episode7

Vendoring Dependencies in Go

Go in 5 Minutes, episode 7.

This screencast shows how to vendor your dependencies in Go, the modern way.

NOTE: This screencast is no longer relevant, with the advent of Go Modules. It is left here for historical reference only. Please use modules to handle (and vendor, if necessary) your dependencies.

Screencast video: https://goin5minutes.com/screencast/episode_7_vendoring_your_dependencies_in_go/

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Outline

1. go get
2. Reproducible builds
3. A Rich History

• Godep (my favorite) & Others
• Go 1.5 Vendor Experiment
• Glide - not the first or the last implementation

1. Example

Note

Since dependency code is stored on Github, dependencies are mutable. I have checked in the vendor directory here so that you can compile & test this code. To experiment, just rm -rf vendor and run the glide commands.