diff --git a/deps.go b/deps.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fb2265..0000000
--- a/deps.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-package repostatus
-
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetGoDeps() GoConfig {
-	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.sum")
-	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(REPO, "\tmissing go.sum", rs.realPath.String())
-		return nil
-	}
-	defer gosum.Close()
-
-	var deps GoConfig
-	deps = make(GoConfig)
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
-	log.Log(REPO, "\tgosum:", tmp)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		if len(parts) == 3 {
-			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
-			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
-			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
-				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
-			}
-			currentversion, ok := deps[godep]
-			if ok {
-				if currentversion != version {
-					log.Log(REPO, "\tREPO:", rs.String(), rs.realPath.String())
-					log.Log(REPO, "\t  version mismatch:", godep, version, currentversion)
-				}
-			} else {
-				deps[godep] = version
-				log.Log(REPO, "\t", godep, "=", version)
-			}
-		} else {
-			log.Log(REPO, "\t INVALID:", parts)
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return deps
-}
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index cef5d05..42255f0 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Age() time.Duration {
 var ErrorMissingGitConfig error = errors.New("missing .git/config")
 var ErrorGitPullOnLocal error = errors.New("git pull on local only branch")
 
+/*
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GitPull() (string, error) {
 	currentName := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
 	if rs.IsOnlyLocalTag(currentName) {
@@ -64,286 +65,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GitPull() (string, error) {
 	}
 	return output, r.Error
 }
-
-/*
-// this isn't right
-func (rs *RepoStatus) LastTagAge() (time.Time, string) {
-	return time.Now(), rs.lasttag.String()
-}
 */
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetLastTagVersion() string {
-	return rs.lasttag.String()
-}
-
-// stores the current branch name
-func (rs *RepoStatus) checkCurrentBranchName() string {
-	currentname := rs.currentBranch.String()
-	out := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "branch --show-current")
-	if currentname == out {
-		// nothing changed
-		return currentname
-	}
-	rs.currentBranch.SetValue(out)
-	if currentname == "" {
-		return out // don't note if there was nothing before
-	}
-	rs.NoteChange("current branch has changed from " + currentname + " to " + out)
-	return out
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) gitDescribeByHash(hash string) (string, error) {
-	if hash == "" {
-		return "", errors.New("hash was blank")
-	}
-	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), []string{"git", "describe", "--tags", "--always", hash}, INFO)
-	out := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
-	if r.Error != nil {
-		log.Warn("not in a git repo or bad hash?", r.Error, rs.Path())
-		return out, r.Error
-	}
-	return out, r.Error
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) gitDescribeByName(name string) (string, error) {
-	name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
-
-	if name == "" {
-		// git will return the current tag
-		r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), []string{"git", "describe", "--tags", "--always"}, INFO)
-		output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
-		if r.Error != nil {
-			log.Warn("gitDescribeByName() not in a git repo?", r.Error, rs.Path())
-		}
-		return strings.TrimSpace(output), r.Error
-	}
-	if !rs.LocalTagExists(name) {
-		// tag does not exist
-		return "", errors.New("gitDescribeByName() git fatal: Not a valid object name")
-	}
-	cmd := []string{"git", "describe", "--tags", "--always", name}
-	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
-	output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
-	if r.Error != nil {
-		log.Warn("cmd =", cmd)
-		log.Warn("err =", r.Error)
-		log.Warn("not in a git repo or bad tag?", rs.Path())
-	}
-
-	return strings.TrimSpace(output), r.Error
-}
-
-// todo: don't run git every time?
-func (rs *RepoStatus) checkCurrentBranchVersion() string {
-	out, _ := rs.gitDescribeByName("")
-	log.Log(REPO, "checkCurrentBranchVersion()", out)
-	rs.currentVersion.SetValue(out)
-	return out
-}
-
-// this should get the most recent tag
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setLastTagVersion() {
-	hash := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "rev-list --tags --max-count=1")
-	log.Log(REPO, "getLastTagVersion()", hash)
-
-	name, _ := rs.gitDescribeByHash(hash)
-	rs.lasttag.SetText(name)
-	return
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) populateTags() {
-	tmp := rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/tags"
-	log.Log(REPO, "populateTags() path =", tmp)
-	for _, tag := range listFiles(tmp) {
-		if rs.tags[tag] == "" {
-			log.Log(REPO, "populateTags() Adding new tag", tag)
-			// rs.tagsDrop.AddText(tag)
-			rs.tags[tag] = "origin"
-		}
-	}
-	// rs.tagsDrop.SetText(rs.lasttagrev)
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) getBranches() []string {
-	var all []string
-	var heads []string
-	var remotes []string
-	heads = listFiles(rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/heads")
-	remotes = listFiles(rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/remotes")
-
-	all = heads
-
-	all = append(all, remotes...)
-
-	for _, branch := range all {
-		log.Log(REPO, "getBranches()", branch)
-	}
-	return all
-}
-
-// returns quickly based on the last time it was checked
-func (rs *RepoStatus) IsDirty() bool {
-	if rs.dirtyLabel.String() == "no" {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-// return the list of dirty files (but ignores go.mod & go.sum)
-func (rs *RepoStatus) DirtyList() []string {
-	var all []string
-	for _, line := range strings.Split(rs.dirtyList, "\n") {
-		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		if len(parts) != 2 {
-			continue
-		}
-		if parts[1] == "go.mod" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if parts[1] == "go.sum" {
-			continue
-		}
-		all = append(all, parts[1])
-	}
-	return all
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
-	var start string = rs.dirtyLabel.String()
-	cmd := []string{"git", "status", "--porcelain"}
-	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
-	out := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
-	if r.Error != nil {
-		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status cmd =", cmd)
-		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status out =", out)
-		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status err =", r.Error)
-		log.Error(r.Error, "CheckDirty() git status error")
-		rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("error")
-		if start != "error" {
-			rs.NoteChange("git status is in error " + fmt.Sprint(r.Error))
-		}
-		return true
-	}
-
-	rs.dirtyList = out
-
-	// last := out[strings.LastIndex(out, "\n")+1:]
-	// if last == "nothing to commit, working tree clean" {
-
-	if len(rs.DirtyList()) == 0 {
-		log.Log(REPO, "CheckDirty() no", rs.realPath.String())
-		rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("no")
-		if start == "" {
-			// don't record a change as this is the initial run
-			return false
-		}
-		if start != "no" {
-			log.Log(REPOWARN, "is no longer dirty")
-			rs.NoteChange("is no longer dirty")
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-
-	rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("dirty")
-	if start == "" {
-		// don't record a change as this is the initial run
-		return false
-	}
-	if start != "dirty" {
-		log.Log(REPOWARN, "is now dirty")
-		rs.NoteChange("is now dirty")
-	}
-	return true
-
-}
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutBranch(bname string) bool {
-	if rs.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
-		log.Info(bname, "is dirty", rs.Path())
-		return false
-	}
-	if !rs.TagExists(bname) {
-		// tag does not exist
-		log.Log(REPO, "repo does not have branch", bname, rs.Path())
-		return false
-	}
-	cName := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	if cName == bname {
-		// already on branch
-		return true
-	}
-	cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", bname}
-	r := rs.Run(cmd)
-	if r.Error != nil {
-		log.Log(REPO, "git checkout error:", r.Error)
-		return false
-	}
-	rs.checkCurrentBranchName()
-	rs.checkCurrentBranchVersion()
-	return true
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutMaster() bool {
-	if rs.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
-		return false
-	}
-	mName := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
-	if rs.CheckoutBranch(mName) {
-		return true
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutDevel() bool {
-	devel := rs.develWorkingName.String()
-	// user := rs.userWorkingName.String()
-	if devel == "" {
-		return false
-	}
-	if rs.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
-		return false
-	}
-
-	log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch", devel)
-	rs.checkoutBranch("devel", devel)
-	// log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch", user)
-	// rs.checkoutBranch("user", user)
-	return true
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutUser() bool {
-	bName := rs.GetUserBranchName()
-	if bName == "" {
-		return false
-	}
-	if rs.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
-		return false
-	}
-	if !rs.BranchExists(bName) {
-		return false
-	}
-	cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", bName}
-	r := rs.Run(cmd)
-	if r.Error != nil {
-		log.Log(REPO, "git checkout error:", r.Error)
-	}
-
-	realname := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	realversion := rs.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
-	log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
-
-	if realname != bName {
-		log.Log(REPO, "git checkout failed", rs.realPath.String(), bName, "!=", realname)
-		return false
-	}
-	rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
-	return true
-}
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) checkoutBranch(level string, branch string) {
 	if rs.CheckDirty() {
 		log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch() checkDirty() == true for repo", rs.realPath.String(), "looking for branch:", branch)
@@ -367,33 +90,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) checkoutBranch(level string, branch string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// attempt's to guess at what master is.
-// TODO: fix this properly
-func (rs *RepoStatus) guessMainWorkingName() {
-	if !rs.Ready() {
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.TagExists("guimaster") {
-		rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("guimaster")
-		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("guimaster")
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.TagExists("master") {
-		rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("master")
-		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("master")
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.TagExists("main") {
-		rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("main")
-		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("main")
-		return
-	}
-
-	// figure out what to do here
-	rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("FIXME")
-	rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("FIXME")
-}
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) guessDevelWorkingName() {
 	if rs.TagExists("guidevel") {
 		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("guidevel")
@@ -591,3 +287,283 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckBranches() bool {
 	}
 	return perfect
 }
+
+/*
+// this isn't right
+func (rs *RepoStatus) LastTagAge() (time.Time, string) {
+	return time.Now(), rs.lasttag.String()
+}
+*/
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetLastTagVersion() string {
+	return rs.lasttag.String()
+}
+
+// stores the current branch name
+func (rs *RepoStatus) checkCurrentBranchName() string {
+	currentname := rs.currentBranch.String()
+	out := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "branch --show-current")
+	if currentname == out {
+		// nothing changed
+		return currentname
+	}
+	rs.currentBranch.SetValue(out)
+	if currentname == "" {
+		return out // don't note if there was nothing before
+	}
+	rs.NoteChange("current branch has changed from " + currentname + " to " + out)
+	return out
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) gitDescribeByHash(hash string) (string, error) {
+	if hash == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("hash was blank")
+	}
+	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), []string{"git", "describe", "--tags", "--always", hash}, INFO)
+	out := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Warn("not in a git repo or bad hash?", r.Error, rs.Path())
+		return out, r.Error
+	}
+	return out, r.Error
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) gitDescribeByName(name string) (string, error) {
+	name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
+
+	if name == "" {
+		// git will return the current tag
+		r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), []string{"git", "describe", "--tags", "--always"}, INFO)
+		output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+		if r.Error != nil {
+			log.Warn("gitDescribeByName() not in a git repo?", r.Error, rs.Path())
+		}
+		return strings.TrimSpace(output), r.Error
+	}
+	if !rs.LocalTagExists(name) {
+		// tag does not exist
+		return "", errors.New("gitDescribeByName() git fatal: Not a valid object name")
+	}
+	cmd := []string{"git", "describe", "--tags", "--always", name}
+	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
+	output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Warn("cmd =", cmd)
+		log.Warn("err =", r.Error)
+		log.Warn("not in a git repo or bad tag?", rs.Path())
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimSpace(output), r.Error
+}
+
+// todo: don't run git every time?
+func (rs *RepoStatus) checkCurrentBranchVersion() string {
+	out, _ := rs.gitDescribeByName("")
+	log.Log(REPO, "checkCurrentBranchVersion()", out)
+	rs.currentVersion.SetValue(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// this should get the most recent tag
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setLastTagVersion() {
+	hash := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "rev-list --tags --max-count=1")
+	log.Log(REPO, "getLastTagVersion()", hash)
+
+	name, _ := rs.gitDescribeByHash(hash)
+	rs.lasttag.SetText(name)
+	return
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) populateTags() {
+	tmp := rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/tags"
+	log.Log(REPO, "populateTags() path =", tmp)
+	for _, tag := range listFiles(tmp) {
+		if rs.tags[tag] == "" {
+			log.Log(REPO, "populateTags() Adding new tag", tag)
+			// rs.tagsDrop.AddText(tag)
+			rs.tags[tag] = "origin"
+		}
+	}
+	// rs.tagsDrop.SetText(rs.lasttagrev)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) getBranches() []string {
+	var all []string
+	var heads []string
+	var remotes []string
+	heads = listFiles(rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/heads")
+	remotes = listFiles(rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/remotes")
+
+	all = heads
+
+	all = append(all, remotes...)
+
+	for _, branch := range all {
+		log.Log(REPO, "getBranches()", branch)
+	}
+	return all
+}
+
+// returns quickly based on the last time it was checked
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsDirty() bool {
+	if rs.dirtyLabel.String() == "no" {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// return the list of dirty files (but ignores go.mod & go.sum)
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DirtyList() []string {
+	var all []string
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(rs.dirtyList, "\n") {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if parts[1] == "go.mod" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if parts[1] == "go.sum" {
+			continue
+		}
+		all = append(all, parts[1])
+	}
+	return all
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
+	var start string = rs.dirtyLabel.String()
+	cmd := []string{"git", "status", "--porcelain"}
+	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
+	out := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status cmd =", cmd)
+		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status out =", out)
+		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status err =", r.Error)
+		log.Error(r.Error, "CheckDirty() git status error")
+		rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("error")
+		if start != "error" {
+			rs.NoteChange("git status is in error " + fmt.Sprint(r.Error))
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+
+	rs.dirtyList = out
+
+	// last := out[strings.LastIndex(out, "\n")+1:]
+	// if last == "nothing to commit, working tree clean" {
+
+	if len(rs.DirtyList()) == 0 {
+		log.Log(REPO, "CheckDirty() no", rs.realPath.String())
+		rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("no")
+		if start == "" {
+			// don't record a change as this is the initial run
+			return false
+		}
+		if start != "no" {
+			log.Log(REPOWARN, "is no longer dirty")
+			rs.NoteChange("is no longer dirty")
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+
+	rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("dirty")
+	if start == "" {
+		// don't record a change as this is the initial run
+		return false
+	}
+	if start != "dirty" {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "is now dirty")
+		rs.NoteChange("is now dirty")
+	}
+	return true
+
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutBranch(bname string) bool {
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
+		log.Info(bname, "is dirty", rs.Path())
+		return false
+	}
+	if !rs.TagExists(bname) {
+		// tag does not exist
+		log.Log(REPO, "repo does not have branch", bname, rs.Path())
+		return false
+	}
+	cName := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	if cName == bname {
+		// already on branch
+		return true
+	}
+	cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", bname}
+	r := rs.Run(cmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Log(REPO, "git checkout error:", r.Error)
+		return false
+	}
+	rs.checkCurrentBranchName()
+	rs.checkCurrentBranchVersion()
+	return true
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutMaster() bool {
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
+		return false
+	}
+	mName := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+	if rs.CheckoutBranch(mName) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutDevel() bool {
+	devel := rs.develWorkingName.String()
+	// user := rs.userWorkingName.String()
+	if devel == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch", devel)
+	rs.checkoutBranch("devel", devel)
+	// log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch", user)
+	// rs.checkoutBranch("user", user)
+	return true
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutUser() bool {
+	bName := rs.GetUserBranchName()
+	if bName == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
+		return false
+	}
+	if !rs.BranchExists(bName) {
+		return false
+	}
+	cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", bName}
+	r := rs.Run(cmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Log(REPO, "git checkout error:", r.Error)
+	}
+
+	realname := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	realversion := rs.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
+	log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
+
+	if realname != bName {
+		log.Log(REPO, "git checkout failed", rs.realPath.String(), bName, "!=", realname)
+		return false
+	}
+	rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/gitConfig.go b/gitConfig.go
index 389b028..e8c4c4b 100644
--- a/gitConfig.go
+++ b/gitConfig.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type GitConfig struct {
 	versions   map[string]string
 }
 
-type GoConfig map[string]string
+// type GoConfig map[string]string
 
 func ListGitDirectories() []string {
 	var all []string
@@ -253,11 +254,13 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) processBranch(branch string) {
 	hash, ok := rs.gitConfig.hashes[branch]
 	filename := fullpath + "/.git/refs/heads/" + branch
 	log.Log(INFO, "      hash: need to open", filename)
-	newhash, err := readFileToString(filename)
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "hash: read failed", filename, rs.String())
 		return
 	}
+	newhash := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
 	log.Log(INFO, "      hash:", newhash)
 	rs.gitConfig.hashes[branch] = newhash
 	if ok {
diff --git a/goConfig.go b/goConfig.go
index 6f34cba..c29e787 100644
--- a/goConfig.go
+++ b/goConfig.go
@@ -3,48 +3,10 @@ package repostatus
 // does processing on the go.mod and go.sum files
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
-	"errors"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-// Detect a 'Primative' package. Sets the isPrimative flag
-// will return true if the repo is truly not dependent on _anything_ else
-// like spew or lib/widget
-// it assumes go mod ran init and tidy ran without error
-func (rs *RepoStatus) isPrimativeGoMod() (bool, error) {
-	// go mod init & go mod tidy ran without errors
-	log.Log(REPO, "isPrimativeGoMod()", rs.realPath.String())
-	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.mod")
-	gomod, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(REPO, "missing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false, err
-	}
-	defer gomod.Close()
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gomod)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		log.Log(REPO, "  gomod:", parts)
-		if len(parts) >= 1 {
-			log.Log(REPO, "  gomod: part[0] =", parts[0])
-			if parts[0] == "require" {
-				log.Log(REPO, "  should return false here")
-				return false, errors.New("go.mod file is not primative")
-			}
-
-		}
-	}
-	return true, nil
-}
+/*
 
 // readGoMod reads and parses the go.sum file
 // saves the config information in *Repo.goConfig
@@ -105,6 +67,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) parseGoSum() (bool, error) {
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GoConfig() map[string]string {
 	return rs.goConfig
 }
+*/
 
 // for now, even check cmd.Exit
 func (rs *RepoStatus) strictRun(cmd []string) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/modifyBox.go b/modifyBox.go
index 5b9d030..644fcda 100644
--- a/modifyBox.go
+++ b/modifyBox.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	newgrid.NewButton("git pull", func() {
-		rs.GitPull()
+		rs.pb.GitPull()
 	})
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
diff --git a/new.go b/new.go
index 9fa15b9..a0e31a3 100644
--- a/new.go
+++ b/new.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
@@ -41,10 +40,6 @@ func SetWorkPath(path string) {
 // it's doesn't need to be displayed so it'll work fine even in an embedded space
 func NewRepoStatusWindow(repo *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoStatus, error) {
 	path := repo.GoPath
-	goSrcDir := os.Getenv("FORGE_GOSRC")
-	realpath := repo.FullPath
-	isGoLang := true
-
 	if windowMap[path] == nil {
 		log.Log(INFO, "NewRepoStatusWindow() adding new", path)
 	} else {
@@ -56,6 +51,9 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(repo *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoStatus, error) {
 	rs := &RepoStatus{
 		ready: false,
 	}
+	rs.pb = repo
+	//	realpath := repo.FullPath
+	//	isGoLang := true
 
 	rs.tags = make(map[string]string)
 	rs.window = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("GO Repo Details " + path)
@@ -83,34 +81,33 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(repo *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoStatus, error) {
 
 	// save ~/go/src & the whole path strings
 	rs.path.SetValue(path)
-	rs.goSrcPath.SetValue(goSrcDir)
-	rs.realPath.SetValue(realpath)
+	rs.goSrcPath.SetValue(os.Getenv("FORGE_GOSRC"))
+	rs.realPath.SetValue(rs.pb.GetFullPath())
 
 	// add all the tags
 	rs.makeTagBox(box2)
 
 	rs.readGitConfig()
 
-	rs.readOnly.SetValue("true")
-	// ignore everything else for now
-	// todo: move this logic to cfgfile.go
-	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "go.wit.com") {
-		rs.readOnly.SetValue("false")
-	}
-	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "git.wit.org") {
+	if rs.pb.GetReadOnly() {
+		rs.readOnly.SetValue("true")
+	} else {
 		rs.readOnly.SetValue("false")
 	}
+	rs.mainWorkingName.SetText(rs.pb.GetMasterBranchName())
+	rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel(rs.pb.GetMasterBranchName())
 
-	// tries 'master', 'main', etc.
-	rs.guessMainWorkingName()
-	// tries 'devel', etc
-	rs.guessDevelWorkingName()
-	// sets this to os.Username
-	rs.setUserWorkingName()
+	rs.develWorkingName.SetText(rs.pb.GetDevelBranchName())
+	rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel(rs.pb.GetDevelBranchName())
 
-	if isGoLang {
+	rs.userWorkingName.SetText(rs.pb.GetUserBranchName())
+	rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(rs.pb.GetUserBranchName())
+
+	if rs.pb.GoPath == "" {
+		// not golang repo
+	} else {
 		rs.isGoLang.SetText("true")
-		rs.goPath.SetText(path)
+		rs.goPath.SetText(rs.pb.GoPath)
 	}
 	windowMap[path] = rs
 	return rs, nil
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index e30119e..7436ea3 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package repostatus
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 )
 
 type RepoStatus struct {
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ type RepoStatus struct {
 	tags    map[string]string
 	InitOk  bool // it takes a second or so to init these
 
+	pb *gitpb.Repo // the protobuf
+
 	// used to temporarily tell the automation tools to
 	// try to ignore this repo's changes and state
 	// specifically when doing formal releases, sometimes
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ type RepoStatus struct {
 	speedActual *gadgets.OneLiner
 
 	gitConfig *GitConfig
-	goConfig  GoConfig
+	// goConfig  GoConfig
 
 	switchBranchB *gui.Node
 	targetBranch  *gui.Node
diff --git a/tagWindow.go b/tagWindow.go
index 59caef5..fbd67dc 100644
--- a/tagWindow.go
+++ b/tagWindow.go
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -88,49 +86,24 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) makeTagBox(box *gui.Node) error {
 	grid.NewLabel("ref")
 	grid.NewLabel("date")
 	grid.NewLabel("release subject")
-	// works like a typerwriter
-	grid.NextRow()
+	grid.NextRow() // works like a typerwriter newline
 
-	// git tag --list --sort=taggerdate
-	// git for-each-ref --sort=taggerdate --format '%(tag) %(*objectname) %(taggerdate)'
-	// git rev-parse HEAD
-	// if last tag == HEAD, then remove it
+	loop := rs.pb.Tags.SortByAge()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		tag := loop.Next()
 
-	tags := []string{"%(objectname)", "%(creatordate)", "%(*authordate)", "%(refname)", "%(subject)"}
-	format := strings.Join(tags, "_,,,_")
-	cmd := []string{"git", "for-each-ref", "--sort=taggerdate", "--format", format}
-	// log.Info("RUNNING:", strings.Join(cmd, " "))
-	r := shell.PathRunQuiet(rs.Path(), cmd)
-	if r.Error != nil {
-		log.Warn("git for-each-ref error:", r.Error)
-		return r.Error
-	}
-
-	lines := r.Stdout
-	// reverse the git order
-	slices.Reverse(lines)
-	tagB.tags = make([]*Tag, 0)
-
-	for i, line := range lines {
-		var parts []string
-		parts = make([]string, 0)
-		parts = strings.Split(line, "_,,,_")
-		if len(parts) != 5 {
-			log.Info("tag error:", i, parts)
-			continue
-		}
-		// log.Info("found tag:", i, parts)
 		rTag := new(Tag)
-		rTag.tag = grid.NewLabel(parts[3])
-		rTag.ref = grid.NewEntrybox(parts[0])
+		rTag.tag = grid.NewLabel(tag.GetRefname())
+		rTag.ref = grid.NewEntrybox(tag.GetHash())
 
-		_, stamp, dur := getGitDateStamp(parts[1])
-		rTag.date = grid.NewLabel(stamp)
+		ctime := tag.GetAuthordate().AsTime()
+		dur := getDurationStamp(ctime)
+		rTag.date = grid.NewLabel(ctime.Format("YYYY/MM/DD"))
 		rTag.duration = grid.NewLabel(dur)
 
-		rTag.subject = grid.NewLabel(parts[4])
+		rTag.subject = grid.NewLabel(tag.GetSubject())
 		rTag.deleteB = grid.NewButton("delete", func() {
-			tagversion := parts[0]
+			tagversion := tag.GetRefname()
 			log.Info("remove tag", tagversion)
 			var all [][]string
 			all = append(all, []string{"git", "tag", "--delete", tagversion})
@@ -147,8 +120,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) makeTagBox(box *gui.Node) error {
 		// works like a typerwriter
 		grid.NextRow()
 	}
-	// reverse the git order
-	// slices.Reverse(rtags.tags)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
index 601015d..f91fd02 100644
--- a/unix.go
+++ b/unix.go
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -179,6 +177,7 @@ func Exists(file string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+/*
 func readFileToString(filename string) (string, error) {
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -217,6 +216,7 @@ func getRawDateStamp(raw string) (time.Time, string, string) {
 	gitTagDate := time.Unix(i, 0)
 	return gitTagDate, gitTagDate.UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 UTC"), getDurationStamp(gitTagDate)
 }
+*/
 
 func getDurationStamp(t time.Time) string {
 
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) DoAll(all [][]string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+/*
 func ScanGitDirectories(srcDir string) []string {
 	var all []string
 	err := filepath.Walk(srcDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
@@ -398,3 +399,4 @@ func ScanGitDirectories(srcDir string) []string {
 
 	return all
 }
+*/