handle primitive package logic

findNext.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
@@ -79,8 +80,19 @@ func findNext() bool {
 			continue
 
 		}
-		if err := testGoDepsCheckOk(godepsNew, argv.Verbose); err != nil {
+		if godepsNew == nil {
-			log.Info("CHECKING current repo deps failed", err)
+			// don't check godepsNew, but check to make sure go mod tidy actually ran without error
+			cmd := []string{"go", "mod", "tidy"}
+			_, err := check.RunVerbose(cmd)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Info("go mod tidy failed. this go package needs to be examined by hand as it doesn't appear to be primitive")
+				os.Exit(-1)
+			}
+			// if godepsNew == nil, then this go package is a primitive and there is no go.sum file
+		} else {
+			if err := testGoDepsCheckOk(godepsNew, argv.Verbose); err != nil {
+				log.Info("CHECKING current repo deps failed", err)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 		/*