On linux/amd64 you also need sudo aptitude install ed

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by montsamu:

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. try to build the system on a minimal Linux system without ed
2. run ./all.bash

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

Expected output is the completed build message as described in the install 
doc.

Actual output is:

mkenam: line 31: /bin/ed: No such file or directory

What is your $GOOS?  $GOARCH?

sam@sol:~$ env | grep GO
GOARCH=amd64
GOROOT=/home/sam/go
GOOS=linux

Which revision are you sync'ed to?  (hg log -l 1)

sam@sol:~/go/src$ hg log -l 1
changeset:   3952:64e703cb307d
tag:         tip
user:        Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org>
date:        Tue Nov 10 14:09:01 2009 -0800
summary:     update video links

Please provide any additional information below.

Running sudo aptitude install ed and then re-running ./all.bash does not 
give this error.

[rsc]

Comment 1:

http://golang.org/cl/152052

Owner changed to r...@golang.org.

[rsc]

Comment 2:

This issue was closed by revision 4a29a73.

Status changed to Fixed.

Merged into issue #-.

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Comment 3:

CL https://golang.org/cl/99800043 mentions this issue.