cloudflare / cloudflare/hellogopher
make test (and x-compile) fails if stdlib folder is not writeable
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Description
Hi,
I've given `hellogopher` a try for an internal project at work to replace our own homegrown Makefile but I'm stumped on this error:
```
$ make test
go install errors: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/errors.a: permission denied
go install internal/race: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/internal/race.a: permission denied
go install encoding: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/encoding.a: permission denied
go install unicode/utf16: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/unicode/utf16.a: permission denied
go install unicode/utf8: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/unicode/utf8.a: permission denied
go install crypto/subtle: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/crypto/subtle.a: permission denied
go install crypto/internal/cipherhw: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/crypto/internal/cipherhw.a: permission denied
go install internal/nettrace: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/internal/nettrace.a: permission denied
go install container/list: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/container/list.a: permission denied
go install vendor/golang_org/x/crypto/curve25519: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/vendor/golang_org/x/crypto/curve25519.a: permission denied
go install unicode: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/unicode.a: permission denied
go install math: open /usr/local/go/pkg/darwin_amd64_race/math.a: permission denied
make: *** [test] Error 1
```
I'm running:
```
$ go version
go version go1.8rc2 darwin/amd64
```
Any tips on where to look to try to get this working?
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the make test target and the x-compile path mentioned in the issue, then reproduce the failure with a non-writeable Go stdlib directory. Trace how these targets invoke go install and define done as completing both operations without permission errors in that environment.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- build-system, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100