When I using `go install`, it returns not a main package-CodePudding

I used import "github.com/go-redis/redis/v8" in my code. The environment is go1.17.2 Windows AMD64. I executed go install github.com/go-redis/redis/v8@latest, but the result is package github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 is not a main package. What's wrong of my operations or the config of environment. go env GO111MODULE=on.

And when I execute go run main.go, it shows cannot find package at the line of import github.com/go-redis/redis/v8.

Content in go.mod, (with simple go mod init & go mod tidy):

module ...
go 1.17

require github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.4

require (
    github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2 // indirect
    github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
)

CodePudding user response：

The module name of your go.mod is invalid. I try the similar module name in my environment and compile with go build, it reports:

$ go build
go: malformed module path "...": invalid path element "..."

Try a name like:

module tempredis
go 1.17

require github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.4

Or create the module with command go mod init tempredis then add a dependency of github.com/go-redis/redis/v8.

Refer to document.

CodePudding user response：

I use import "github.com/go-redis/redis", and restart the process (include go mod init, go mod tidy, go install), it shows right result finally. But the version of go redis changes to v6.15.9 incompatible in go.mod file automatedly.