Go on NetBSD

Kernel versionArchitecturesInitial support versionFinal support version
7.1amd64, arm, 386Go 1.3 *
7.0amd64, arm, 386Go 1.3 *
6.1amd64, arm, 386Go 1.3 *
6.0amd64, arm, 386Go 1.3 *
5.0amd64, 386Go 1Go 1.2.2

* Go 1.5 or above is recommended.

Preparing NetBSD for Go

  • install NetBSD 6.0 (remember to install pkgsrc in the last step)
  • install shells/bash and devel/git (do make package-install clean in /usr/pkgsrc/shells/bash and /usr/pkgsrc/devel/git.
    • Using binary packages: pkgin install bash git