# Make fdb\_go cannot find the target

**URL:** <https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/make-fdb-go-cannot-find-the-target/3991>\
**Category:** Using FoundationDB\
**Created:** [May 28, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/make-fdb-go-cannot-find-the-target/3991 "2023-05-28T20:51:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![elbek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/foundationdb/user_avatar/forums.foundationdb.org/elbek/32/1597_2.png) [@elbek](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/elbek)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/make-fdb-go-cannot-find-the-target/3991/1 "2023-05-28T20:51:26Z")

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I am trying to install go bindings and cannot find the target, I am running below at project root:

```auto
(base) ➜ go git:(main) make fdb_go       
make: *** No rule to make target 'fdb_go'. Stop.

```

Help is appreciated.

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**Author:** ![johscheuer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@johscheuer](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/johscheuer)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/make-fdb-go-cannot-find-the-target/3991/2 "2023-05-30T07:46:20Z")

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What is your use case to build the go bindings with make?

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**Author:** ![elbek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/foundationdb/user_avatar/forums.foundationdb.org/elbek/32/1597_2.png) [@elbek](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/elbek)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/make-fdb-go-cannot-find-the-target/3991/3 "2023-05-30T12:39:46Z")

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I have go app and need go client.

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**Author:** ![johscheuer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@johscheuer](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/johscheuer)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/make-fdb-go-cannot-find-the-target/3991/4 "2023-05-31T10:11:59Z")

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> I have go app and need go client.

You just have to run `go get github.com/apple/foundationdb/bindings/go@version` in your go application, replace `version` with the FDB version that you want to use. In order to be able to compile the go binary you have to install the FDB clients (can be found here: [Release Release 7.1.33 · apple/foundationdb · GitHub](https://github.com/apple/foundationdb/releases/tag/7.1.33)). There is no need to use make.

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**Author:** ![elbek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/foundationdb/user_avatar/forums.foundationdb.org/elbek/32/1597_2.png) [@elbek](https://forums.foundationdb.org/u/elbek)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/make-fdb-go-cannot-find-the-target/3991/5 "2023-06-02T23:04:58Z")

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Ahh, I see, thank you!