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@@ -9,3 +9,23 @@ and then visiting http://localhost:6060/doc/install.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 doc/install.html for more details. |