Chapter 4. Go Race Detector

In Go Toolset, the race detector is provided by the go-toolset-1.11-golang-race package. To install the race detector:

yum install go-toolset-1.11-golang-race

# yum install go-toolset-1.11-golang-race

A variant of the Go standard library with the runtime race detection enabled is installed.

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To use the runtime race detector for a Go project, add the -race option to the go tool commands used when manipulating the project.

For a minimal approach to using the race detector, build the project with the -race option:

scl enable go-toolset-1.11 'go build -race -o output_file go_main_package'

$ scl enable go-toolset-1.11 'go build -race -o output_file go_main_package'

When you run the resulting executable, the race detector will print warnings to the standard output when a race is detected.

A detailed description of the Go race detector and its features is beyond the scope of this book. For more information, see the resources listed below.

Online Documentation

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