The os package code seems to be almost the very same. So, is this package still relevant? Or is the std lib os still using cgo somewhere?
From package os.
func UserHomeDir() (string, error) {
env, enverr := "HOME", "$HOME"
switch runtime.GOOS {
case "windows":
env, enverr = "USERPROFILE", "%userprofile%"
case "plan9":
env, enverr = "home", "$home"
}
if v := Getenv(env); v != "" {
return v, nil
}
// On some geese the home directory is not always defined.
switch runtime.GOOS {
case "android":
return "/sdcard", nil
case "ios":
return "/", nil
}
return "", errors.New(enverr + " is not defined")
}