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+distributable:
+  url: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-go/archive/refs/tags/{{version.tag}}.tar.gz
+  strip-components: 1
+
+versions:
+  github: protocolbuffers/protobuf-go
+
+provides:
+  - bin/protoc-gen-go
+
+companions:
+  protobuf.dev: '*'
+
+build:
+  dependencies:
+    go.dev: ^1.17
+  script:
+    - go mod download
+    - go build -v -trimpath -ldflags="$GO_LDFLAGS" -o $BUILDLOC ./cmd/protoc-gen-go
+  env:
+    BUILDLOC: '{{prefix}}/bin/protoc-gen-go'
+    GO_LDFLAGS:
+      - -s
+      - -w
+    linux:
+      # or segmentation fault
+      # fix found here https://github.com/docker-library/protocolbuffers/issues/402#issuecomment-982204575
+      GO_LDFLAGS:
+        - -buildmode=pie
+
+test:
+  dependencies:
+    go.dev: '*'
+  script:
+    - run: cp $FIXTURE test.proto
+      fixture: |
+        syntax = "proto3";
+        package test;
+        option go_package = "./test";
+        message TestCase {
+          string name = 4;
+        }
+        message Test {
+          repeated TestCase case = 1;
+        }
+    - protoc test.proto --go_out=.
+    - grep 'package test' test/test.pb.go