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What people usually do is add a build tag to the file(s) with package main, so they're not compiled on a regular compile/test run. But you can't combine them as

by arp242 1y ago

What people usually do is add a build tag to the file(s) with package main, so they're not compiled on a regular compile/test run. But you can't combine them as such (and you can do this with any package name – there's nothing special about the main package here).

ttz 1y ago
Yep - my point was that _test is not the only exception to the "rule"
- arp242 1y ago
  No, there is no exception for the "main" package. It's just build tag trickery. You can do this with any package names (although it doesn't make much sense to do so).
  - ttz 1y ago
    Ah, I see what you're objecting to. Yes, it is build tag trickery, and wouldn't work without it