Unable to install lexer generator about participle HOT 5 CLOSED

Because it complicates the release process, which is currently: tag a commit.

The command is a separate module to avoid polluting Participle's dependencies. Without the replace, a release would entail updating the cmd's go.mod file to point to the future version, committing it, then tagging that commit with that version.

from participle.

cmd/participle/go.mod is not designed to be installed remotely, as it has a replace directive. If you need static binaries they're available on the releases page.

Also scripts/participle works fine for me:

🐚 ~/dev/participle $ ./scripts/participle --help
Usage: participle <command>

A command-line tool for Participle.

Flags:
  -h, --help       Show context-sensitive help.
      --version

Commands:
  gen lexer <package> [<lexer>]
    Generate a lexer.

Run "participle <command> --help" for more information on a command.

from participle.

is not designed to be installed remotely

But why limit installation and execution? Virtually any Go module is available for execution with a simple 'go run' command.

For example it would be nice to have something like:

//go:generate go run github.com/alecthomas/participle/v2/cmd/[email protected] gen lexer ...

from participle.