## Tools {#tools}

### Go command {#go-command}

<!-- go.dev/issue/74667 -->
`cmd/doc`, and `go tool doc` have been deleted. `go doc` can be used as
a replacement for `go tool doc`: it takes the same flags and arguments and
has the same behavior.

The recommended way to file an issue is by running `go bug`.
Otherwise, when filing an issue, make sure to answer these five questions:

1. What version of Go are you using (`go version`)?
2. What operating system and processor architecture are you using?
3. What did you do?
4. What did you expect to see?
5. What did you see instead?

For change proposals, see [Proposing Changes To Go](https://go.dev/s/proposal-process).

## Contributing code

# Copyright 2012 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

# Run go tool dist to install a command.
# The -v causes dist to print the name of each directory as it runs.
# The -vv causes dist to print each build command as it runs.
# go tool dist clean cleans all directories, not just this one,
# but it's as close as we can get.

# Default target (first).

      value: |
       ## Our process for evaluating language changes can be found [here](https://go.googlesource.com/proposal/+/refs/heads/master#language-changes)

  - type: dropdown
    id: author-go-experience
    attributes:
      label: "Go Programming Experience"
      description: "Would you consider yourself a novice, intermediate, or experienced Go programmer?"
      options:
        - "Novice"
        - "Intermediate"

    curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-${TARGETARCH}/mc.sha256sum -o /go/bin/mc.sha256sum && \
    chmod +x /go/bin/mc

RUN if [ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ]; then \
       curl -L -s -q https://github.com/moparisthebest/static-curl/releases/latest/download/curl-${TARGETARCH} -o /go/bin/curl; \
       chmod +x /go/bin/curl; \
    fi

Go from source and use that 'go' binary to update its source tree.

Requirements may be added, updated, and removed with 'go get'.
The vendor directory may be updated with 'go mod vendor'.
A typical sequence might be:

    cd src  # or src/cmd
    go get golang.org/x/net@master
    go mod tidy
    go mod vendor

Use caution when passing '-u' to 'go get'. The '-u' flag updates

## Compiler {#compiler}

## Assembler {#assembler}

## Linker {#linker}

## Bootstrap {#bootstrap}

<!-- go.dev/issue/69315 -->
As mentioned in the [Go 1.24 release notes](/doc/go1.24#bootstrap), Go 1.26 now requires
Go 1.24.6 or later for bootstrap.

	if [ "$GOARCH" = "arm5" ]; then
		export GOARCH=arm
		export GOARM=5
	fi

	# Build and vet everything.
	# cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go enables the same vet flags during go test of std cmd
	# and should be kept in sync with any vet flag changes here.
	if ! "$GOROOT/bin/go" build std cmd || ! "$GOROOT/bin/go" vet -unsafeptr=false std cmd; then
		failed=true
		if $sete; then
			exit 1
		fi
	fi
done

## FAQs

### How does ``MinIO`` manage dependencies?

``MinIO`` uses `go mod` to manage its dependencies.

- Run `go get foo/bar` in the source folder to add the dependency to `go.mod` file.

To remove a dependency

- Edit your code and remove the import reference.
- Run `go mod tidy` in the source folder to remove dependency from `go.mod` file.

### What are the coding guidelines for MinIO?

    curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-${TARGETARCH}/archive/minio.${RELEASE}.minisig -o /go/bin/minio.minisig && \
    curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-${TARGETARCH}/archive/minio.${RELEASE}.sha256sum -o /go/bin/minio.sha256sum && \
    chmod +x /go/bin/minio

# Download mc binary and signature files
RUN curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-${TARGETARCH}/mc -o /go/bin/mc && \