user: Current not implemented on linux/amd64

[hacdias]

Hello

I'm currently using Go 1.6 and crosscompiling caddy-hugo on Travis using gox. When trying to execute the executable on Linux, I get the error user: Current not implemented on linux/amd64.

I tested the Windows executable and it works well.

What should I do?

Thanks,

[OneOfOne]

user.Current needs cgo on Linux, your best bet is using a linux vm to compile.

[minux]

Or you could download the linux prebuilt binary, extract the pkg/linux_amd64 directory and put it under your GOROOT/ pkg. Then you don't need to use a VM or setup linux cross compiler just to compile a pure Go program that happens to use net or os/user packages that require cgo. Please ask further questions on golang-nuts or see https://golang.org/wiki/Questions

[bradfitz]

During the Go 1.7 dev cycle we've updated that error text to tell you that it's because you built a pure Go binary (usually because cross-compiled) and os/user requires cgo.

Maybe we should fix this, though. I've filed #14626

[hacdias]

Thank you all. I hope in the future it can be used without cgo.