Error "protoc-gen-go: program not found or is not executable"

I am trying to build a sample application with Go gRPC, but I am unable to generate the code using "protoc"

I have installed the required libraries and Go packages using:

• go get -u google.golang.org/grpc

• go get -u github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go

I have tried setting the path as well, but no luck.

Sample "proto" file:

syntax = "proto3";

package greet;
option go_package="greetpb";

service GreetService{}

Error message:

"protoc-gen-go: program not found or is not executable

--go_out: protoc-gen-go: Plugin failed with status code 1."

I resolved it by following these steps:

Install the Go library using:
go get -u github.com/golang/protobuf/{proto,protoc-gen-go}


• Run vim ~/.bash_profile

• Add:

export GO_PATH=~/go
export PATH=$PATH:/$GO_PATH/bin


• Run source ~/.bash_profile

Reference: Unable to build protobuf to go endpoint

Stack Overflow Q#57700860, score: 62