[Bug 1640992] Re: implement alternatives for Go

[Michael Hudson-Doyle]

I'm sorry but I'm not going to do this. Most packages that are
implemented in Go just build-depend on golang-go and invoke /usr/bin/go
and it's important that the version of Go that gets you is controlled by
the packages' build-depends not whatever the admin of the system has
done with update-alternatives.

** Changed in: golang-defaults (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

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Title:
  implement alternatives for Go

Status in golang-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Go 1.7 is packaged for yakkety
  http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=golang-1.7 , but installing
  golang installs and points to 1.6. Consider implementing an
  alternatives setup, allowing to switch between 1.6 and 1.7. Thanks

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: golang 2:1.6.1+1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-27.29-generic 4.8.1
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-27-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Nov 10 21:15:24 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-21 (204 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160323)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: golang-defaults
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-20 (21 days ago)

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