1# Go Tools 2 3This subrepository holds the source for various packages and tools that support 4the Go programming language. 5 6Some of the tools, `godoc` and `vet` for example, are included in binary Go 7distributions. 8 9Others, including the Go `guru` and the test coverage tool, can be fetched with 10`go get`. 11 12Packages include a type-checker for Go and an implementation of the 13Static Single Assignment form (SSA) representation for Go programs. 14 15## Download/Install 16 17The easiest way to install is to run `go get -u golang.org/x/tools/...`. You can 18also manually git clone the repository to `$GOPATH/src/golang.org/x/tools`. 19 20## Report Issues / Send Patches 21 22This repository uses Gerrit for code changes. To learn how to submit changes to 23this repository, see https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html. 24 25The main issue tracker for the tools repository is located at 26https://github.com/golang/go/issues. Prefix your issue with "x/tools/(your 27subdir):" in the subject line, so it is easy to find. 28