Caching
How do I cache Go modules?
Quick answer
Cache ~/go/pkg/mod and ~/.cache/go-build keyed on go.sum.
The detail that matters
The build cache matters more than the module cache. Without it every package recompiles even though nothing changed.
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Related
Why does Cargo rebuild everything?Your cache key changes on every run, or target/ is not cached at all.Why is cache restore slow?GitHub throttles cache bandwidth, so a multi-gigabyte cache can take minutes to restore.How do I write a good cache key?Hash exactly the files that determine the cached content — usually the lockfile — and nothing else.What are restore-keys?Ordered prefixes tried when the exact cache key misses, so a partial match can still be restored.