faq.md

govendor FAQ

Q: How do I test only my packages?

A: Run govendor test +local.

Q: How do I build install all my vendor packages?

A: Run govendor install +vendor,^program.

Q: How do I pull all my dependencies from network remotes?

A: Run govendor fetch +out.

Q: I have a working program with dependencies in $GOPATH. I want to vendor now.

A: Run govendor add +external.

Q: I have copied dependencies into "vendor". I want to update from $GOPATH.

A: Run govendor update +vendor.

Q: I'm getting missing packages from appengine but I don't care about appengine. How do I ignore these packages?

A: Edit the vendor/vendor.json file. Update the "ignore" field to include "appengine". If you are already ignoring tests, it will look like: "ignore": "test appengine",.

Q: I have modified a package in $GOPATH and I want to try the changes in vendor without committing them.

A: Run govendor update -uncommitted <updated-package-import-path>.

Q: I've forked a package and I haven't upstreamed the changes yet. What should I do?

A: Assuming you've pushed your changes to an accessable repository, run govendor fetch github.com/normal/pkg::github.com/myfork/pkg. This will fetch from "myfork" but place package in "normal".

Q: I have C files or HTML resources in sub-folders. How do I ensure they are copied as well?

A: Run either govendor fetch github.com/dep/pkg/^ or govendor add github.com/dep/pkg/^. This is the same as using the -tree argument.

Q: How do I prevent vendor source from being checked in?

A: Add vendor/*/ to your ignore file.

Q: How do I populate the vendor folder if it has not been checked in?

A: Run govendor sync.