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Tested on WSL Ubuntu version 2204.2.33.0, but this might happen on any OS if golang can't find the c compiler. Build instructions in the readme don't throw up an error, but since this environment doesn't come with gcc installed, the binary produced won't run:

$ go build
$ ./japanese
2023/10/10 19:56:56 Binary was compiled with 'CGO_ENABLED=0', go-sqlite3 requires cgo to work. This is a stub

Resolved by installing gcc (for ubuntu: ``, which sets the golang compiler to enable CGO):

$ sudo apt install -y build-essential
(output elided)
$ go build
$ ./japanese
time to load kanji:  141.37979ms
time to unzip entries:  714.373175ms
time to load entries:  656.787842ms
time to build entry maps:  157.713199ms
2023/10/10 19:58:25 Defaulting to port 8080
2023/10/10 19:58:25 Running on port: 8080

Awesome app, BTW. Maybe just mention in the readme that one of the imported modules requires CGO?

I did the pull request #3 with the purpose of making it easier for beginners with less experience in programming and also for people who do not want to type the full URL in the browser. However, you didn't give any feedback as to why you don't want to merge it. This made me think about a couple things.

• What is the end goal of this project?
• Do you pretend to grow this project to be used for a lot of people or is it just a hobby of yours?
• Do you pretend to make the project more coupled with the code aspect of it? For example you log messages in the console but if you intend to make this project more beginner friendly it would be good to display the errors on the website itself instead of only the standard output (I could code that for you).

I also want to say for the record that I think you’re perhaps one of the best programmers in the world and I want to be a programmer just like you. I’m still a beginner and I dedicate myself to code in my free time. So my last question is on which specific part of the project you’d like help from other people?

Adding some screenshots or a link to a video would make it easier for people to check out the tool before they commit to downloading and setting it up :)