doc/go1.17: note deprecation of 'go get' for installing commands Fixes #43684 Change-Id: I8982f6816c002c71e62f37a926c8543e34b8b785 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/329549 Trust: Jay Conrod <jayconrod@google.com> Reviewed-by: Bryan C. Mills <bcmills@google.com>
diff --git a/doc/go1.17.html b/doc/go1.17.html index c9b64da..02cd18d 100644 --- a/doc/go1.17.html +++ b/doc/go1.17.html
@@ -214,6 +214,16 @@ <code>environment</code> for details. </p> +<p><!-- golang.org/issue/43684 --> + <code>go</code> <code>get</code> prints a deprecation warning when installing + commands outside the main module (without the <code>-d</code> flag). + <code>go</code> <code>install</code> <code>cmd@version</code> should be used + instead to install a command at a specific version, using a suffix like + <code>@latest</code> or <code>@v1.2.3</code>. In Go 1.18, the <code>-d</code> + flag will always be enabled, and <code>go</code> <code>get</code> will only + be used to change dependencies in <code>go.mod</code>. +</p> + <h4 id="missing-go-directive"><code>go.mod</code> files missing <code>go</code> directives</h4> <p><!-- golang.org/issue/44976 -->