golint will be deprecated

[sanposhiho]

Sorry if this issue is duplicated

golint is(will be) deprecated.

This proposal - to freeze and deprecate x/lint - is accepted.
golang/go#38968

Describe the solution you'd like

deprecate golint like interfacer.
#1755

[sanposhiho]

If no one else has started implementing it, I want to pick this issue

[ldez]

@sanposhiho Please don't deprecate golint for now.

We have to think more about it.

[ldez]

The proposal has been accepted but no action has been taken on this subject, at least there is nothing on the golint repository and no official announcement.

I think it can be a good idea before the deprecation to wait for the actions of the Go team.

[sanposhiho]

I think it can be a good idea before the deprecation to wait for the actions of the Go team.

okey 👍

[james-johnston-thumbtack]

The repository has been archived, and it's most definitely dead. golangci-lint should mark it as deprecated.

My 5 minute Google search suggests that Revive looks like a suitable drop-in replacement...?

[sanposhiho]

Hello
Sorry, I have one thing to discuss, so let me reopen it for a while.

Golint README uses staticcheck and go vet as an example of an alternative tool.
Shouldn't we recommend staticcheck or govet as an alternative instead of revive?

NOTE: Golint is deprecated and frozen. There's no drop-in replacement for it, but tools such as Staticcheck and go vet should be used instead.

https://github.com/golang/lint

[ldez]

Golint is deprecated and frozen. There's no drop-in replacement for it, but tools such as Staticcheck and go vet should be used instead.

The most important information is "There's no drop-in replacement for it".

I'm sorry, there is no officially recommended lint tool. You should choose a lint tool that will work well for your project. staticcheck is a fine choice.

golang/go#38968 (comment)

go vet and staticcheck are currently not the closest linters to replace golint.

go vet doesn't contain passes that are comparable to golint, I think they mean that you can implement new passes for go vet.

I think that the Go team doesn't really know the Go linters world.

The closest linter to golint is revive.