when running go install of latest telemetrygen version, nothing happens.

[snir-nym]

Component(s)

cmd/telemetrygen

Describe the issue you're reporting

when running go install of latest telemetrygen version, nothing happens - no output and no error.
the folder /go/bin doesn't update and telemetrygen doesn't show.
i'm using linux debian 11

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[mx-psi]

@snir-nym Thanks for opening the issue. I have not been able to reproduce this on the official

golang Docker image. go install will install the binary under the bin folder in the GOPATH. It may be that your Go install does not install under /go/bin. Can you run

ls $(go env GOPATH)/bin

and check if telemetrygen is there? It may be that you need to add the GOPATH to your PATH.

[cobar79]

@snir-nym First time golang user.

Is the current Telemetry generator for OpenTelemetry out of date? It is very vague on where or how to run telemetrygen

The assumption is that it should really be running a go module? go run telemetrygen.go???

go is installed, go is on the path. However, there is no reference to telemtrygen in ~/go/pkg/mod/go.opentelemetry.io

$ ls $(go env GOPATH)/bin
docker-credential-ecr-login.exe*

~/go/pkg/mod/go.opentelemetry.io
|
---> collector
|
---> otel
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---> otel@v1.22.0
|
---> proto

go run pdata\@v1.0.1/internal/cmd/pdatagen/main.go
pdata@v1.0.1\internal\cmd\pdatagen\main.go:7:2: no required module provides package go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/internal/cmd/pdatagen/internal: go.mod file not found in current directory or any parent directory; see 'go help modules'

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[mx-psi]

Closing since there was no reply to #30273 (comment)