Go Developing for Multiple Platforms with Conditional Compiling
Introduction
Platform based conditional compiling comes in two forms in Go, one is with file suffixes and the other is with build tags.
Syntax
- After "
// +build", a single platform or a list can follow - Platform can be reverted by preceding it by
!sign - List of space separated platforms are ORed together
Remarks
Caveats for build tags:
- The
// +buildconstraint must be placed at the top of the file, even before package clause. - It must be followed by one blank line to separate from package comments.
| List of valid platforms for both build tags and file suffixes |
|---|
| android |
| darwin |
| dragonfly |
| freebsd |
| linux |
| netbsd |
| openbsd |
| plan9 |
| solaris |
| windows |
Refer to $GOOS list in https://golang.org/doc/install/source#environment for the most up-to-date platform list.
