cmd/go: adjust documentation mentioning 'go get'
In module-aware mode, 'go get' no longer builds or installs packages.
- 'go generate' explains build commands do not run generate
commands. 'go get' is no longer a build command, so this CL removes
mention of it.
- 'go get' will continue to accept build flags, but they're
ignored. The documentation no longer mentions them, though it does
mention -x for printing VCS commands.
For #43684
Change-Id: I1eea7241eecf72ba9f98238b729d91cc77ec7665
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/355209
Trust: Jay Conrod <jayconrod@google.com>
Run-TryBot: Jay Conrod <jayconrod@google.com>
TryBot-Result: Go Bot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Bryan C. Mills <bcmills@google.com>
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
index 8a21096..c3e4179 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/alldocs.go
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
// files. Those commands can run any process but the intent is to
// create or update Go source files.
//
-// Go generate is never run automatically by go build, go get, go test,
+// Go generate is never run automatically by go build, go test,
// and so on. It must be run explicitly.
//
// Go generate scans the file for directives, which are lines of
@@ -644,8 +644,7 @@
//
// See 'go help install' or https://golang.org/ref/mod#go-install for details.
//
-// In addition to build flags (listed in 'go help build') 'go get' accepts the
-// following flags.
+// 'go get' accepts the following flags.
//
// The -t flag instructs get to consider modules needed to build tests of
// packages specified on the command line.
@@ -660,6 +659,10 @@
// When the -t and -u flags are used together, get will update
// test dependencies as well.
//
+// The -x flag prints commands as they are executed. This is useful for
+// debugging version control commands when a module is downloaded directly
+// from a repository.
+//
// For more about modules, see https://golang.org/ref/mod.
//
// For more about specifying packages, see 'go help packages'.
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/generate/generate.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/generate/generate.go
index d7f2eb4..5981e5e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/generate/generate.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/generate/generate.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
files. Those commands can run any process but the intent is to
create or update Go source files.
-Go generate is never run automatically by go build, go get, go test,
+Go generate is never run automatically by go build, go test,
and so on. It must be run explicitly.
Go generate scans the file for directives, which are lines of
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
index 4d87d26..c634512 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@
See 'go help install' or https://golang.org/ref/mod#go-install for details.
-In addition to build flags (listed in 'go help build') 'go get' accepts the
-following flags.
+'go get' accepts the following flags.
The -t flag instructs get to consider modules needed to build tests of
packages specified on the command line.
@@ -99,6 +98,10 @@
When the -t and -u flags are used together, get will update
test dependencies as well.
+The -x flag prints commands as they are executed. This is useful for
+debugging version control commands when a module is downloaded directly
+from a repository.
+
For more about modules, see https://golang.org/ref/mod.
For more about specifying packages, see 'go help packages'.
