env: ‘go’: No such file or directory make: *** [Makefile:43: build] Error 127?

Question

https://github.com/ChainSafe/ChainBridge

Why does this command not work?

make build

I cloned the repo locally, cd'd into the right folder; all I get back in the Git CLI is

  >  \033[32mBuilding binary...\033[0m
cd cmd/chainbridge && env GOARCH=amd64 go build -o ../../build/chainbridge -ldflags="-X main.Version=v.1.1.2-2-g6f55404"
env: ‘go’: No such file or directory
make: *** [Makefile:43: build] Error 127

I downloaded Go for Windows 10 64 bit, version 1.16.4

Answer 1

With Go, you don't really need to use Makefiles anymore. I think people just do it out of habit. I don't agree with the practice, as Go is a new language, and I don't like to see people misuse it by continuing to work with old crappy tools from the past. To that end, you can just download the code, then change location to:

cmd\chainbridge

Then run:

go build

I know this works, as I just did it with go version go1.16.3 windows/amd64. Also, you need to make sure go.exe is on your PATH. You probably need to add C:\go\bin or similar.