Merge pull request #6583 from azr/d-contributing-tweaks
[docs] split go and packer dev setups
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## Setting up Go to work on Packer
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## Setting up Go
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If you have never worked with Go before, you will have to complete the following
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If you have never worked with Go before, you will have to install its
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steps in order to be able to compile and test Packer. These instructions target
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runtime in order to build packer.
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1. [Install go](https://golang.org/doc/install#install)
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## Setting up Packer for dev
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If/when you have go installed you can already `go get` packer and `make` in
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order to compile and test Packer. These instructions target
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POSIX-like environments (Mac OS X, Linux, Cygwin, etc.) so you may need to
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POSIX-like environments (Mac OS X, Linux, Cygwin, etc.) so you may need to
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adjust them for Windows or other shells.
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adjust them for Windows or other shells.
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The instructions below are for go 1.7. or later.
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1. [Download](https://golang.org/dl) and install Go. The instructions below are
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for go 1.7. Earlier versions of Go are no longer supported.
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2. Set and export the `GOPATH` environment variable and update your `PATH`. For
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1. Download the Packer source (and its dependencies) by running
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example, you can add the following to your `.bash_profile` (or comparable
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shell startup scripts):
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```
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export GOPATH=$HOME/go
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export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
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```
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3. Download the Packer source (and its dependencies) by running
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`go get github.com/hashicorp/packer`. This will download the Packer source to
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`go get github.com/hashicorp/packer`. This will download the Packer source to
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`$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer`.
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`$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer`.
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4. When working on Packer, first `cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer`
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2. When working on Packer, first `cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer`
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so you can run `make` and easily access other files. Run `make help` to get
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so you can run `make` and easily access other files. Run `make help` to get
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information about make targets.
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information about make targets.
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5. Make your changes to the Packer source. You can run `make` in
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3. Make your changes to the Packer source. You can run `make` in
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`$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer` to run tests and build the Packer
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`$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer` to run tests and build the Packer
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binary. Any compilation errors will be shown when the binaries are
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binary. Any compilation errors will be shown when the binaries are
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rebuilding. If you don't have `make` you can simply run
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rebuilding. If you don't have `make` you can simply run
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`go build -o bin/packer .` from the project root.
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`go build -o bin/packer .` from the project root.
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6. After running building Packer successfully, use
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4. After running building Packer successfully, use
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`$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer/bin/packer` to build a machine and
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`$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer/bin/packer` to build a machine and
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verify your changes work. For instance:
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verify your changes work. For instance:
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`$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer/bin/packer build template.json`.
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`$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/packer/bin/packer build template.json`.
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7. If everything works well and the tests pass, run `go fmt` on your code before
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5. If everything works well and the tests pass, run `go fmt` on your code before
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submitting a pull-request.
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submitting a pull-request.
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### Opening an Pull Request
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### Opening an Pull Request
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