Toolstub

Generate executable alias for Go build-time dependencies / third-party go tool. Inspired by Ruby Bundler's bundle binstubs.

Install

# go run go.husin.dev/toolstub@latest -tool go.husin.dev/toolstub

Usage

# toolstub github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint

And the generated output will be a bash script in bin/golangci-lint wrapping various go commands.

Running the program is as boring as executing bin/golangci-lint. First run will be slower due to installation and subsequent runs will be instant.

The versioning and dependencies are tracked in _tools/golangci-lint.go.{mod,sum}, which can be tracked by dependency managers like Dependabot.