Easy steps to install protoc-gen-go package on Mac

Package Information:

Application Name – protoc-gen-go
What is protoc-gen-go – Not Available for protoc-gen-go
Use of protoc-gen-go – Go support for Google’s protocol buffers
URL – https://github.com/golang/protobuf

Installation Steps:

  1. Open Terminal using Spotlight search by pressing  <command+space>. Type terminal and hit  Enter  key.
  2. spotlight search terminal

  3. Now, run following command to install homebrew (brew)
  4. ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null

    Homebrew Install Command Screenshot

  5. Install protoc-gen-go using brew
    brew install protoc-gen-go

protoc-gen-go  is ready to use now!