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doc: make installation instructions more skim-friendly

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Andrew Gerrand 2012-03-26 13:59:30 +11:00
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@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ For information about installing <code>gccgo</code>, see
<a href="/doc/install/gccgo">Setting up and using gccgo</a>. <a href="/doc/install/gccgo">Setting up and using gccgo</a>.
</p> </p>
<h2 id="download">Obtaining the Go tools</h2> <h2 id="download">Download the Go tools</h2>
<p> <p>
Visit the Visit the
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ OS/arch combination you may want to try
<a href="/doc/install/gccgo">installing gccgo instead of gc</a>. <a href="/doc/install/gccgo">installing gccgo instead of gc</a>.
</p> </p>
<h2 id="install">Installing the Go tools</h2> <h2 id="install">Install the Go tools</h2>
<p> <p>
The Go binary distributions assume they will be installed in The Go binary distributions assume they will be installed in
@ -84,15 +84,17 @@ rm -r /usr/local/go
</pre> </pre>
<p> <p>
Extract the archive into <code>/usr/local</code>, creating a Go tree in Extract <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-FreeBSD+OR+OpSys-Linux">the archive</a>
<code>/usr/local/go</code>: into <code>/usr/local</code>, creating a Go tree in <code>/usr/local/go</code>:
</p> </p>
<pre> <pre>
tar -C /usr/local -xzf go.release.go1.tar.gz tar -C /usr/local -xzf go.release.go1.tar.gz
</pre> </pre>
<p>(Typically these commands must be run as root or through <code>sudo</code>.)</p> <p>
(Typically these commands must be run as root or through <code>sudo</code>.)
</p>
<p> <p>
Add <code>/usr/local/go/bin</code> to the <code>PATH</code> environment Add <code>/usr/local/go/bin</code> to the <code>PATH</code> environment
@ -107,7 +109,8 @@ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
<h3 id="osx">Mac OS X</h3> <h3 id="osx">Mac OS X</h3>
<p> <p>
Open the <code>.pkg</code> file and follow the prompts to install the Go tools. Open the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Darwin">package file</a>
and follow the prompts to install the Go tools.
The package installs the Go distribution to <code>/usr/local/go</code>. The package installs the Go distribution to <code>/usr/local/go</code>.
</p> </p>
@ -129,7 +132,8 @@ and a zip archive that requires you to set some environment variables.
<h4 id="windows_msi">MSI installer</h3> <h4 id="windows_msi">MSI installer</h3>
<p> <p>
Open the <code>.msi</code> file and follow the prompts to install the Go tools. Open the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Windows+Type%3DInstaller">MSI file</a>
and follow the prompts to install the Go tools.
By default, the installer puts the Go distribution in <code>c:\Go</code>. By default, the installer puts the Go distribution in <code>c:\Go</code>.
</p> </p>
@ -142,8 +146,8 @@ command prompts for the change to take effect.
<h4 id="windows_zip">Zip archive</h3> <h4 id="windows_zip">Zip archive</h3>
<p> <p>
Extract the <code>.zip</code> file to the directory of your choice (we Extract the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Windows+Type%3DArchive">ZIP file</a>
suggest <code>c:\Go</code>). to the directory of your choice (we suggest <code>c:\Go</code>).
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ versions of Windows provide this control panel through the "Advanced System
Settings" option inside the "System" control panel. Settings" option inside the "System" control panel.
</p> </p>
<h2 id="testing">Testing your installation</h2> <h2 id="testing">Test your installation</h2>
<p> <p>
Check that Go is installed correctly by building a simple program, as follows. Check that Go is installed correctly by building a simple program, as follows.