Build And Install A Go Program
With the vim-go plugin, Vim gets all kinds of support for working with a Go project. Generally, with a Go project, you have to run go build to compile the project and if that is successful, you can run go install to put the executable binary on the $GOPATH.
This plugin allows you to tighten the feedback loop. You can build right within your Vim session using
which will alert you to any compilation errors.
You can then install the program using
Your program is now ready to run.
It's worth noting that this plugin will also notify you about syntax errors when you save, if they exist.
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