staticcheck on Ubuntu

[ousloob]

I've installed staticcheck by doing go install command
The package is well installed inside the $GOPATH/bin

But when I do the command staticcheck ./... I have :
staticcheck: command not found
Am I missing something?

Running on Ubuntu

[atc0005]

What happens if you run:

• $GOPATH/bin/staticcheck --version
• $(go env GOPATH)/bin/staticcheck --version
• which staticcheck
  • this is expected to fail if $GOPATH/bin is not in your path

It sounds like $GOPATH/bin is not in your path.

A line like this at the bottom of your ~/.profile file should resolve that:

export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin

Then run:

source ~/.profile within your terminal (or log out and back in again) to set the updated PATH value.

These commands should now work:

• which staticcheck
• staticcheck --version

[ousloob]

• $GOPATH/bin/staticcheck --version => Nothing
• $(go env GOPATH)/bin/staticcheck --version => staticcheck 2023.1.3 (v0.4.3)
• which staticcheck => Nothing

Your solution worked ! Thank you !
In the go installation instruction they say that we should add:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

They never talked about the $GOPATH/bin

So if I need to execute some go code inside the bin directory I need to add it on my path right?

So maybe I should do this then:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$(go env GOPATH)/bin`

[atc0005]

In the go installation instruction they say that we should add: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

They never talked about the $GOPATH/bin

I thought the official docs covered adding $GOPATH/bin, but when I looked earlier I didn't spot it.

I did find this in my bookmarks:

• https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-go-and-set-up-a-local-programming-environment-on-ubuntu-18-04

They cover updating $PATH via editing $HOME/.profile and I'm pretty sure I used that guide years ago.

So if I need to execute some go code inside the bin directory I need to add it on my path right?

Or fully qualify the command when you run it, which would get annoying. :)

So maybe I should do this then:

export PATH=$PATH::/usr/local/go/bin:$(go env GOPATH)/bin`

That looks like it would work to me.

[ousloob]

I think they coverd adding $GOPATH/bin before the go module thing.

Thank you for sharing :)