diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index 1fcb5cc..c51eb83 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func (f *Forge) doBuild(repo *gitpb.Repo, userFlags []string, goWhat string) err
 		all := repo.GoDeps.SortByGoPath()
 		for all.Scan() {
 			t := all.Next()
-			found := f.Repos.FindByGoPath(t.GetGoPath())
-			if found.RepoType() == "protobuf" {
+			found := f.FindByGoPath(t.GetGoPath())
+			if found.GetRepoType() == "protobuf" {
 				if err := f.runAutogenpb(found); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (f *Forge) doBuild(repo *gitpb.Repo, userFlags []string, goWhat string) err
 		version = version + "-dirty"
 	}
 	cmd := []string{"go"}
-	if repo.RepoType() == "plugin" {
+	if repo.GetRepoType() == "plugin" {
 		if goWhat == "install" {
 			log.Info("Can not go install plugins yet. just building to ~/go/lib/")
 		}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (f *Forge) doBuild(repo *gitpb.Repo, userFlags []string, goWhat string) err
 	linkname := fname + ".so"
 	sopath := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/lib/go-gui")
 	// if this is a plugin, use buildmode=plugin
-	if repo.RepoType() == "plugin" {
+	if repo.GetRepoType() == "plugin" {
 		if goWhat == "install" {
 			fullname := filepath.Join(sopath, soname)
 			cmd = append(cmd, "-buildmode=plugin", "-o", fullname)
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (f *Forge) doBuild(repo *gitpb.Repo, userFlags []string, goWhat string) err
 		return errors.New("go " + goWhat + " failed: " + fmt.Sprint(result.Error))
 	}
 	// make symlinks
-	if repo.RepoType() == "plugin" {
+	if repo.GetRepoType() == "plugin" {
 		cmd := []string{"ln", "-sf", soname, linkname}
 		if goWhat == "install" {
 			shell.PathRun(sopath, cmd)
@@ -204,5 +204,5 @@ func (f *Forge) FindWorkingDirRepo() *gitpb.Repo {
 	pwd, _ := os.Getwd()
 	basedir := strings.TrimPrefix(pwd, f.GetGoSrc())
 	basedir = strings.Trim(basedir, "/")
-	return f.Repos.FindByGoPath(basedir)
+	return f.FindByGoPath(basedir)
 }
diff --git a/clone.go b/clone.go
index 69e62fd..43ee482 100644
--- a/clone.go
+++ b/clone.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (f *Forge) Clone(gopath string) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
 // actually does something smart
 func (f *Forge) finishClone(gopath string, giturl string) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
 	var err error
-	newr := f.Repos.FindByGoPath(gopath)
+	newr := f.FindByGoPath(gopath)
 	if newr == nil {
 		newr, err = f.NewGoRepo(gopath, giturl)
 	}
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (f *Forge) finishClone(gopath string, giturl string) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
 		newr.URL = giturl
 	}
 	if err := newr.RepoIgnoresGoMod(); err != nil {
-		log.Info("never modify go.mod or go.sum for this repo", newr.GoPath)
+		log.Info("never modify go.mod or go.sum for this repo", newr.GetGoPath())
 		log.Info("We recommend you add 'go.*' to your .gitignore file and store those files as git tag metadata")
 		newr.ParseGoSum()
 		return newr, nil
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (f *Forge) finishClone(gopath string, giturl string) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
 
 	log.Info("todo: something went wrong probably. didn't finish. run go-mod-clean? (can't here. loop of circles)")
 	log.Info("todo: do go mod init here directly")
-	log.Info("todo: try to run go mod init here", newr.GoPath)
+	log.Info("todo: try to run go mod init here", newr.GetGoPath())
 	return newr, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/finalGoSumCheck.go b/finalGoSumCheck.go
index bb2df87..0e5d26e 100644
--- a/finalGoSumCheck.go
+++ b/finalGoSumCheck.go
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ func (f *Forge) FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	if !check.Exists("go.mod") {
-		log.Info("go.mod is missing in", check.GoPath)
+		log.Info("go.mod is missing in", check.GetGoPath())
 		return false
 	}
 
 	// IsPrimitive() is expected to set GoPrimitive = true in the protobuf
 	if err := check.SetPrimitive(); err == nil {
-		log.Info("gitpb.SetPrimitive() returned true for", check.GoPath)
+		log.Info("gitpb.SetPrimitive() returned true for", check.GetGoPath())
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (f *Forge) FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 
 	if check.GoDepsLen() == 0 {
 		// this is a primitive
-		check.GoPrimitive = true
+		check.GoInfo.GoPrimitive = true
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (f *Forge) FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 	deps := check.GoDeps.SortByGoPath()
 	for deps.Scan() {
 		depRepo := deps.Next()
-		found := f.Repos.FindByGoPath(depRepo.GetGoPath())
+		found := f.FindByGoPath(depRepo.GetGoPath())
 		if found == nil {
 			if f.CheckOverride(depRepo.GetGoPath()) {
 				// skip this gopath because it's probably broken forever
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ func (f *Forge) FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 		}
 		// log.Info("found dep", depRepo.GetGoPath())
 		if depRepo.GetVersion() != found.GetTargetVersion() {
-			check := f.Repos.FindByGoPath(depRepo.GoPath)
-			if f.Config.IsReadOnly(check.GoPath) {
+			check := f.FindByGoPath(depRepo.GetGoPath())
+			if f.Config.IsReadOnly(check.GetGoPath()) {
 				log.Printf("%-48s  ok error .%s. vs .%s. (ignoring read-only repo)", depRepo.GetGoPath(), depRepo.GetVersion(), found.GetTargetVersion())
 			} else {
 				if f.CheckOverride(depRepo.GetGoPath()) {
diff --git a/gitCheckout.go b/gitCheckout.go
index 2952ccf..a3c60a0 100644
--- a/gitCheckout.go
+++ b/gitCheckout.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (f *Forge) CheckoutDevel() bool {
 	log.Log(FORGEPBWARN, "running git checkout devel everwhere")
 	var failed int = 0
 	var count int = 0
-	all := f.Repos.SortByGoPath()
+	all := f.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		count += 1
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (f *Forge) CheckoutDevel() bool {
 		} else {
 			dname := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
 			if err := f.makeBranch(repo, dname); err != nil {
-				log.Info(repo.GoPath, "can not make devel branch", dname)
+				log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "can not make devel branch", dname)
 				failed += 1
 			}
 		}
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (f *Forge) CheckoutMaster() bool {
 	log.Log(FORGEPBWARN, "running git checkout master everwhere")
 	var failed int = 0
 	var count int = 0
-	all := f.Repos.SortByGoPath()
+	all := f.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		count += 1
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (f *Forge) CheckoutUser() bool {
 	log.Log(FORGEPBWARN, "running git checkout user everwhere")
 	var failed int = 0
 	var count int = 0
-	all := f.Repos.SortByGoPath()
+	all := f.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		count += 1
diff --git a/goSrcScan.go b/goSrcScan.go
index 67e6c32..fe65a37 100644
--- a/goSrcScan.go
+++ b/goSrcScan.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (f *Forge) ScanGoSrc() (bool, error) {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(dir, f.goSrc) {
 			gopath := strings.TrimPrefix(dir, f.goSrc)
 			gopath = strings.Trim(gopath, "/")
-			if r := f.Repos.FindByGoPath(gopath); r != nil {
+			if r := f.FindByGoPath(gopath); r != nil {
 				// log.Info("already have", gopath)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (f *Forge) rillScanDirs(gopaths []string) (int, error) {
 	// Read users from the API.
 	// Concurrency = 20
 	dirs := rill.Map(ids, 20, func(id string) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
-		return f.NewGoRepo(id, "")
+		return f.checkpath(id, "")
 	})
 
 	var counter int
@@ -158,13 +158,23 @@ func (f *Forge) rillScanDirs(gopaths []string) (int, error) {
 	return counter, err
 }
 
+func (f *Forge) checkpath(gopath string, url string) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(f.GetGoSrc(), gopath)
+	log.Info("checkpath()", gopath, fullpath)
+	repo, err := f.NewGoRepo(gopath, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("checkpath()", gopath, err)
+	}
+	return repo, err
+}
+
 func (f *Forge) RillRedoGoMod() int {
 	var all []*gitpb.Repo
-	tmp := f.Repos.SortByGoPath()
+	tmp := f.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for tmp.Scan() {
 		repo := tmp.Next()
 		if !repo.IsValidDir() {
-			log.Printf("%10s %-50s", "old?", repo.GetGoPath())
+			log.Printf("%10s %-50s", "why am I in RillRedoGoMod? old?", repo.GetGoPath())
 			continue
 		}
 		all = append(all, repo)
diff --git a/goWork.go b/goWork.go
index f8f75d8..9310f04 100644
--- a/goWork.go
+++ b/goWork.go
@@ -27,24 +27,27 @@ func (f *Forge) MakeGoWork() error {
 	fmt.Fprintln(workf, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(workf, "use (")
 
-	all := f.Repos.SortByGoPath()
+	all := f.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		/*
 			if !repo.IsGoLang() == "" {
 				// skip repos that aren't go
 				// todo: handle non-flat repos?
-				log.Info("skip non-go", repo.GoPath)
+				log.Info("skip non-go", repo.GetGoPath)
 				continue
 			}
 		*/
-		fmt.Fprintln(workf, "\t"+repo.GoPath)
+		if repo.GetGoPath() == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(workf, "\t"+repo.GetGoPath())
 		/*
 			if repo.pb.Exists("go.mod") {
-				// log.Info("ADDING REPO", goSrcDir, repo.GoPath)
+				// log.Info("ADDING REPO", goSrcDir, repo.GetGoPath())
 			} else {
-			fmt.Fprintln(workf, "\t"+repo.GoPath)
-				log.Log(REPO, "missing go.mod for", repo.GoPath)
+			fmt.Fprintln(workf, "\t"+repo.GetGoPath)
+				log.Log(REPO, "missing go.mod for", repo.GetGoPath())
 			}
 		*/
 	}
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 4ece518..4cbaa16 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ func Init() *Forge {
 	f.ScanGoSrc()
 	end := f.Repos.Len()
 	if (end - start) == 0 {
-		log.Info("forgepb.Scan()     Scan did not find new git repositories.")
+		log.Info("forgepb.Scan()     Scan did not find new git repositories. Total =", end)
 	} else {
-		log.Info("forgepb.Scan()     Scan found", end-start, "new git repositories.")
+		log.Info("forgepb.Scan()     Scan found", end-start, "new git repositories. Total =", end)
 	}
 
 	f.updateAll()
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ func (f *Forge) updateAll() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 
 		if !repo.IsValidDir() {
-			log.Printf("%10s %-50s", "old?\n", repo.GoPath)
-			f.Repos.DeleteByGoPath(repo.GoPath)
+			log.Printf("%10s %-50s", "bad git dir\n", repo.FullPath)
+			f.Repos.DeleteByFullPath(repo.FullPath)
 			f.configSave = true
 			continue
 		}
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ func (f *Forge) updateAll() {
 			log.Info("repo changed", repo.StateChange, repo.FullPath)
 			repo.Reload()
 		}
+		if f.Config.IsReadOnly(repo.GetGoPath()) {
+			if repo.ReadOnly {
+			} else {
+				log.Info("readonly flag on repo is wrong", repo.GetGoPath())
+				repo.ReadOnly = true
+				f.configSave = true
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -109,3 +117,17 @@ func InitPB() *Forge {
 	f.Repos.ConfigLoad()
 	return f
 }
+
+func (f *Forge) SetConfigSave(b bool) {
+	f.configSave = b
+}
+
+// saves the config if there have been changes
+func (f *Forge) Exit() {
+	log.Info("forge.configSave =", f.configSave)
+	if f.configSave {
+		f.ConfigSave()
+	}
+	log.Info("forge.Exit() ok")
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
diff --git a/patch.Make.go b/patch.Make.go
index 5341cb8..cca74c4 100644
--- a/patch.Make.go
+++ b/patch.Make.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (f *Forge) MakeDevelPatchSet() (*Patchs, error) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir) // clean up
 	pset.TmpDir = dir
 
-	all := f.Repos.SortByGoPath()
+	all := f.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		userb := repo.GetUserBranchName()
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (f *Forge) MakeMasterPatchSet() (*Patchs, error) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir) // clean up
 	pset.TmpDir = dir
 
-	all := f.Repos.SortByGoPath()
+	all := f.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		startb := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (f *Forge) MakeMasterPatchSet() (*Patchs, error) {
 		if endb == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		// log.Info("repo", repo.GoPath, startb, "..", endb)
+		// log.Info("repo", repo.GetGoPath(), startb, "..", endb)
 		pset.StartBranchName = startb
 		pset.EndBranchName = endb
 		err := pset.makePatchSetNew(repo)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (f *Forge) MakeMasterPatchSet() (*Patchs, error) {
 func (pset *Patchs) makePatchSetNew(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	startBranch := pset.StartBranchName
 	endBranch := pset.EndBranchName
-	repoDir := filepath.Join(pset.TmpDir, repo.GoPath)
+	repoDir := filepath.Join(pset.TmpDir, repo.GetGoPath())
 	err := os.MkdirAll(repoDir, 0755)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (f *Forge) MakePatchSet() (*Patchs, error) {
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir) // clean up
 
-	all := f.Repos.SortByGoPath()
+	all := f.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		repo := all.Next()
 		userb := repo.GetUserBranchName()
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (f *Forge) MakePatchSet() (*Patchs, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		repoDir := filepath.Join(dir, repo.GoPath)
+		repoDir := filepath.Join(dir, repo.GetGoPath())
 		err := os.MkdirAll(repoDir, 0755)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/repoNew.go b/repoNew.go
index 69a2338..0fa35d8 100644
--- a/repoNew.go
+++ b/repoNew.go
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ func (f *Forge) NewGoRepo(gopath string, url string) (*gitpb.Repo, error) {
 	fullpath := filepath.Join(f.GetGoSrc(), gopath)
 	repo, err := f.Repos.NewGoRepo(fullpath, gopath)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("WARNING. NEW FAILED", fullpath)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	repo.URL = url
 	f.VerifyBranchNames(repo)
-	repo.Reload()
+	if f.Config.IsReadOnly(repo.GetGoPath()) {
+		repo.ReadOnly = true
+	}
+	repo.InitVersions()
 	return repo, nil
 }
 
@@ -43,15 +47,20 @@ func (f *Forge) ValidGoVersion(ver string) (bool, error) {
 func (f *Forge) VerifyBranchNames(newr *gitpb.Repo) {
 	// log.Info("init worked for", newr.GoPath)
 
+	var mname string
 	if newr.GetMasterBranchName() == "" {
 		// try to guess what the 'master' branch is
 		if newr.IsBranch("guimaster") {
+			mname = "guimaster"
 			newr.SetMasterBranchName("guimaster")
 		} else if newr.IsBranch("master") {
+			mname = "master"
 			newr.SetMasterBranchName("master")
 		} else if newr.IsBranch("main") {
+			mname = "main"
 			newr.SetMasterBranchName("main")
 		} else {
+			mname = "master"
 			// todo, figure out the name from git
 			newr.SetMasterBranchName("master")
 			if newr.CheckoutMaster() {
@@ -61,10 +70,7 @@ func (f *Forge) VerifyBranchNames(newr *gitpb.Repo) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	if f.Config.IsReadOnly(newr.GoPath) {
-		return
-	}
+	log.Info("forge.NewRepo() SET MASTER TO", mname)
 
 	if newr.GetDevelBranchName() == "" {
 		if newr.IsBranch("guidevel") {
@@ -131,3 +137,13 @@ func (f *Forge) AddFullPath(fulldir string) *gitpb.Repo {
 	log.Info("don't know how to add full paths yet", fulldir)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (f *Forge) FindByGoPath(gopath string) *gitpb.Repo {
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(f.GetGoSrc(), gopath)
+	return f.Repos.FindByFullPath(fullpath)
+}
+
+func (f *Forge) DeleteByGoPath(gopath string) bool {
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(f.GetGoSrc(), gopath)
+	return f.Repos.DeleteByFullPath(fullpath)
+}