For this error: github.com/golang/lint@v0.0.0-20190409202823-959b441ac422: parsing go.mod: unexpected module path "golang.org/x/lint"
That is saying 'github.com/golang/lint' was loaded, but the 'go.mod' found at that location for that version had a different module name ('golang.org/x/lint') declared in the go.mod there. The 'go' command does not allow that mismatch between how a module is referenced vs. how the module declares its identity in its go.mod. You can probably make it work by adding a 'replace' statement for github.com/golang/lint using the version from just before the 'go.mod' was added there. Here is an example. First, verify we get a similar failure with 'go get -u' for this old version of zipkin-go: $ cd $(mktemp -d) $ git clone -b v0.1.5 --depth=1 https://github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go . $ go get -u ...which fails with the same error you reported: github.com/golang/lint@v0.0.0-20190409202823-959b441ac422: parsing go.mod: unexpected module path "golang.org/x/lint" We can add a replace for the version of github.com/golang/lint from just before the 'go.mod' was added there. This will be a temporary measure that allows this upgrade to succeed, and then 'go mod tidy' will drop github.com/golang/lint from the module graph as no longer needed in this case. $ echo 'replace github.com/golang/lint => github.com/golang/lint 5614ed5bae' >> go.mod $ go get -u $ go mod tidy $ go mod graph | grep github.com/golang/lint ...which now succeeds, and the grep finds nothing for the older github.com name. There is a good chance that technique will work for you. There is a longer explanation of why that error occurs and why that technique usually works in this troubleshooting FAQ on the "Modules" wiki: https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules#how-can-i-resolve-parsing-gomod-unexpected-module-path-and-error-loading-module-requirements-errors-caused-by-a-mismatch-between-import-paths-vs-declared-module-identity An alternative solution can be to try with the tip / master version of Go, which has better upgrade logic that can often sidestep this problem, and also often has a better error message for this situation: $ go get golang.org/dl/gotip && gotip download $ gotip get -u all $ gotip mod tidy Hope that helps, but reply back to the list with more details if it does not. Regards, thepudds On Monday, June 3, 2019 at 9:52:52 AM UTC-4, Joseph Lorenzini wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've been happily using go modules for several months. A couple days ago, > I decided to update my dependencies with go get -u. This failed with: > > go: github.com/golang/lint@v0.0.0-20190409202823-959b441ac422: parsing > go.mod: unexpected module path "golang.org/x/lint" > > Which led me to: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/30831 > > So then I added a replace directive but that failed too because of > https://github.com/golang/go/issues/26904 > > Which means as long as I depend on the golint package, then go get -u > will not work. And then it occurred to me: how and why is this package > being pulled in? If i can remove my module's transitive dependency on > golint, then go get -u will start working. So I first ran go mod tidy. > Then I used go mod why however that was no help because whenever i executed > go mod why on the module, this is the output returned: > > (main module does not need module github.com/golang/lint) > > I also verified that github.com/golang/lint is not in my go.mod after > running go mod tidy. My understanding of tidy is that it pulls in direct > and transitive module dependencies ergo if go get -u is trying to upgrade > my deps according to go.mod, then it should be in my go.mod. So I am > stumped why go get -u is trying to upgrade golint, when according to go mod > tidy, my go.mod file, and go mod why, I don't have a dependency on it. > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Joe > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/3dc32542-d423-4920-a6ff-d4171b4667ad%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.