EclipseGO

The following steps show how to setup and use Eclipse with GOLang,

• Eclipse Mars is the minimum Pre-req
• Java 8 is required to run GOClipse

Install Eclipse J2EE from eclipse.org

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-ee-developers/mars2

Note: J2EE version is required for Node JS support and not GO, Java works for GO

Get GoClipse prerequisites

• go get github.com/nsf/gocode
• go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/oracle

Install and setup GoClipse

• Start Eclipse and accept default workspace, by clicking on Eclipse executable in the root of Eclipse directory
• From File Menu→ Help→ Install New Software → and click the add button
• Set the location to http://goclipse.github.io/releases and name it goclipse
• Click on OK
• Wait for the list to get populated
• Choose GoClipse from the list as follows:
• Click on Next and accept all later on
• Restart Eclipse after install
• From File Menu → Eclipse → Preferences → Go
• Set GOROOT to /usr/local/go
• Accept the Gopath and projects
• Switch to Go→ Tools
• Browse to gocode, oracle and godef which has been already installed in $GOPATH/bin
• Accept all other defaults
• Click on OK

Build a GO project

• File Menu → New → Go Project
• Name the project
• Uncheck Use Default location
• Type in the GOPath location in the Directory field
• Click on Finish

Any source code in GOPath/src is accesssible to debug and run in Eclipse