Go Programmer’s Checklist

Use this checklist when developing programs that use the TIBCO FTL Go API.

When using the group facility, see also Programmer’s Checklist Addenda for Groups.

Environment

Use the setup script in the samples directory to set environment variables.

Ensure that the Go compiler is in the PATH environment variable.

Code

Include the package tibco.com/ftl.

If your program uses the groups API feature, include the package tibco.com/ftl/group.

Compile and Link

Compile programs with a Go compiler, version 1.12.1 or later.

On the compiler command line, set CGO_CFLAGS to FTL_HOME/include. For example: 
CGO_CFLAGS="-I /opt/tibco/ftl/6.5/include"
On the compiler command line, set CGO_LDFLAGS to FTL_HOME/lib, and include all of the required libraries. For example: 
CGO_LDFLAGS="-L /opt/tibco/ftl/6.5/lib -lssl -lcrypto -ltib -ltibutil -ltibgroup"

Run

On Windows platforms, the PATH variable must include the bin directory to use the TIBCO FTL DLL files.

On UNIX platforms, the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable must include the lib directory to use the TIBCO FTL library files.

Ensure that the FTL server is running, and that each client process can connect to it.

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