Refer to this automated installation method instead of using this repository directly!

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Bootstrapping go1.11.2 on Raspberry Pi

Follow the instructions exactly step by step to make sure the directories are created as intended. Failing to do so will make everything fail.

All this must be applied on the target Raspberry Pi system.

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0. Install dependencies

   sudo apt install wget git build-essential

1. Clone the repository and set GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP environment variable

   mkdir ~/src ; cd ~/src ; git clone https://github.com/Akito13/go1.11.2_arm_bootstrap.git
   export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=/home/pi/src/go1.11.2_arm_bootstrap/go-linux-arm-bootstrap

2. You are in the ~/src folder now and retrieve the Go source code:

   i.

   mkdir go1.11.2 ; cd go1.11.2
   git clone https://go.googlesource.com/go . && cd src

   ii. Switch to desired version:

   git checkout go1.11.2

3. You compile the actual Go that Raspberry Pi will use now:

   i.

   ./make.bash

   ii. This will take some time, so be patient.

4. Test your Go installation:

   i.

   cd .. ; cd bin ; nano hello.go

   ii. You paste in the following:

   package main
   
   import "fmt"
   
   func main() {
   
           fmt.Printf("GO-reetings!\n")
   
   }

   iii. Now do

   ./go run hello.go

   and output should be

   GO-reetings!

5. Set your environment ready to GO:

   export PATH="$PATH:/home/pi/src/go1.11.2/bin" && export GOPATH=$HOME/go

6. Check if PATH is set correctly:

   go version

   and output should be

   go version go1.11.2 linux/arm

   which means everything is set up correctly!