From 3d29ef369e1f387d746edf54a248201e07907558 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Phillips Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 10:33:04 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Adds a note that Go 1.6+ is required. --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 48a69f371e..f7b73a6509 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ https://www.consul.io/docs ## Developing Consul If you wish to work on Consul itself, you'll first need [Go](https://golang.org) -installed (version 1.5.3+ is _required_). Make sure you have Go properly installed, +installed (version 1.6+ is _required_). Make sure you have Go properly installed, including setting up your [GOPATH](https://golang.org/doc/code.html#GOPATH). Next, clone this repository into `$GOPATH/src/github.com/hashicorp/consul` and @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ format the code according to Go standards. ### Building Consul on Windows -Make sure Go 1.5.3+ is installed on your system and that the Go command is in your +Make sure Go 1.6+ is installed on your system and that the Go command is in your %PATH%. For building Consul on Windows, you also need to have MinGW installed.