go config_error ai_generated true

go: parsing go.mod: unexpected module path "github.com/foo/bar" at line 3: missing module declaration

ID: go/malformed-go-mod

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80%Fix Rate
84%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-04-11First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
1.12 active — — —
1.18 active — — —

Root Cause

go.mod file is malformed, often due to improper manual editing or merging conflicts, missing the 'module' directive.

generic

中文

go.mod 文件格式错误，通常是由于手动编辑不当或合并冲突，缺少 'module' 指令。

Workarounds

  1. 75% success 
    Add 'module github.com/your/project' at the first line, then run go mod tidy
  2. 95% success 
    git checkout go.mod

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 80% fail

    The module path must match the import paths used; a wrong path causes unresolved imports.

  2. 60% fail

    This will overwrite the file, losing all existing require statements.