gvm: Error with go1.5 install

~  gvm install go1.5                                                                                                                                
Installing go1.5...
 * Compiling...
ERROR: Failed to compile. Check the logs at /home/xxxxx/.gvm/logs/go-go1.5-compile.log
ERROR: Failed to use installed version
~ cat /home/xxxxx/.gvm/logs/go-go1.5-compile.log                                                                                                   
##### Building Go bootstrap tool.
cmd/dist
ERROR: Cannot find /home/xxxxx/go1.4/bin/go.
Set $GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP to a working Go tree >= Go 1.4.
./make.bash: line 121: /home/xxxxx/go1.4/bin/go: No such file or directory

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Created 9 years ago
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update readme.md for go1.5 installation refs to [#155 (comment) — committed to imyelo/gvm by imyelo 8 years ago

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You will need go1.4 installed before you can install go1.5 (since this is compiling from go source and 1.5 doesnt use C anymore) run gvm install go1.4 gvm use go1.4 export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=$GOROOT then run gvm install go1.5 . This should be fixed in pull #154

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dariusc93 on Aug 20, 2015

Did you install it using -B option?

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technowar on Sep 17, 2016

@dariusc93’s solution worked. Thanks.

gvm install go1.4 
gvm use go1.4 
export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=$GOROOT 
gvm install go1.5

zamicol on Sep 3, 2015

thanks @dariusc93 - I needed to update this for it to work. gvm install go1.4 -B gvm use go1.4 export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=$GOROOT

johndpope on Aug 5, 2016

You can also set GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP to always use your Go 1.4 so you don’t have to switch it in GVM.

export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP="/Users/{username}/.gvm/gos/go1.4"

jsgv on Feb 19, 2016

@IgorGanapolsky Yes. Actually, it is written in their README.

A Note on Compiling Go 1.5
Go 1.5+ removed the C compilers from the toolchain and replaced them with one written in Go. Obviously, this creates a bootstrapping problem if you don't already have a working Go install. In order to compile Go 1.5+, make sure Go 1.4 is installed first.

technowar on Sep 14, 2016

So this works but is it not possible to bootstrap latest go without 1.4?

tejasmanohar on Aug 1, 2016

@dariusc93 solution worked for me.

jessecogollo on Sep 4, 2015