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cmd/go: clarify "does not contain package" error? #39593

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kstenerud opened this issue Jun 15, 2020 · 7 comments · May be fixed by #56481
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cmd/go: clarify "does not contain package" error? #39593

kstenerud opened this issue Jun 15, 2020 · 7 comments · May be fixed by #56481
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@kstenerud
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What version of Go are you using (go version)?

$ go version
go version go1.14.4 windows/amd64

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

Yes

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

go env Output
$ go env
set GO111MODULE=
set GOARCH=amd64
set GOBIN=
set GOCACHE=C:\Users\karl\AppData\Local\go-build
set GOENV=C:\Users\karl\AppData\Roaming\go\env
set GOEXE=.exe
set GOFLAGS=
set GOHOSTARCH=amd64
set GOHOSTOS=windows
set GOINSECURE=
set GONOPROXY=
set GONOSUMDB=
set GOOS=windows
set GOPATH=C:\Users\karl\go
set GOPRIVATE=
set GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org,direct
set GOROOT=c:\go
set GOSUMDB=sum.golang.org
set GOTMPDIR=
set GOTOOLDIR=c:\go\pkg\tool\windows_amd64
set GCCGO=gccgo
set AR=ar
set CC=gcc
set CXX=g++
set CGO_ENABLED=1
set GOMOD=C:\Users\karl\code\winsrv\go.mod
set CGO_CFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_CPPFLAGS=
set CGO_CXXFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_FFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_LDFLAGS=-g -O2
set PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config
set GOGCCFLAGS=-m64 -mthreads -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=C:\Users\karl\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build530336870=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches

What did you do?

main.go:

package main

func main() {

}

go.mod:

module mymod

go 1.13

require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190204203706-41f3e6584952

go build

What did you expect to see?

I expected it to download that version of sys.

What did you see instead?

go: finding module for package golang.org/x/sys
main.go:4:2: module golang.org/x/sys@latest found (v0.0.0-20200610111108-226ff32320da), but does not contain package golang.org/x/sys

I wanted version 20190204203706-41f3e6584952 but it's attempting to download 20200610111108-226ff32320da instead, and also failing for some reason.
@bcmills
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bcmills commented Jun 15, 2020

What did you do?

Please post the actual program that reproduces the problem. This one does not — the main.go file seems to have been oversimplified.

mymod$ txtar * </dev/null
-- go.mod --
module mymod

go 1.13

require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190204203706-41f3e6584952
-- main.go --
package main

func main() {

}

mymod$ go build

mymod$ cat go.mod
module mymod

go 1.13

require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190204203706-41f3e6584952

From the error message you are reporting, I suspect that your actual program includes the line

import (
	"golang.org/x/sys"
)

which provokes go build to attempt to find some version of a module containing the package golang.org/x/sys. The module golang.org/x/sys does not have any .go source files at its root, so there is no such package (as the error message states).

@bcmills bcmills added the WaitingForInfo Issue is not actionable because of missing required information, which needs to be provided. label Jun 15, 2020
@kstenerud
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Ah I see, the error message isn't very clear about this. It just says "does not contain package XYZ", not "There are no go files at this level".

@bcmills bcmills changed the title Go ignores required version cmd/go: clarify "does not contain package" error? Jun 17, 2020
@bcmills bcmills added modules NeedsInvestigation Someone must examine and confirm this is a valid issue and not a duplicate of an existing one. and removed WaitingForInfo Issue is not actionable because of missing required information, which needs to be provided. labels Jun 17, 2020
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bcmills commented Jun 17, 2020

CC @jayconrod @matloob

I'm not sure how we could make this clearer without also making it too verbose, but if you have a specific suggestion we could consider it.

@bcmills bcmills added this to the Unplanned milestone Jun 17, 2020
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kstenerud commented Jun 17, 2020 •
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Maybe keep the current error msg, plus append "No go files found. Are you sure you have the correct import path?"

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