Installing packages in a local directory

Question

What is the best practice to install packages (those with go get...) in a local directory?

Example: I\'d like to try out the Revel web framework, but I don\

Answer 1

You might want to consider using Go Version Manager (gvm).

Apart from switching between Go versions easily, it also lets you switch between pkgsets ("workspaces").

First you create a set

gvm pkgset create myproject

and then you use it

gvm pkgset use myproject

Works like a charm.