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Update install instructions #498
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The install instructions on the website and readme both describe using go get, which is deprecated for installing executables since Go 1.17.
go install doesn't support -u and -d options. And the resulting source location is different than described as well ($GOPATH/pkg/mod/github.com/magefile/mage@<version>).
When running either mage install or go run bootstrap.go from this source directory, I get the error:
Error: error creating generated mainfile: open mage_output_file.go: permission denied
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egor-denysenko commentedon Jan 17, 2024
I found out that installing mage with the following command:
go install github.com/magefile/mage@latest(Or pick the specific version that you want to install.)and having the GOPATH and GOROOT properly evaluated it's working fine.
I could init a magefile config with
mage-initinstead of usinggo run bootstrap.go.Keep in mind that i did this procedure with:
go version go version go1.21.5 linux/amd6If it could help i can open a PR to update the docs and the readme
egor-denysenko commentedon Jan 21, 2024
I have created the PR in order to update the docs here
FelicianoTech commentedon Nov 8, 2025
The PR to resolve this was merged. This issue can be closed.