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+notes on what to fix next
+
+go-args make patches for alexflint
+
+forge add dirty --show-files
+forge checkout jcarr
+
+go-mod-clean fix --purge to be used more often. put --purge in 'make clean' ?
+
+guirel remove Makeilfe "list-something"
+guirelease show 'make list' after getting a new set of repos
+guirelease try to figure out where the stupid output is coming from go-mod-clean
+guireleaser change "title small" to the package being updated"
+guireleaser make master log to avoid infinite loops
+
+
+
+
+Running [go-mod-clean --strict] in go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist
+fixGoDeps() returned false
+findNext() update needed go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb v0.0.48 vs v0.0.47-2-g9e81be8
+findFix is true. running fixGoDeps()
+Running [go-mod-clean --strict] in go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb
+fixGoDeps() returned false
+findNext() update needed go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb v0.0.51 vs v0.0.50-1-g8c06b25
+findFix is true. running fixGoDeps()
+Running [go-mod-clean --strict] in go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb
+current repo go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb go dependancy count: 8IsReadOnly = true github.com/destel/rill
+IsReadOnly = true github.com/go-cmd/cmd
+IsReadOnly = true github.com/go-test/deep
+IsReadOnly = true github.com/google/go-cmp
+IsReadOnly = true golang.org/x/xerrors
+IsReadOnly = true google.golang.org/protobuf
+fixGoDeps() returned true
+current repo go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb go dependancy count: 8github.com/go-test/deep                           ok error .v1.1.0. vs .v1.1.1. (ignoring read-only repo)github.com/google/go-cmp                          ok error .v0.5.5. vs .v0.6.0. (ignoring read-only repo)golang.org/x/xerrors                              ok error .v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543. vs .. (ignoring read-only repo)google.golang.org/protobuf                        ok error .v1.36.3. vs .v1.35.2. (ignoring read-only repo)findNext() found something
+Running [go-mod-clean --strict] in go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb
+current repo go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb go dependancy count: 8IsReadOnly = true github.com/destel/rill
+IsReadOnly = true github.com/go-cmd/cmd
+IsReadOnly = true github.com/go-test/deep
+IsReadOnly = true github.com/google/go-cmp
+IsReadOnly = true golang.org/x/xerrors
+IsReadOnly = true google.golang.org/protobuf
+current repo go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb go dependancy count: 8github.com/go-test/deep                           ok error .v1.1.0. vs .v1.1.1. (ignoring read-only repo)github.com/google/go-cmp                          ok error .v0.5.5. vs .v0.6.0. (ignoring read-only repo)golang.org/x/xerrors                              ok error .v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543. vs .. (ignoring read-only repo)google.golang.org/protobuf                        ok error .v1.36.3. vs .v1.35.2. (ignoring read-only repo)GOOD TO RUN ANOTHER DAY ON: go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb
+doRelease() worked. findCounter = 13
+doRelease() on go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb
+everything is ok. version starts with v. v0.0.51
+go.mod exists ok
+current repo go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb go dependancy count: 8github.com/go-test/deep                           ok error .v1.1.0. vs .v1.1.1. (ignoring read-only repo)github.com/google/go-cmp                          ok error .v0.5.5. vs .v0.6.0. (ignoring read-only repo)golang.org/x/xerrors                              ok error .v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543. vs .. (ignoring read-only repo)google.golang.org/protobuf                        ok error .v1.36.3. vs .v1.35.2. (ignoring read-only repo)	tag and push master v0.0.51 set protobuf uuids
+	IsProtobuf() == true
+	should add the protobuf files here
+
+