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Should developers replace Eclipse by another IDE if they start coding Go as GoClipse lacks major features?

There was a language switch in the team recently. The team used Eclipse as an IDE for a couple of years. The first thing that was done was installing the GoClipse plugin in Eclipse, but after a couple of hours some of the developers decided to quit Eclipse. One of them said:

GoClipse lacks major features, like autocomplete, navigating to functions and autoimport.

Aim: to provide a complete guide how to configure these features so that developers will continue to use GoClipse instead of replacing it by another IDE

Problems

Problem 1

CTRL+LMB results in:

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Problem 2

Autocomplete, e.g. typing fmt. results in:

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Problem 3

Autoimports do not work in GoClipse

Solution

  • Summary

    There is no reason why GoClipse should be replaced by developers as the major features work in GoClipse as well

    Answers

    Answer 1

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    To enable navigating, i.e. CTRL+LMB, follow the instructions, i.e. issue go get -u golang.org/x/tools/cmd/oracle and subsequently click Browse and select the path where the oracle binary resides. Note: if export GOPATH=/path/to/workspace then the binary resides in the bin directory of the project.

    Answer 2

    To enable autocomplete issue go get -u github.com/nsf/gocode, click Browse and select the gocode binary (See answer 1)

    Answer 3

    To enable autoimport issue go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports and add the path to goimports to the gofmt field.