The problem with cgo is it reduces portability, not that it causes issues. If whatever C you’re invoking doesn’t build on your architecture or if you need to cross-compile (last I checked), you’re out of luck.
It’s not about the build platform, it’s about the execution platform and not having to have a toolchain for every platform. This is especially relevant in the embedded space.
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The problem with cgo is it reduces portability, not that it causes issues. If whatever C you’re invoking doesn’t build on your architecture or if you need to cross-compile (last I checked), you’re out of luck.
I bet SQLite3 builds on more platforms than Go.
It’s not about the build platform, it’s about the execution platform and not having to have a toolchain for every platform. This is especially relevant in the embedded space.