embracing go compiler

[Lawrence Velázquez]

On Jun 22, 2015, at 11:32 AM, Jeremy Lavergne <jeremy at lavergne.gotdns.org> wrote:

> Will MacPorts set the appropriate compiler flags for the Go compiler? I suspect Go is popular enough to warrant some attention in base if someone has time.

Go might benefit from a portgroup, but I don't think it deserves special treatment in base. There are only 6 ports that use it.

% port -v deps 'depends::go$'
Full Name: codesearch @20131030_0
Library Dependencies: port:go
--
Full Name: hub @2.2.0_0
Library Dependencies: port:git, port:go
--
Full Name: asciinema @1.1.1_0
Build Dependencies:   port:go
--
Full Name: go-tools @65b5a8eca7a871e7c1d99722e4a43a4a6e32ebe0_0
Build Dependencies:   port:go
--
Full Name: mongo-tools @3.1.4_0
Build Dependencies:   port:go
--
Full Name: peco @0.3.2_0
Build Dependencies:   port:go

> For example, see the MP_GOFLAGS in build.args for:
> https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/sysutils/asciinema/Portfile

I don't know whether there's a convention for passing flags to Go, à la CFLAGS. You'll note that I had to patch asciinema's makefile to accept my tweaks.

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