go get github.com/mattn/go-oci8

prefix=/home/sbr/wk/apps/oracle/product/11.2.0/client_1
exec_prefix=${prefix}
libdir=${prefix}
includedir=${prefix}/sdk/include

glib_genmarshal=glib-genmarshal
gobject_query=gobject-query
glib_mkenums=glib-mkenums

Name: oci8
Description: oci8 library
Libs: -L${libdir} -lclntsh
Cflags: -I${includedir}
Version: 11.2

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "database/sql"
    _ "gopkg.in/goracle.v2"
)

func main(){

    db, err := sql.Open("goracle", "scott/tiger@10.0.1.127:1521/orclpdb1")
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }
    defer db.Close()


    rows,err := db.Query("select sysdate from dual")
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error running query")
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }
    defer rows.Close()

    var thedate string
    for rows.Next() {

        rows.Scan(&thedate)
    }
    fmt.Printf("The date is: %sn", thedate)
}