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| author | Andrew Gerrand <adg@golang.org> | 2010-03-16 09:42:34 +1100 |
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| committer | Andrew Gerrand <adg@golang.org> | 2010-03-16 09:42:34 +1100 |
| commit | 2811e70ed59a5209935b593eb893410544254a2a (patch) | |
| tree | ba8f2306bb5f973deb5e06e45e35242b963f59ea | |
| parent | 158f989e3728ccc902dd07021773c2f25de58543 (diff) | |
| download | golang-2811e70ed59a5209935b593eb893410544254a2a.tar.gz | |
install.html: elaborate on shell profile instructions
R=r, rsc
CC=golang-dev
http://codereview.appspot.com/556041
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/install.html | 13 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/install.html b/doc/install.html index 87d4836d2..20f8dcc69 100644 --- a/doc/install.html +++ b/doc/install.html @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ compiler using the GCC back end, see <h2>Environment variables</h2> -<p>The Go compilation environment depends on three environment -variables that you should set in your <code>.bashrc</code> or equivalent, -plus one optional variable:</p> +<p> +The Go compilation environment depends on three environment variables plus one optional variable: +</p> <dl> <dt> @@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ In effect, you are always cross-compiling. </p> <p> -Set these variables in your <code>.bashrc</code>. For example: +Set these variables in your shell profile (<code>$HOME/.bashrc</code>, +<code>$HOME/.profile</code>, or equivalent). The settings might look +something like this: </p> <pre> @@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ export GOOS=linux </pre> <p> -Double-check them by listing your environment. +Double-check them by listing your environment. (You will need to launch +a new shell or terminal window for the changes to take effect.) </p> <pre> |