lfreleng-actions/🛠️ Go Build

Builds Go projects with optional cross-compilation

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uses: lfreleng-actions/go-build-action@3d4c7aef5040660688b5c35aaef0f0a91e11cb94 # v0.0.1

tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?

Inputs

name	description	required	default
go_version	Explicit Go version to install; takes precedence over go_version_file	no	""
go_version_file	File to read the Go version from, relative to path_prefix; must resolve within it	no	go.mod
path_prefix	Project directory; must resolve within the workspace	no	.
build_flags	Extra go build flags; allowed characters: A-Z a-z 0-9 space . _ / = , : @ + -	no	""
goos	Target operating system (GOOS); requires goarch; empty builds for the runner platform	no	""
goarch	Target architecture (GOARCH); requires goos; empty builds for the runner platform	no	""
cgo_enabled	CGO_ENABLED value for the build: '0' or '1'	no	0
ldflags	Linker flags passed via -ldflags; allowed characters: A-Z a-z 0-9 space . _ / = , : @ + -	no	""
output_name	Binary filename to build; requires a build_target naming one main package; allowed characters: A-Z a-z 0-9 . _ -	no	""
build_target	Space-separated package pattern(s) to build; tokens must not start with '-'; allowed characters: A-Z a-z 0-9 space . _ / -	no	./...
artifact_upload	Upload the built binary as an artifact; requires output_name	no	false
artifact_name	Artifact name; allowed characters: A-Z a-z 0-9 . _ -	no	go-binary

Outputs

name	description
binary_path	Absolute path to the built binary (when output_name set)
go_version_used	Go toolchain version the build used