GOPATH env variable is correctly set. My PATH env var includes $GOPATH/bin. I also have $GOPATH/bin created. I have a source file inside $GOPATH/src/github.com/pandeya/hello/hello.go

When I run command "go install hello.go" in hello directory, I get the above mentioned error message

go install: no install location for .go files listed on command line (GOBIN not set)

I can run the program using "go run hello.go" properly.

I understand that if I have GOPATH correctly set, i don't need to set GOBIN.

Am I missing anything?

I am running OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 with go1.4.2 darwin/amd64

Thanks.

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