Cannot set $GOPATH on Mac OSX
environment-variables, go, macos
Solution
Update, as of Go 1.8: If you're installing Go 1.8 (released: Feb 2017) or later, GOPATH is automatically determined by the Go toolchain for you.
It defaults to `$HOME/go` on macOS (nee OS X) - e.g. `/Users/matt/go/`. This makes getting started with Go even easier, and you can `go get <package>` right after installing Go.
For the shell: (the manual method)
~/.bash_profile should contain `export GOPATH=$HOME/go` and also `export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH`. The use of the `$` is important: make sure to note where I've used it (and where I have not).
For Sublime Text:
Sublime Text menu > Preferences > Package Settings > GoSublime > Settings: User
{
"shell": ["/bin/bash"],
"env": {"GOPATH": "/Users/#USERNAME#/go/"},
}
Make sure your `GOPATH` is not set to the full path of the package; just the root of your `go` folder where `src, pkg, and bin` reside. If you're not using GoSublime, I'd suggest installing that first.
Problem
I'm trying to set my `$GOPATH` variable to run some example code on my machine: ``` $ smitego-example go run main.go main.go:5:2: cannot find package "github.com/#GITHUB_USERNAME#/smitego" in any of: /usr/local/go/src/pkg/github.com/#GITHUB_USERNAME#/smitego (from $GOROOT) ($GOPATH not set) $ smitego-example export $GOPATH=$HOME -bash: export: `=/Users/#OSX_USERNAME#': not a valid identifier ``` Contents of `github.com/#GITHUB_USERNAME#/smitego/smitego.go`: ``` package smitego ``` How can I set my `GOPATH` so it works always and forever?