# karalabe/xgo

Go CGO cross compiler

Repository: https://github.com/karalabe/xgo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/karalabe-xgo
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-12-14T12:33:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4410, "days_push": 1723, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2144, forks 271 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:18.641342+00:00)

## What it is
xgo is a Docker-based Go CGO cross compiler that bundles Go toolchains, C cross compilers, and platform headers/libraries into a single container. It lets developers cross-compile Go packages with embedded C/C++ code to multiple platforms and architectures via a single command.

## Use cases
- cross compile go code with cgo to android, ios, darwin and windows
- build go binaries for multiple architectures from one machine
- avoid setting up separate build environments for cgo cross compilation
- compile go packages using native platform libraries like DNS resolution
- produce multi-platform release binaries for a go project

## When to avoid
- you only compile pure Go code without CGO dependencies
- you cannot or do not want to use Docker
- you need actively maintained tooling with the latest Go versions

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: build-tool, compiler, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: cgo, cross-compilation, go, docker-based, command-line, docker, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- karalabe/xgo (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.641342+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:51:14.032159+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/karalabe/xgo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.641342+00:00, sha 744ee00b664b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.