use precompiled go from google, needs debian to work
-FROM armhf/alpine:3.4
+FROM armhf/debian:jessie
-RUN apk add -U git go bash curl gcc musl-dev make
+# allow replacing httpredir or deb mirror
+ARG APT_MIRROR=deb.debian.org
+RUN sed -ri "s/(httpredir|deb).debian.org/$APT_MIRROR/g" /etc/apt/sources.list
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+ git \
+ bash \
+ curl \
+ gcc \
+ musl-dev \
+ make
+
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.5
+RUN curl -fsSL "https://golang.org/dl/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-armv6l.tar.gz" \
+ | tar -xzC /usr/local
+ENV PATH /go/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
+ENV GOPATH /go
+
+# We're building for armhf, which is ARMv7, so let's be explicit about that
+ENV GOARCH arm
+ENV GOARM 7
RUN mkdir -p /go/src /go/bin /go/pkg
-ENV GOPATH=/go
RUN export GLIDE=v0.11.1; \
export TARGET=/go/src/github.com/Masterminds; \
mkdir -p ${TARGET} && \
