zsh: command not found: golint

[serenaxiong12]

When I run go list -f {{.Target}} golang.org/x/lint/golint it says that i have golint install in go/bin and I added it to my .bashrc file like this: export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin/golint

But I am still getting a command not found error, any ideas as to why this might be happening?

[d3an]

I did the same thing, but with a zsh-configured terminal. When I echo the PATH variable it lists the golint target, but still won't execute. I can run the golint executable from the directory it was installed to, but it is still not accessible by running $ golint. Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: I realized that I added GO PATH variables in both my .zshrc and .zprofile files. I removed the GO PATH variables from .zprofile and only loaded them in .zshrc, including the golint export. After opening another terminal (or running $ source .zshrc) golint worked as required. It seemed the issue was that the PATH variables in .zshrc were being loaded prior to .zprofile resulting in the PATH variables being incorrect in the resulting environment.

.zshrc snippet:

export GOPATH=$HOME/golang
export GOROOT=/usr/local/opt/go/libexec
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
export CGO_ENABLED=1; export CC=gcc;
export PATH=$PATH:/Users/james/golang/bin/golint
export GO111MODULE=on

[HundredBillion]

I am also having this issue on an M1 macbook pro. However @d3an's solution did not help.
I removed PATH variables in .zprofile and added them to .zshrc and I still get this error

export GOPATH=$HOME/golang
export GOROOT=/usr/local/opt/go/libexec
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
export CGO_ENABLED=1; export CC=gcc;
export PATH=$PATH:/Users/david.lee/golang/bin/golint
export GO111MODULE=on

Any ideas or suggestions on what next?

[bakeruk]

I had the same issue, but it is now resolved 👍🏼

Double-check that your go env values match your .bashrc or .zshrc exports.

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export GOBIN=$GOPATH/bin
export GOROOT=/usr/local/Cellar/go/1.15.7_1/libexec
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin

Also, don't forget to reload your .bashrc or .zshrc settings.

# Bash
source ~/.bashrc

# zsh
exec zsh

See if you can find the package in your $GOPATH/bin directory. If it exists, there might be an issue with your PATH exports. Try commenting out each export line and reload the settings .bashrc or .zshrc settings - rinse and repeat. Keep it simple and try copying mine (above) and update the values to be your own.

[meerasndr]

Thanks @bakeruk, this helped solve the issue for me.

[KeyHui]

Thanks, @bakeruk. Your solution is work for me.

[mvdan]

Thank you for submitting this issue! As per golang/go#38968, we are freezing and deprecating golint. There's no drop-in replacement to golint per se, but you should find that Staticcheck works well in encouraging good Go code, much like golint did in the past, since it also includes style checks. There's always gofmt and go vet too, of course.

If you would like to contribute further, I'd encourage you to engage Staticcheck's issue tracker or look at vet's open issues, as they are both actively maintained. If you have an idea that doesn't fit into either of those tools, you could look at other Go linters, or write your own - these days it's fairly straightforward with go/analysis.

To help avoid confusion, I'm closing all issues before we freeze the repository. If you have any feedback, you can leave a comment on the proposal thread where it was decided to deprecate golint - though note that the proposal has been accepted for nearly a year. Thanks!