hugo/docs/content/en/installation/_common/04-build-from-source.md

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## Build from source

To build the extended edition of Hugo from source you must:

1. Install [Git]
1. Install [Go] version 1.19 or later
1. Install a C compiler, either [GCC] or [Clang]
1. Update your `PATH` environment variable as described in the [Go documentation]

> The install directory is controlled by the `GOPATH` and `GOBIN` environment variables. If `GOBIN` is set, binaries are installed to that directory. If `GOPATH` is set, binaries are installed to the bin subdirectory of the first directory in the `GOPATH` list. Otherwise, binaries are installed to the bin subdirectory of the default `GOPATH` (`$HOME/go` or `%USERPROFILE%\go`).

Then build and test:

```sh
CGO_ENABLED=1 go install -tags extended github.com/gohugoio/hugo@latest
hugo version
```

[Clang]: https://clang.llvm.org/
[GCC]: https://gcc.gnu.org/
[Git]: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git
[Go documentation]: https://go.dev/doc/code#Command
[Go]: https://go.dev/doc/install