make failed on syslog.LOG_DAEMON

[jonrobles]

Hi Jordan,

I got this error today on trying to make a .deb file for lumberjack

Debian 7.2
Linux clogger01 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.51-1 x86_64 GNU/Linux

root@clogger01:/usr/local/src/lumberjack# make
Makefile:22: warning: overriding commands for target `clean'
Makefile.ext:15: warning: ignoring old commands for target `clean'
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PWD/build/lib/pkgconfig \
                go build -ldflags '-r $ORIGIN/../lib' -v -o build/bin/lumberjack
_/usr/local/src/lumberjack
# _/usr/local/src/lumberjack
./syslog.go:10: undefined: syslog.LOG_DAEMON
make: *** [build/bin/lumberjack] Error 2

[jordansissel]

Sorry for the trouble!
Your version of Go is too old. You need at least Go v1.1.1

[jonrobles]

Thanks mate, worked like a charm after getting "go version go1.1.2 linux/amd64"

[kiranos]

why rely on so new versions of go? debian wheezy was probably not released yet when this was closed and still the go version is to old.

[jordansissel]

@kiranos You do not need to build this project. We provide binary releases for you. This will remove your need to get a newer version of golang. http://www.elasticsearch.org/downloads/logstash-forwarder-0-3-1/

If you are intending on developing code for logstash-forwarder, you'll need a version of Go that this project supports. As a user, you can use the binary releases we provide.

I have no influence over the policies of the Debian project. If you wish them to provide you a newer version of the Go implementation, I recommend you ask the maintainer of that package in Debian.

Sorry for the trouble! :)

[kiranos]

@jordansissel sorry I misunderstood the importance of underlying go environment. I see your point and seems like a valid one as the binary has no refenceses to the locally installed go version

[brainstorm]

Just for the record/help for others:

Uninstall all golang Ubuntu packages and grab godeb if running on Ubuntu precise (packages are too old there): http://blog.labix.org/2013/06/15/in-flight-deb-packages-of-go

[xamox]

This worked for me thanks.