huxinghai / go-makefile-example

Example Makefile for Go projects

go-makefile-example

Example project for the Makefile explained in A Good Makefile for Go blog post.

Setup

Run following commands to try it out:

• git clone https://github.com/azer/go-makefile-example.git
• cd go-makefile-example
• go get github.com/azer/yolo (needed for file watch)
• make install
• make start

It should now be running at :7777 (defined in .env file). You can try making a change and see how the server will get recompiled and restarted automatically.

Manual

Run make help to list available commands:

  λ  make help

 Choose a command run in go-makefile-example:

  install   Install missing dependencies. Runs `go get` internally. e.g; make install get=github.com/foo/bar
  start     Start in development mode. Auto-starts when code changes.
  stop      Stop development mode.
  watch     Run given command when code changes. e.g; make watch run="echo 'hey'"
  compile   Compile the binary.
  exec      Run given command, wrapped with custom GOPATH. e.g; make exec run="go test ./..."
  clean     Clean build files. Runs `go clean` internally.