How to compile Go program consisting of multiple files?
When you separate code from main.go
into for example more.go
, you simply pass that file to go build
/go run
/go install
as well.
So if you previously ran
go build main.go
you now simply
go build main.go more.go
As further information:
go build --help
states:
If the arguments are a list of .go files, build treats them as a list of source files specifying a single package.
Notice that go build
and go install
differ from go run
in that the first two state to expect package names as arguments, while the latter expects go files. However, the first two will also accept go files as go install does.
If you are wondering: build will just build
the packages/files, install
will produce object and binary files in your GOPATH, and run
will compile and run your program.
New Way (Recommended):
Please take a look at this answer.
Old Way:
Supposing you're writing a program called myprog :
Put all your files in a directory like this
myproject/go/src/myprog/xxx.go
Then add myproject/go
to GOPATH
And run
go install myprog
This way you'll be able to add other packages and programs in myproject/go/src if you want.
Reference : http://golang.org/doc/code.html
(this doc is always missed by newcomers, and often ill-understood at first. It should receive the greatest attention of the Go team IMO)