GOARCH="amd64"
GOBIN=""
GOCACHE="/nfs/orto/home/rkedward/.cache/go-build"
GOEXE=""
GOFLAGS=""
GOHOSTARCH="amd64"
GOHOSTOS="linux"
GOOS="linux"
GOPATH="/hnfs/torcfs01n04a/vol/ret_users_rkedward/dev/play/grpc_golang_examples/.gospace"
GOPROXY=""
GORACE=""
GOROOT="/p/ret/rettools/stream/pkgs/golang/1.11.1"
GOTMPDIR=""
GOTOOLDIR="/p/ret/rettools/stream/pkgs/golang/1.11.1/pkg/tool/linux_amd64"
GCCGO="gccgo"
CC="gcc"
CXX="g++"
CGO_ENABLED="1"
GOMOD="/hnfs/torcfs01n04a/vol/ret_users_rkedward/dev/play/grpc_golang_examples/go.mod"
CGO_CFLAGS="-g -O2"
CGO_CPPFLAGS=""
CGO_CXXFLAGS="-g -O2"
CGO_FFLAGS="-g -O2"
CGO_LDFLAGS="-g -O2"
PKG_CONFIG="pkg-config"
GOGCCFLAGS="-fPIC -m64 -pthread -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=/tmp/go-build592164460=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches"

% go 
go version go1.11.1 linux/amd64

# 1. Setup a project with a local gospace
% mkdir -p /path/to/mymod && cd /path/to/mymod
% export GOPATH=/path/to/mymod/.gospace
% mkdir -p  $GOPATH/pkg  # create the local gospace (aka virtual environment)
% mkdir -p  $GOPATH/bin

# 2. Install a module and package into the venv
% go mod  init example.com/myname/mymod
% go get -u google.golang.org/grpc  # install module
% go get -u github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go  # install cmd/package
% ls $GOPATH/bin
protoc-gen-go

# 3. Wipe $GOPATH and reinstall from go.mod/go.sum files
% rm -rf  $GOPATH
% mkdir -p  $GOPATH/pkg
% mkdir -p  $GOPATH/bin
% go mod download 
% ls %GOPATH/bin
<empty>
...