go binary not found even though PATH and even GOROOT is maintained correctly - plugin not working with latest 1.24 version

[rufreakde]

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  • go version go1.24.0 darwin/arm64
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    go: go1.24.0
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  • 1.97.2 e54c774e0add60467559eb0d1e229c6452cf8447 arm64
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  • Version 0.44.0

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"go.gopath": "/Users/d070210/go",
"go.goroot": "opt/homebrew/Cellar/go/1.24.0/libexec",
"go.testTags": "integrationtesting",

Describe the bug

My local setup always worked but somehow it stoped. Now I can run ginkgo tests but my intellisence and everything within vscode doesnt work. go commands work like a charm. GOROOT and PATH contain everything needed

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to 'start vscode'
2. See error

where go command results in: "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/go/1.24.0/libexec/bin/go"

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zshrc:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export GOROOT=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/go/$(ls /opt/homebrew/Cellar/go)/libexec

export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin

[rufreakde]

okay after downgrading again to version 1.23.6 everything worked again. Seems like the plugin is not working with latest stable version!

[findleyr]

@rufreakde the plugin does work with the latest version of Go. The version of Go should not matter here, as the error is saying that the Go binary itself could not be found. Can you try upgrading again? I suspect that the downgrade may have adjusted your PATH.

[rufreakde]

@rufreakde the plugin does work with the latest version of Go. The version of Go should not matter here, as the error is saying that the Go binary itself could not be found. Can you try upgrading again? I suspect that the downgrade may have adjusted your PATH.

My colleagues also upgraded and it was the same issues we are currently blocked upgrading to the newest go version. We checked the path several times I dont know why but with the new version it does not find the relevant binaries. With old version it does.

I also checked if the path is correctly configured with newest version ran go program and commands from terminal and also ran our tests with ginkgo (which also reads go from path) all workes great but the plugin just says its not installed. Reinstalling plugin updating vscode and restarting MAC did not help.

So we all 3 backported to version 1.23.6 instantly fixes itself (after adjusting the path manually again)

also in my original post you see wher go was installed from my command

where go # command results in: "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/go/1.24.0/libexec/bin/go"