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Building a Cross-Platform Go Binary

One of Go's greatest features is that it can be used to build statically linked cross-platform binaries. In this learning activity, you'll go through the process of taking an existing Go application and building separate binaries for a few different Unix-based operating systems: Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Jan 21, 2019

Challenge

Compile an `hr` Binary for Linux

The primary operating system that the hr utility will be used on is Linux. Compile a binary that can run on Linux systems like your workstation. Call this binary hr.linux.
Challenge

Compile an `hr` Binary for macOS

Compile a binary that can run on macOS systems. Call this binary hr.darwin.

Note: The operating system identifier is darwin.
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Compile an `hr` Binary for FreeBSD

Compile a binary that can run on macOS systems. Call this binary hr.freebsd.

Author

A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.