Allow running projects composed of multiple files

[ltzmaxwell]

for instance:
I can run in terminal like this : go run test0.go test1.go
How can I run this in Idea ?

[zafayar]

This bug makes this plugin completely useless.

[zafayar]

As an addition, when I try to run the project, the command executed is:

/usr/local/go/bin/go build -o /tmp/run6go /home/niral/go/src/xxx/main.go

and because this project has more files, I get bunch of 'undefined' errors. I get the same error if I do "go build main.go".

[zolotov]

@ltzmaxwell it's not possible via UI yet. How do you think it should looks like? You can try to configure Go Application configuration that uses go build instead.

@zafayar This bug makes this plugin completely useless.

Seriously? Running application is the only reason why you use IDE? Anyway see #1414 and #1413 discussions, you have a chance to be the first who will invent the solution and make plugin usable.

[dlsniper]

@zolotov for running a project composed of multiple files, would it be possible to have a "Go Multiple File" runner with an interface that lets you choose which files from the project to run?

Another option would be to provide an option to allow the IDE to create a list of all files that are in the same directory as the file that contains "func main()" and invoke go tool with that list (same should happen for running _test.go files)

What do you think?

[ltzmaxwell]

@zolotov How can I set go build in configuration?, in 'before launch ,go command'? It seems not work.

[dlsniper]

@ltzmaxwell Run | Edit Configurations | + | Go Application

[ltzmaxwell]

@dlsniper and then?

[dlsniper]

Then you can configure the runner and that will run a go build command instead of go run

[landaire]

I'm having this issue myself. If you really want to run an application from within the IDE you can set the path to the package import path (example), hit run, you'll get an error window, continue anyways, then hit run again and all will work as expected.

[kiryaka]

@dlsniper can you please be more specific about "configure the runner and that will run a go build command instead of go run". here is the new configuration -> Go Application. What next? I'm using go build && app_name from the terminal view right now and it is annoying.

[dlsniper]

@kiryaka from your screenshot I can see an error, you need to specify the main file. Also, if your project has multiple files in the main package, things won't work. See Alexanders' comment for why this is not supported (yet). We gladly welcome contributions.