How to Install GolangCI on Windows 10

GolangCI is a code analysis tool for Go that helps developers to create better, more maintainable code. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install GolangCI on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before you can install GolangCI, you need to make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

  • Go programming language (v1.12 or later)
  • Git
  • GCC for Windows (mingw-w64)

Installation Steps

  1. First, open a terminal on your Windows 10 computer.

  2. Run the following command to download the GolangCI installer:

go get github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/[email protected]
  1. After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where the binary was downloaded. You can use the where command to find the location of the binary:
where golangci-lint

  1. The output of the where command should show the location of the binary. Copy the path to this location.

  2. Open the Windows Environment Variables settings by searching for "Environment Variables" in the Windows search bar.

  3. Click the "Environment Variables" button.

  4. Under "System variables", find the "Path" variable and click "Edit".

  5. Click "New" and paste in the path to the folder where the GolangCI binary is located.

  6. Click "OK" to close all the windows.

  7. Restart your terminal (or open up a new one) so the PATH changes take effect.

  8. Test the installation by running the following command:

golangci-lint --version

If you see the version number outputted in the terminal, then the installation was successful.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed GolangCI on your Windows 10 computer. You can now use GolangCI to analyze your Go code and improve its quality.