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Using Ubuntu, what steps should I take to compile Go source code into a Windows executable?
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While the go run command is a useful shortcut for compiling and running a program when you're making frequent changes, it doesn't generate a binary executable.
This is called cross-compiling, and it's easy to do with Go. Programs written in Go can easily be compiled for a wide variety of target operating systems such as Windows, macOS, and Linux by using the GOARCH and GOOS environmental variables.
Go is a compiled language. This means we must run our source code files through a compiler, which reads source code and generates a binary, or executable, file that is used to run the program. Examples of other popular compiled languages include C, C++, and Swift.
One of Go's greatest features is that it can be used to build statically linked cross-platform binaries.
Building Windows Go programs on Linux
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