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author Vincent Batts2022-01-03 21:11:06 +0100
committer Willy Sudiarto Raharjo2022-01-04 01:52:05 +0100
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development/golang-googlecode-gotools: fix build of go.tools
This is a bandaid, since the package is so old. To update it would be a rework of this SlackBuild. So, added some instructions for users that care to install a newer version for themselves. Signed-off-by: Vincent Batts <vbatts@hashbangbash.com> Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
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@@ -6,3 +6,16 @@ language. Like godoc, a code vetting analysis utility and others.
This also provides the import path of code.google.com/p/go.tools for
the Go programming language. These libraries are source only. To
compile using the libraries, include "/usr/share/gocode" in your GOPATH
+
+This package currently builds a historic version of tools from when they were
+removed from the core golang repo.
+
+Users may wish to install updated commands, like:
+```
+go get -u golang.org/x/tools/godoc
+```
+
+or in future golang versions (>= go1.17):
+```
+go install golang.org/x/tools/gopls@latest
+```