Are you developing a software using golang on a macOS or other operating system (OS) and wanted
to compile for other OS? You can compile a golang binary for other platforms using GOOS and GOARCH.
Here is an example in compiling a golang binary for Linux on a macOS terminal:
GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build main.go
| GOOS (Operating System) | GOARCH (Architecture e.g. amd64) |
|---|---|
| aix | ppc64 |
| android | 386 |
| amd64 | |
| arm | |
| arm64 | |
| darwin | 386 |
| amd64 | |
| arm | |
| arm64 | |
| dragonfly | amd64 |
| freebsd | 386 |
| amd64 | |
| arm | |
| illumos | amd64 |
| js | wasm |
| linux | 386 |
| amd64 | |
| arm | |
| arm64 | |
| mips | |
| mips64 | |
| mips64le | |
| mipsle | |
| ppc64 | |
| ppc64le | |
| s390x | |
| nacl | 386 |
| amd64p32 | |
| arm | |
| netbsd | 386 |
| amd64 | |
| arm | |
| arm64 | |
| openbsd | 386 |
| amd64 | |
| arm | |
| arm64 | |
| plan9 | 386 |
| amd64 | |
| arm | |
| solaris | amd64 |
| windows | 386 |
| amd64 | |
| arm |