Chicken, Egg, or go.mod? Solving Go Circular Build-Dependencies in Debian

Track: Introduction to Free Software & Debian

Type: Short talk (20 minutes)

Room: Aula Magna - FADU

Time: Jul 25 (Sat): 11:00

Duration: 0:20

Technical Presentation

If you maintain Go related packages. You’ve seen the error: Package A needs B, but B needs A.

In the Go world, this is becoming the “normal” for core libraries as Go’s modular designs for a world of “get the latest” but Debian still lives in a world of “builds in order from source”.

Let’s see how we can clear the path easily with Go and go.mod itself to resolving the Go Circular Build-Dependencies in Debian.

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