Build Fails Due to Dependency Version Mismatch #131
Description
Description
While reproducing the project, we found that the build process fails due to mismatched or unresolved dependencies.
The following error log was produced during the build process:
......
go: found github.com/stretchr/testify/suite in github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
go: downloading golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0
go: finding module for package github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client/statsd
go: github.com/afex/hystrix-go/loadtest/service imports github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client/statsd: module github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client@latest found (v3.2.1+incompatible), but does not contain package github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client/statsd
Result
The build fails with errors related to missing or mismatched dependencies.
The error dependency is github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client.
The build process automatically pulls the latest dependency versions by default. However, the required package github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client/statsd is not included in version v3.2.1+incompatible.
Reason
This issue appears to be caused by the absence of precise version tracking in GOPATH, which leads to inconsistency in dependency resolution.
Proposed Solution
To resolve this issue, we analyzed the project and identified the correct versions of the required dependencies.
The analysis shows that the correct version for the dependency github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client is v3.1.1.
Consider adopting this suggested version to prevent other developers from encountering build failures when constructing the project.
This information can be documented in the README.md file or another relevant location.
Additional Suggestions
To ensure reproducible builds and align with the evolving trends of the Go programming language, it is recommended that the current project be migrated to the Go module mechanism.
Updating to the go module mechanism allows for managing third-party dependency versions through the go.mod file, which provides a centralized and consistent way to specify dependency constraints.
We have generated a go.mod file with the correct versions of the third-party dependencies needed for this project.
The suggested go.mod file is as follows:
module github.com/afex/hystrix-go
go 1.23.4
require (
github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v4.8.3+incompatible
github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client v3.1.1+incompatible
github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20201227073835-cf1acfcdf475
github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.8.1
)
require (
github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 // indirect
github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v1.17.2 // indirect
github.com/jtolds/gls v4.20.0+incompatible // indirect
github.com/smarty/assertions v1.15.0 // indirect
github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 // indirect
golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0 // indirect
)
Here the +incompatible suffix in go.mod indicates that the module does not follow Go Modules' semantic versioning (SemVer) rules correctly. But Go can still build and run the project normally despite the +incompatible tag.
Additional Information:
This issue was identified as part of our research project focused on automating the analysis of GOPATH projects to provide accurate dependency versions for seamless migration to Go Modules. We value your feedback and would appreciate any comments or suggestions regarding this approach.