How to CrossCompile Go programs on Windows 10

Question

I want to compile a Go programm for a linux machine. I always used that way which is described here:

How to cross compile from Windows to Linux?

That worked

Answer 1

I faced the same problem

Install this package

https://www.npmjs.com/package/cross-env

and run

cross-env GOOS=linux go build -o hello

Answer 2

set is an internal command of the Windows command line interpreter (cmd.exe).

If you're using PowerShell, then changing values of environment variables should be done like:

$Env:<variable-name> = "<new-value>"

For more details, see PowerShell documentation: About Environment Variables

So to change GOOS, use:

$Env:GOOS = "linux"

To do a cross-compilation:

1. Navigate to the folder where the main package is.

2. Run $Env:GOOS = "linux"

3. Optionally run $Env:GOARCH = "amd64"

4. Run go build

Or you can do it in a single line:

$Env:GOOS = "linux"; $Env:GOARCH = "amd64"; go build

To specify the output file name:

$Env:GOOS = "linux"; $Env:GOARCH = "amd64"; go build -o hello