I just tried to execute a Hello World from VSCode 1.28.2 (Windows 8.1) in a C:\Scripts\hello_world.go file:
package main
import (
"fmt"
)
func main() {
fmt.Println("Hello, Gopher!")
}
My environment is as follows:
$ go version go version go1.11.2 windows/amd64
go get -u github.com/derekparker/delve/cmd/dlv
C:\Scripts>go run hello_world.go Hello, Gopher!
In VSCode settings my global go.gopath and go.goroot settings are:
// Specify GOPATH here to override the one that is set as environment variable. The inferred GOPATH from workspace root overrides this, if go.inferGopath is set to true.
"go.gopath": null
// Specifies the GOROOT to use when no environment variable is set.
"go.goroot": null
So I customized the variables from VSCode as follows:
{
"editor.renderControlCharacters": false,
"go.inferGopath": true,
"go.goroot": "C:\\go",
}
Now this is the weird part. When I hit Ctrl+F5 compilation takes a "Example_c.c" file (?) and reports errors with that file (which I never created or even knew that existed):
# _/c_/Scripts
C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build530760830\b001\_x003.o: In function `main':
./Example_c.c:1: multiple definition of `main'
C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build530760830\b001\_cgo_main.o:/tmp/go-build/_cgo_main.c:1: first defined here
C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build530760830\b001\_x004.o: In function `main':
./Test_C-01.c:3: multiple definition of `main'
C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build530760830\b001\_cgo_main.o:/tmp/go-build/_cgo_main.c:1: first defined here
C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build530760830\b001\_x005.o: In function `main':
./Test_C-02.c:3: multiple definition of `main'
C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build530760830\b001\_cgo_main.o:/tmp/go-build/_cgo_main.c:1: first defined here
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
# _/c_/Scripts
Example_c.c: In function 'main':
Example_c.c:2:3: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'printf'
Example_c.c:4:19: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'malloc'
Example_c.c:9:3: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'free'
exit status 2
Process exiting with code: 1
I already tried deleting all my temporary files and restarted VsCode multiple times. The whole experience to setup a Go environment to debug a hello world is really dissapointing.
What else can I check? Any hints?
Your GOPATH should point to "C:\Scripts". Then point the "program" variable in launch.json to "C:\Scripts" to run it in Debug Mode.