build-install.md

Manually build and install ks

Copy and paste the following commands:

# Clone the ksonnet repo into your GOPATH
go get github.com/ksonnet/ksonnet

# Build and install binary under shortname `ks` into $GOPATH/bin
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/ksonnet/ksonnet
make install

If your ksonnet is properly installed, you should be able to run ks --help and see output describing the various ks commands.

Common issues

• If your error is "open /bin/ks: operation not permitted", ensure that your $GOPATH is set appropriately. If echo $GOPATH results in empty output, you'll need to set it. If you're using macOS, trying adding the line export GOPATH=$HOME/go to the end of your $HOME/.bash_profile.

  Other systems may have different $GOPATH defaults (e.g. /usr/local/go), in which case you should use those instead. (If you get stuck, these instructions may help).

  The ksonnet Makefile assumes you have one and only one directory in your $GOPATH.

• You may need to specify your $GOPATH in the same command as make install. For example, try GOPATH=<your-go-path> make install (making sure to replace <your-go-path>), instead of just make install.

• **If your error is "command not found", make sure that Go binaries are included in your

  PATH**. You can do this by running `PATH=
  PATH:$GOPATH/bin`.