From 495e02db8c6e080504f03525daffa4c8f19a7b03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Gerrand Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:06:47 +1100 Subject: doc: convert README to markdown and update CONTRIBUTING.md Fixes #9233 Change-Id: If64480cbfaafe44025fcdcc0f20d76c995ffb3a1 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/1296 Reviewed-by: Russ Cox --- README.md | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..478021e151 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# The Go Programming Language + +![Gopher image](doc/gopher/fiveyears.jpg) + +For documentation about how to install and use Go, +visit http://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.) + +Please report issues here: https://github.com/golang/go/issues + +Go is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help! + +To contribute, please read the contribution guidelines: + http://golang.org/doc/contribute.html + +Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed +under the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. + +-- + +## Binary Distribution Notes + +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 README). 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.html). +You should also add the Go binary directory $GOROOT/bin +to your shell's path. + +For example, if you extracted the tar file into $HOME/go, you might +put the following in your .profile: + + export GOROOT=$HOME/go + export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin + +See https://golang.org/doc/install or doc/install.html for more details. + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf