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Include prebuilt executables in releases
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
In order to buf generate
, my environment must have go
installed so that I can first install protoc-gen-connect-go
.
Describe the solution you'd like Include prebuilt executables with releases.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Install go and use go install...
:smile:
Additional context
This is certainly a convenience request. My current situation is trying to create more efficient CI jobs. I can download protoc-gen-go
and buf
without needing to bloat the build environment by installing go and associated tools. It would be nice to be able to simply download an executable for protoc-gen-connect-go
as well.
It's usually assumed to use and build the libraries go would be required locally. Install can be done with:
go install connectrpc.com/connect/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go@latest
As an alternative you can use remote code generation using buf. This doesn't require you to manage the plugin binaries locally. See the docs here for more details: https://buf.build/docs/bsr/remote-plugins/usage#4.4.-connect-go
Release binaries would be a nice addition though. I'll let others weigh in but I agree with this proposal.
I agree that release binaries would be nice, even if they're unnecessary for people using the buf
CLI. @emcfarlane Can we look into integrating GoReleaser in this repo?
As an alternative you can use remote code generation using buf. This doesn't require you to manage the plugin binaries locally. See the docs here for more details: https://buf.build/docs/bsr/remote-plugins/usage#4.4.-connect-go
Oh, awesome. This worked great. I didn't realize that I could do this. Thank you!