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From: Matthew Jordan <matthewjordandevops@yandex.com>
Subject: Re: gccgo package does not include gccgo binary
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2016 13:16:43 -0400
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To: Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com>
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Good Day Alex and everyone,

>
> Thank your help, but I still cannot build hello-world...
>

If all you want to do is compile some hello world code,

$ guix package -i go@1.4

And use the "go" command

I'll will be adding the 1.5 and 1.6 versions soon.

> Also, in this page,
> https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.7.4/gccgo/Invoking-gccgo.html#Invoking-gccgo,
> it said, 'The gccgo command is a frontend to gcc and supports many of
> the same options'. Does this mean there is some kind of gccgo command
> even for gcc 4.7? Am I missing something here?

Simply put, if you need a go compiler you will have to use gccgo@5.X or
newer or use go@1.4 or newer.

Cheers,

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Matthew Jordan