maybe this works finally

findNext.go

@@ -73,17 +73,11 @@ func findNext() bool {
 		}
 		log.Info("CHECKING:", check.GetGoPath())
 		// _, err := check.RunVerboseOnError([]string{"go-mod-clean", "--strict"})
-		_, err := check.RunStrictNew([]string{"go-mod-clean", "--strict"})
+		_, err := check.RunStrictNew([]string{"go-mod-clean", "--smart"})
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Info("FAILED:", check.GetGoPath())
+			log.Info("FAILED: findNext() go-mod-clean --smart", check.GetGoPath(), err)
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := checkDeps(check); err != nil {
-			log.Info("\t", check.GetGoPath(), err)
-			continue
-		} else {
-			log.Info("Might be ok?", check.GetGoPath())
-		}
 
 		findCounter += 1
 		if !check.ParseGoSum() {
@@ -92,6 +86,14 @@ func findNext() bool {
 			log.Info("ParseGoSum() failed", check.GetGoPath())
 			continue
 		}
+
+		if err := checkDeps(check); err != nil {
+			log.Info("\t", check.GetGoPath(), err)
+			continue
+		} else {
+			log.Info("Might be ok?", check.GetGoPath())
+		}
+
 		if err := me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check, argv.Verbose); err == nil {
 			log.Info("GOOD TO GO ON", check.GetGoPath())
 			setCurrentRepo(check, "should be good to release", "pretty sure")

prepareRelease.go

@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ func rillRestore(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		log.Info("go-mod-clean --restore failed", repo.GetGoPath(), err)
 		return err
 	}
-	// log.Info("go-mod-clean --restore worked ", repo.GetGoPath())
 	return nil
 }