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| author | Alberto Donizetti <alb.donizetti@gmail.com> | 2017-01-16 12:25:33 +0100 |
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| committer | Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org> | 2017-01-17 21:26:43 +0000 |
| commit | f674537cc9dccb0e28ae58277c139d0fb2c5c09f (patch) | |
| tree | d09a4ba4d696689f7e880928bf9acc77751da5b8 /README.md | |
| parent | d8711919dbddd8684eedee834041297388cf13a3 (diff) | |
| download | go-f674537cc9dccb0e28ae58277c139d0fb2c5c09f.tar.gz go-f674537cc9dccb0e28ae58277c139d0fb2c5c09f.zip | |
README.md: update and simplify
Fixes #18675
Change-Id: I82e63e8ee3fe4a998b01d9397c3045912588e2f5
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/35183
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
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@@ -5,39 +5,37 @@ reliable, and efficient software.  -For documentation about how to install and use Go, -visit https://golang.org/ or load doc/install-source.html -in your web browser. - Our canonical Git repository is located at https://go.googlesource.com/go. There is a mirror of the repository at https://github.com/golang/go. -Go is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help! +Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed under the +BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. -To contribute, please read the contribution guidelines: - https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html +### Download and Install -##### Note that we do not accept pull requests and that we use the issue tracker for bug reports and proposals only. Please ask questions on https://forum.golangbridge.org or https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/golang-nuts. +#### Binary Distributions -Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed -under the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. +Official binary distributions are available at https://golang.org/dl/. --- +After downloading a binary release, visit https://golang.org/doc/install +or load doc/install.html in your web browser for installation +instructions. -## Binary Distribution Notes +#### Install From Source -If you have just untarred a binary Go distribution, you need to set -the environment variable $GOROOT to the full path of the go -directory (the one containing this file). You can omit the -variable if you unpack it into /usr/local/go, or if you rebuild -from sources by running all.bash (see doc/install-source.html). -You should also add the Go binary directory $GOROOT/bin -to your shell's path. +If a binary distribution is not available for your combination of +operating system and architecture, visit +https://golang.org/doc/install/source or load doc/install-source.html +in your web browser for source installation instructions. -For example, if you extracted the tar file into $HOME/go, you might -put the following in your .profile: +### Contributing - export GOROOT=$HOME/go - export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin +Go is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help! + +To contribute, please read the contribution guidelines: + https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html -See https://golang.org/doc/install or doc/install.html for more details. +Note that the Go project does not use GitHub pull requests, and that +we use the issue tracker for bug reports and proposals only. See +https://golang.org/wiki/Questions for a list of places to ask +questions about the Go language. |