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Seth R
Seth R

Reputation: 223

Golang 1.6.2 Won't Upgrade on OSX Sierra

I just upgraded to OSX Sierra from El Capitan. As such, I also need to upgrade my Golang compiler from 1.6.2 since it does not support Sierra.

I downloaded the latest 1.7.5 pkg installer and ran it, getting the prompt that it would remove previous versions of Go, and it said it was successful. But when I run go version it still says go1.6.2 darwin/amd6.

I have gone so far as to manually delete my /usr/local/bin/go directory and run the 1.7.5 installer again, but go version still says go1.6.2 darwin/amd6. I have also restarted my terminal window and even the full computer between attempts.

What is going wrong? How can I get my Go compiler to update?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 496

Answers (1)

Seth R
Seth R

Reputation: 223

I was incorrect in my question. I actually deleted usr/local/go, not usr/local/bin/go. I went back and deleted both directories manually, then ran the 1.7.5 package installer again. After restarting my terminal window, go version now shows me I am on 1.7.5 and it appears to be running correctly when I compile my code.

Still interesting that the package installer did not do this automatically like it said it would. This could work as a solution if someone else is having the same problem.

Upvotes: 1

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