diff --git a/en/01.2.md b/en/01.2.md index d1260864..a856efee 100644 --- a/en/01.2.md +++ b/en/01.2.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Go takes a unique approach to manage the code files with the introduction of a `$GOPATH` directory which contains all the go code in the machine. Note that this is different from the `$GOROOT` environment variable which states where go is installed on the machine. We have to define the $GOPATH variable before using the language, in *nix systems there is a file called `.bashrc` we need to append the below export statement to the file. The concept behind gopath is a novel one, where we can link to any go code at any instant of time without ambiguity. -Starting from go 1.8,The GOPATH environment variable now has a default value if it is unset. It defaults to $HOME/go on Unix and %USERPROFILE%/go on Windows. +Starting from go 1.8, the GOPATH environment variable now has a default value if it is unset. It defaults to $HOME/go on Unix and %USERPROFILE%/go on Windows. In Unix-like systems, the variable should be used like this: @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ In Unix-like systems, the variable should be used like this: In Windows, you need to create a new environment variable called GOPATH, then set its value to `c:\mygo`( ***This value depends on where your workspace is located*** ) -It's OK to have more than one path (workspace) in $GOPATH, but remember that you have to use `:`(`;` in Windows) to break them up. At this point, `go get` will save the content to your first path in $GOPATH. So it is highly recommended to not have multiples versions, the worst case is to create a folder by the name of your project right inside $GOPATH, it breaks everything that the creators were wishing to change in programming with the creation of go language because when you create a folder inside $GOPATH you will reference your packages as directly as , and this breaks all the applications which will import your package because the `go get` won't find your package anywhere. So please follow conventions, there is a reason conventions are created +It's OK to have more than one path (workspace) in $GOPATH, but remember that you have to use `:`(`;` in Windows) to break them up. At this point, `go get` will save the content to your first path in $GOPATH. It is highly recommended to not have multiples versions, the worst case is to create a folder by the name of your project right inside $GOPATH, it breaks everything that the creators were wishing to change in programming with the creation of go language because when you create a folder inside $GOPATH you will reference your packages as directly as , and this breaks all the applications which will import your package because the `go get` won't find your package. Please follow conventions, there is a reason conventions are created. -In $GOPATH, you must have three folders as follows. +In $GOPATH, you must have three folders as follows: - `src` for source files whose suffix is .go, .c, .g, .s. - `pkg` for compiled files whose suffix is .a.