Building a Cross-Platform Go Binary

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Building a Cross-Platform Go Binary

One of Go's greatest features is that it can be used to build statically linked cross-platform binaries. In this learning activity, you'll go through the process of taking an existing Go application and building separate binaries for a few different Unix-based operating systems: Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Sep 11, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Compile an `hr` Binary for Linux

The primary operating system that the hr utility will be used on is Linux. Compile a binary that can run on Linux systems like your workstation. Call this binary hr.linux.
Challenge

Compile an `hr` Binary for macOS

Compile a binary that can run on macOS systems. Call this binary hr.darwin.

Note: The operating system identifier is darwin.
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Compile an `hr` Binary for FreeBSD

Compile a binary that can run on macOS systems. Call this binary hr.freebsd.

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