tinygoinstall

tinygoinstall

CLI command for automated TinyGo installation following the official instructions at https://tinygo.org/getting-started/install/

Installation

go install github.com/tinywasm/tinygo/cmd/tinygoinstall@latest

Permissions

On Linux/macOS, run with sudo or use -dir to point to a user-writable directory:

# Option A — sudo (installs to /usr/local, matches official docs)
sudo tinygoinstall

# Option B — no sudo (installs to a user directory)
tinygoinstall -dir ~/.local

Usage

# Install default version (sudo required on Linux/macOS)
sudo tinygoinstall

# Install specific version
sudo tinygoinstall -version 0.35.0

# Install to user directory (no sudo)
tinygoinstall -dir ~/.local

# Verbose output
sudo tinygoinstall -v

# Windows (no sudo needed — uses Scoop)
tinygoinstall

Options

• -version string — TinyGo version to install, e.g. 0.35.0 (Linux/macOS only, default: 0.40.1)
• -dir string — Installation directory (Linux/macOS only, default: /usr/local)
• -v — Verbose output
• -h — Show help

-version and -dir are ignored on Windows; Scoop manages version and directory automatically.

How it Works

1. Detection: Checks if tinygo is available in system PATH
2. Version check: If found, verifies the version matches the required one
3. Install / update: Downloads official release from GitHub (Linux/macOS) or uses Scoop (Windows)
4. Verification: Confirms binary is functional after install

Cross-Platform

Exit Codes

• 0 — Success
• 1 — Installation failed