Build does not contain a main function¶

This usually happens if you're trying to build a library or if you didn't setup the builds.main section in your .goreleaser.yaml and your main.go is not in the root directory.

Here's an example error:

   ⨯ build failed after 0.11s error=build for foo does not contain a main function

Learn more at https://goreleaser.com/errors/no-main

If you are building a library¶

Add something like this to your config:

# .goreleaser.yaml
builds:
  - skip: true

If your main.go is not in the root directory¶

Add something like this to your config:

# .goreleaser.yaml
builds:
  - main: ./path/to/your/main/pkg/

For more info, check the builds documentation.

If you ran goreleaser outside the root of the project¶

Run goreleaser in the root of the project.

If you are building in plugin, c-shared or c-archive build modes¶

You can set no_main_check to true:

# .goreleaser.yaml
builds:
  - main: ./path/...
    buildmode: plugin
    no_main_check: true

For more info, check the builds documentation.