Is it possible to use the Go compiler to distribute a executable file for other os?

Question

I am currently working on Mac OS X, now I need to build a .exe file so that the Go program can run on windows. So here is the question, how to build a executable file for Win X

Answer 1

I've used Dave Cheney's tutorial and accompanying shell scripts to build binaries for linux, windows and OS X on linux just fine. (Used by my stressdisk project)

It is exactly the same method as described by dystroy just with step by step instructions and a few helpful shell aliases.