From abcc13e0a1f84591834ee505974ee353cee6f991 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Travis Howse Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:14:51 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Link to existing installation instructions Also mention the protoc-gen-go package as an alternative to installing via go install. --- content/getting-started/gotutorial.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/getting-started/gotutorial.md b/content/getting-started/gotutorial.md index f295167d4..92d8343ac 100644 --- a/content/getting-started/gotutorial.md +++ b/content/getting-started/gotutorial.md @@ -177,11 +177,12 @@ classes you'll need to read and write `AddressBook` (and hence `Person` and `PhoneNumber`) messages. To do this, you need to run the protocol buffer compiler `protoc` on your `.proto`: -1. If you haven't installed the compiler, - [download the package](/downloads) and follow the - instructions in the README. +1. If you haven't installed the protobuf compiler, follow the + [installation instructions](/installation) to install it via your + package manager, as a pre-compiled binary or from source. -2. Run the following command to install the Go protocol buffers plugin: +2. Install the Go protocol buffers plugin using the `protoc-gen-go` package + in your your package manager, or using the following command: ```shell go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest From 82c594aacc02a34f6d254aefa2cf5bccc961bcff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tjhowse Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:20:41 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Oxford comma. --- content/getting-started/gotutorial.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/getting-started/gotutorial.md b/content/getting-started/gotutorial.md index 92d8343ac..9569c4985 100644 --- a/content/getting-started/gotutorial.md +++ b/content/getting-started/gotutorial.md @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ compiler `protoc` on your `.proto`: 1. If you haven't installed the protobuf compiler, follow the [installation instructions](/installation) to install it via your - package manager, as a pre-compiled binary or from source. + package manager, as a pre-compiled binary, or from source. 2. Install the Go protocol buffers plugin using the `protoc-gen-go` package in your your package manager, or using the following command: