latestgo
latestgo is a tool to automatically install the latest supported golang versions.
Installation
Installation is simple and no different to any Go tool. The only requirement is a working Go install.
go get go.tmthrgd.dev/latestgoUsage
latestgoThat's it. That's all there is to it.
latestgo will install the golang.org/dl wrappers for the latest patch
release for each supported version of go. This means you can run a specific go
version by running go1.X.Y. The go distribution will be installed into
$HOME/sdk/go1.X.Y.
As a convenience, latestgo writes the latest supported version of go to
$HOME/sdk/latest. This file can be used by shell scripts to find the latest
go binary. For example, in my .bash_profile I add
$HOME/sdk/$(cat ~/sdk/latest)/bin to $PATH so go will always be the
latest version of go installed.
License
Note
latestgo uses the Golang maintner service at maintner.golang.org to retrieve the latest supported versions.