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The error I encountered when setting up writefreely

tdev — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:33:28 +0000

Purpose of This Article

The setup process for WriteFreely is documented here, but following the steps resulted in an error. This article provides a solution for resolving the error.

Error Description

When running the go get command according to the Quick start guide, the following error occurs:

go get -d github.com/writefreely/writefreely/cmd/writefreely

go: go.mod file not found in the current directory or any parent directory. 'go get' is no longer supported outside a module. To build and install a command, use 'go install' with a version, like 'go install example.com/cmd@latest' For more information, see https://golang.org/doc/go-get-install-deprecation or run 'go help get' or 'go help install'.

Cause of the Error

When using a relatively new version of Go, dependency management is performed using Go Modules instead of the $GOPATH way. You can choose between $GOPATH or Go Modules with the GO111MODULE setting. However, the behavior can be quite complex and varies depending on the Go version, as described in the following article:

https://maelvls.dev/go111module-everywhere/

With newer versions of Go, Go Modules have become mandatory, and go get can no longer be used without Go Modules.

Solution

You can set GO111MODULE to auto as follows to make it behave like the old $GOPATH-based approach:

go env -w GO111MODULE=auto

After running the above command, you can execute go get -d github.com/writefreely/writefreely/cmd/writefreely, and it will download the source code to $GOPATH/src. If your $GOPATH is not set, you can navigate to $HOME/go/src/github.com/writefreely/writefreely.

Other Notes

In my environment, echo $GOPATH does not show a value. However, go env GOPATH shows a value. It seems that in recent versions of Go, there is no need to explicitly set $GOPATH in files like .zshrc.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21001387/how-do-i-set-the-gopath-environment-variable-on-ubuntu-what-file-must-i-edit/53026674#53026674

When using the $GOPATH approach with go get, the source code is downloaded to $GOPATH/src/. But when using Go Modules with go get, it is downloaded to $GOPATH/pkg/mod.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66284870/go-get-not-downloading-to-src-folder

7 dev songs you should listen

tdev — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:46:30 +0000

I have found some interesting songs related to programming. Here, I'd like to share 7 of my favorite songs.

MVC Song

The Longest Path

MongoDB Database Skills

Uptime Funk

Java Life

Imagine DevOps

We're Gonna Build a Framework

Happy Coding.

I made a website which helps you find interesting open source projects

tdev — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:01:02 +0000

Project page: https://opensourceappfinder.coders.party

Source code: https://github.com/dhst1211/opensourceappfinder

This is a project that helps you find open source projects you want to use and contribute to next time.
I made this website because I found that there are lots of open source apps that can be used in everyday life. Also, I heard that the best way to start contributing to open source is by choosing the projects you actually use, so by discovering apps you want to use, you can increase the chance to contribute to open source.

You can filter projects by language and category, which means you can search the project that uses your favorite language and sparks your interests(perfect match!).
This website only includes apps and excludes libraries because I thought it is easier to use and read codebase. And you can explore the libraries the project uses later on.

There are apparent bugs but I decided to make this public now because my focus has shifted to different things.
I have always felt that it is difficult to find an open source that is right for you to contribute, so I hope this helps your first open source contribution!

Tech stack

React
Redux
node
Express
Material-ui
postgres

Update(April 4)
Thanks for your feedback! At first, I was wondering if I should make this project public or throw it away. So I didn’t expect that many people visit this post and project.
I want to see your half-done/abandoned project next time😀

Place to see other dev's side project

tdev — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 15:11:22 +0000

I like to see other developers' work to get inspired. Currently, I am checking these websites.

showdev in dev.to(here)
r/sideproject
i-made-this in reactflux
showHN
indie hacker

If you know any other websites, please share it!