Package metadata not found for file about vim-go

[bhcleek]

Have you saved the file to disk?

[tylerj93]

Yes.

[bhcleek]

🤔 I'm not sure what would cause that then. I followed your instructions to replicate and don't see any errors.

Can you execute :let g:go_debug=['lsp'] and try jumping to the definition? I'd like to see the full contents of the __GOLSP_LOG__ window.

[tylerj93]

Sure:

===== sent =====
Content-Length: 166

{"method":"textDocument/definition","jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"params":{"textDocument":{"uri":"file:///home/tyler/go-test/main.go"},"position":{"character":5,"line":5}}}
===== received =====
Content-Length: 119

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","error":{"code":0,"message":"no package metadata for file file:///home/tyler/go-test/main.go"},"id":3}

^ That's from me opening main.go and typing gd on top of Println

[bhcleek]

The only things that come to mind are case sensitivity of the file system or that your main.go hasn't been persisted to disk.

[tylerj93]

Hmm yeah. The weird thing is that I have many other projects (which I cloned from Github) on my machine that vim-go is working perfectly for, but for some reason when I try to start a new project it gives this error. I don't know what is different about my configuration that is causing gopls to complain.

[tylerj93]

OK so it appears that running :GoUpdateBinaries has fixed the issue. I'm not sure the root cause, but I'm good to go now. Thank you for you taking the time to help me debug.

[devdrops]

EDIT: found the solution by deleting the vendor folder. The project is already using Go modules 🙃

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Facing the same issue here. Sadly, :GoUpdateBinaries didn't work for me ☹️

What did you do? (required: The issue will be closed when not provided)

I've been using vim-go for many other projects, and they all work fine except for one, which I started working on yesterday. When I open any Go project file, and then hit gd to go to the origin, the same issue happens.

It's worth mentioning that this project is using the vendor approach for its dependencies, while all the others don't. Also, ctags works as expected, so that's what I'm using till a solution is found 😉

What did you expect to happen?

The reference under the cursor would follow its source file.

What happened instead?

Got the output below:

vim-go: no package metadata for file file:///home/devdrops/work/company/area/project/package1/package2/file.go

I can't print the file name exactly because of copyrights (it's a private project).

Configuration (MUST fill this out):

vim-go version:

https://github.com/fatih/vim-go/releases/tag/v1.28

vimrc you used to reproduce:

vimrc

" ##################################
" # VIM SETTINGS
" #
" # REFERENCES:
" #   https://github.com/mhinz/vim-galore/blob/master/static/minimal-vimrc.vim
" #   http://ivanbrennan.nyc/blog/2014/01/16/rigging-vims-netrw/
" #   http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#NETRW
" #   https://www.cs.clemson.edu/course/cpsc102/links/vimrc
" #   http://ellengummesson.com/blog/2014/02/22/make-vim-really-behave-like-netrw/
" #   https://gist.github.com/danidiaz/37a69305e2ed3319bfff9631175c5d0f
" #   https://github.com/sickill/vim-monokai
" #   https://jovicailic.org/mastering-vim-quickly/
" #   https://medium.com/vim-drops/javascript-folding-on-vim-119c70d2e872
" #   https://vimways.org/2018/from-vimrc-to-vim/
" #   https://github.com/amix/vimrc/blob/master/vimrcs/basic.vim
" #   https://html.developreference.com/article/22757209/Forcing+vimdiff+to+wrap+lines%3F
" #   https://remram44.github.io/regex-cheatsheet/regex.html
" #   https://cheatography.com/fievel/cheat-sheets/vim-regexp/
" #   http://www.softpanorama.org/Editors/Vimorama/vim_regular_expressions.shtml
" #   https://vimtricks.com/p/highlight-syntax-inside-markdown/
" #   https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/256_colors_in_vim
" #   https://vimtricks.com/p/vim-search-ignore-case
" #   https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/tools/+/refs/tags/gopls/v0.14.2:gopls/doc/vim.md
" #
" ##################################


" :::::::::: Vim General Settings ::::::::::
  syntax enable                     " File syntax.
  set nocompatible                  " Vim exclusive.
  set autoindent                    " Vim auto indentation.
  set ttyfast                       " Indicates a fast terminal connection.

  set tabstop=2                     " Tabs with 2 intervals.
  set expandtab                     " Tabs replaced by spaces.
  set shiftwidth=2                  " Indentation with 2 intervals.
  set softtabstop=2                 " Indentation with 2 intervals.
  set shiftround                    " Round indent to shiftwidth value.
  set laststatus=2                  " Last window status.
  set display=lastline              " Display the whole line instead of wrap with @.

  set showmode                      " Already defined on Vim. Display current mode.

  set incsearch                     " Highlight pattern on search while typing.
  set hlsearch                      " Highlight all matches on search.
  set wrapscan                      " Searches wrap around the end of the file.
  set splitbelow                    " Puts the new splitted window below the current one.
  set splitright                    " Puts the new splitted window right the current one.
  set cursorline                    " Highlight the screen line of the cursor.
  set report=0                      " Reports number of lines changed. 0 stands for always.
  set synmaxcol=0                   " Maximum column to search for syntax items. Default: 3000. 0 removes the limit.

  set number                        " Line number.
  set relativenumber                " Relative line number.

  set wildmode=longest,list,full    " Navigation method.
  set wildmenu                      " Navigation through files/folders.
  set wildignorecase                " Case insensitive autocompletion for files and folders.

  set ignorecase                    " Makes pattern matching case-insensitive.

  set smartcase                     " Overrides ignorecase if your pattern contains mixed case.

  set tabpagemax=100                " Number of tabs when using `vim -p` (default is 10).
  set showtabline=2                 " Tab display. 0: never; 1: only with 2 or more tabs; 2: always.
  set foldcolumn=1                  " Columns when folding.
  set foldlevelstart=99             " Folding mode when opening files. 99 keeps all folds open.
  set keywordprg=google             " Execute `google` when hit K. Requires `bins/google` file from this repository.
  set autoread                      " Vim will automatically read all changes made outside Vim.
  set ruler                         " Display current line and column numbers, as `live, column`.

  set title                         " Enables title
  " Modify title format
  set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ (%{expand(\"%:~:.:h\")})%)%(\ %a%)

  filetype plugin on
  filetype indent on

  set nobackup                      " No backup files.
  set nowritebackup                 " No backup write files.
  set nowb                          " Don't write backup files.
  set noswapfile                    " No swap files.
  set noundofile                    " Deactivate file backup.

  set t_Co=256                      " Enable 256 colors.

  set foldmethod=indent             " Set which method is used for folding:
                                    "   - manual
                                    "   - indent
                                    "   - expr
                                    "   - marker
                                    "   - syntax (default)
                                    "   - diff
                                    " See :h foldmethod

  packadd! dracula
  colorscheme dracula               " Define the current color theme.

  " Set highlight syntax on code written inside markdown blocks
  let g:markdown_fenced_languages =
    \ [
    \   'conf', 'css', 'cucumber', 'dockerfile', 'go', 'java', 'javascript',
    \   'json', 'kotlin', 'make', 'nginx', 'php', 'terraform', 'text', 'toml',
    \   'xml', 'yaml', 'html', 'bash', 'sh', 'vim'
    \ ]

  " Tabs
  hi TabLine     cterm=NONE        ctermfg=Gray ctermbg=238
  hi TabLineSel  cterm=bold,italic ctermfg=123
  hi TabLineFill cterm=NONE                     ctermbg=16

" :::::::::: Netrw Settings ::::::::::
  let g:netrw_banner=0                " Netrw banner.
                                      "   0 - Suppress.
                                      "   1 - Display (default).
  let g:netrw_liststyle=3             " Folder/file list style.
                                      "   0 - Thin.
                                      "   1 - Long.
                                      "   2 - Wide.
                                      "   3 - Tree.
  let g:netrw_altv=1                  " Control right/left splitting.
                                      "   0 - Horizontal.
                                      "   1 - Vertical.
  let g:netrw_preview=1               " Control horizontal vs vertical splitting.
                                      "   0 - Preview horizontal.
                                      "   1 - Preview vertical.
  let g:netrw_winsize=80              " Open the preview with 80% of the screen.
  let g:netrw_special_syntax=1        " Special syntax for a given list of file
                                      " types.
                                      "   0 - Disabled.
                                      "   1 - Enabled.
  let g:netrw_fastbrowse=2            " Directory browsing.
                                      "   0 - Slow.
                                      "   1 - Medium (default).
                                      "   2 - Fast.
  " Do not display files and folders in the list.
  let g:netrw_list_hide='^.git/$,.jpg$,.jpeg$,.png$,.svg,.ico,.gif$,.cache$,.woff2$'
  let g:netrw_ignorenetrc=1           " .netrc file usage.
                                      "   0 - Load.
                                      "   1 - Ignore.
  let g:netrw_browse_split=3          " Set how to display splitted files:
                                      "   0 - Default.
                                      "   1 - Horizontal split.
                                      "   2 - Vertical split.
                                      "   3 - New tab/window.
  let g:netrw_hide=1                  " File display mode:
                                      "   0 - Show all.
                                      "   1 - Show not hidden (default).
                                      "   2 - Show only hidden.
  let g:netrw_sort_by='name'          " Display sort:
                                      "   'name' - Alphabetically (default).
                                      "   'time' - Modification time.
                                      "   'size' - Size.
                                      "   'exten' - Extension.
  let g:netrw_sort_direction='normal' " Sort orientation:
                                      "   'normal' -  A to Z (default).
                                      "   'reverse' - Z to A.
  let g:netrw_sort_options='i'        " Sort options.
                                      "   'i' means 'case insensitive'.
  " Time format for strftime().
  let g:netrw_timefmt=' %a %Y-%m-%d  %I:%M:%S %p'
  let g:netrw_use_noswf=0             " Netrw creation of swap files for browser
                                      " buffers:
                                      "   1 - Enabled (default).
                                      "   0 - Disabled.
  let g:netrw_keepdir=1               " Current browser directory
                                      "   1 - (default) keep current directory immune from the browsing directory.
                                      "   0 - keep the current directory the same as the browsing directory.
  let g:netrw_localcopycmd='cp-r'     " Netrw's command to copy folders. Default: 'cp'
  let g:netrw_localcopydircmd='cp -r' " Netrw's command to copy folders. Default: 'cp'
  let g:netrw_localmkdir='mkdir -p'
  let g:netrw_use_errorwindow=2
  let g:netrw_sizestyle='H'           " Changes how file size is displayed using qf.
                                      "   b - (default) Byte size
                                      "   h - Human friendly, base 1000
                                      "   H - Human friendly, base 1024

" :::::::::: vimdiff Settings ::::::::::
  " Set line wrap when using vimdiff.
  au VimEnter * if &diff | execute 'windo set wrap' | endif
  if &diff
    " vimdiff syntax highlight: added line.
    hi DiffAdd    ctermfg=Black ctermbg=LightGreen
    " vimdiff syntax highlight: changed line.
    hi DiffChange ctermfg=Black ctermbg=Yellow
    " vimdiff syntax highlight: deleted line.
    hi DiffDelete ctermfg=Black ctermbg=LightRed
    " vimdiff syntax highlight: changed text within a changed line.
    hi DiffText   ctermfg=Black ctermbg=LightBlue
  endif

" :::::::::: gitcommit Settings ::::::::::
  hi diffAdded     cterm=bold ctermfg=LightGreen ctermbg=Black
  hi diffRemoved   cterm=bold ctermfg=DarkRed    ctermbg=Black
  hi diffNewFile   cterm=bold ctermfg=DarkBlue   ctermbg=Black
  hi diffFile      cterm=bold ctermfg=LightBlue  ctermbg=Black
  hi gitcommitDiff cterm=NONE ctermfg=240

" :::::::::: vim-go Settings ::::::::::
  " Debug
  let g:go_debug_windows = {
    \ 'vars':  'rightbelow 60vnew',
    \ 'stack': 'rightbelow 10new',
    \ 'out':   'botright 5new',
  \ }
  let g:go_debug_preserve_layout = 1
  " gopls
  let g:go_def_mode='gopls'
  let g:go_info_mode='gopls'

Vim version (first three lines from :version):

VIM - Vi IMproved 8.2 (2019 Dec 12, compiled Oct 16 2023 18:15:38)
Included patches: 1-579, 1969, 580-1854, 1857, 1855-1857, 1331, 1858, 1858-1859, 1873, 1860-1969, 1992, 1970-1992, 2010, 1993-3995, 4563, 4646, 4774, 4895, 4899, 4901, 4919,
213, 1840, 1846-1847
Modified by [email protected]
Compiled by [email protected]

Go version (go version):

go version go1.21.1 linux/amd64

Go environment

go env Output:

GO111MODULE=''

GOARCH='amd64'

GOBIN=''

GOCACHE='/home/devdrops/.cache/go-build'

GOENV='/home/devdrops/.config/go/env'

GOEXE=''

GOEXPERIMENT=''

GOFLAGS=''

GOHOSTARCH='amd64'

GOHOSTOS='linux'

GOINSECURE=''

GOMODCACHE='/home/devdrops/.asdf/installs/golang/1.21.1/packages/pkg/mod'

GONOPROXY=''

GONOSUMDB=''

GOOS='linux'

GOPATH='/home/devdrops/.asdf/installs/golang/1.21.1/packages'

GOPRIVATE=''

GOPROXY='https://proxy.golang.org,direct'

GOROOT='/home/devdrops/.asdf/installs/golang/1.21.1/go'

GOSUMDB='sum.golang.org'

GOTMPDIR=''

GOTOOLCHAIN='auto'

GOTOOLDIR='/home/devdrops/.asdf/installs/golang/1.21.1/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64'

GOVCS=''

GOVERSION='go1.21.1'

GCCGO='gccgo'

GOAMD64='v1'

AR='ar'

CC='gcc'

CXX='g++'

CGO_ENABLED='1'

GOMOD='/dev/null'

GOWORK=''

CGO_CFLAGS='-O2 -g'

CGO_CPPFLAGS=''

CGO_CXXFLAGS='-O2 -g'

CGO_FFLAGS='-O2 -g'

CGO_LDFLAGS='-O2 -g'

PKG_CONFIG='pkg-config'

GOGCCFLAGS='-fPIC -m64 -pthread -Wl,--no-gc-sections -fmessage-length=0 -ffile-prefix-map=/tmp/go-build3465231527=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches'

gopls version

gopls version Output:

golang.org/x/tools/gopls v0.14.2
    golang.org/x/tools/[email protected] h1:sIw6vjZiuQ9S7s0auUUkHlWgsCkKZFWDHmrge8LYsnc=