Linux 1. install Go1 and OpenCV 2. go get code.google.com/p/go-opencv/trunk/opencv 3. cd ${GoOpenCVRoot}/trunk/samples && go run hellocv.go Windows 1. install Go1 and MinGW 2. install OpenCV-2.4.x to MinGW dir libopencv*.dll --> ${MinGWRoot}\bin libopencv*.lib --> ${MinGWRoot}\lib include\opencv --> ${MinGWRoot}\include\opencv include\opencv2 --> ${MinGWRoot}\include\opencv2 2. go get code.google.com/p/go-opencv/trunk/opencv 3. cd ${GoOpenCVRoot}/trunk/samples && go run hellocv.go