diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index a2c8685..3c6259f 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GoPath() string {
 	return rs.goPath.String()
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsPrimitive() bool {
+	if rs.primitive.String() == "true" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // returns the filesystem path to the repo
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Path() string {
 	return rs.realPath.String()
@@ -98,15 +105,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) IsGoLang() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-/*
-func (rs *RepoStatus) Initialized() bool {
-	log.Log(CHANGE, "checking Initialized()")
-	if rs == nil {return false}
-	if rs.parent == nil {return false}
-	return true
-}
-*/
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) RepoType() string {
 	if !rs.IsGoLang() {
 		return ""
@@ -151,20 +149,14 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Build() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// moved to repolist
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetGoSumStatusOld() string {
-	return rs.goSumStatus.String()
-}
-
-// moved to repolist
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetGoSumStatusOld(s string) {
-	rs.goSumStatus.SetText(s)
-}
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetTargetVersion() string {
 	return rs.targetReleaseVersion.String()
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentVersion() string {
+	return rs.currentVersion.String()
+}
+
 func (rs *RepoStatus) IncrementVersion() bool {
 	return rs.setTag()
 }
@@ -197,10 +189,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorGitState() *gui.Node {
 	return rs.gitState.MirrorValue()
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorGoState() *gui.Node {
-	return rs.goSumStatus.MirrorValue()
-}
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorMasterVersion() *gui.Node {
 	return rs.mainBranchVersion.MirrorValue()
 }
diff --git a/draw.go b/draw.go
index b632df7..cdf89c2 100644
--- a/draw.go
+++ b/draw.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitStatus(box *gui.Node) {
 	rs.dirtyLabel = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "dirty")
 	rs.gitState = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "git state")
 	rs.readOnly = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "read only")
-	rs.goSumStatus = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "go mod status")
+	rs.primitive = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "primitive")
 	rs.targetReleaseVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "target release version")
 
 	rs.speed = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "refresh speed =")
diff --git a/gitConfig.go b/gitConfig.go
index 2f70773..e49c2b7 100644
--- a/gitConfig.go
+++ b/gitConfig.go
@@ -214,30 +214,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GitLsFiles() (bool, string) {
 	return true, output
 }
 
-func ScanGoSrc() {
-	log.Log(WARN, "Scanning all go.sum files")
-	for path, rs := range windowMap {
-		if rs.ReadGoMod() {
-			// everything is ok
-		} else {
-			log.Log(WARN, "failed reading go.sum repo:", path)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) ScanGoSrc() {
-	if rs.ReadGoMod() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "parsed go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-	} else {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Something went wrong parsing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-	}
-
-	log.Log(WARN, "go.sum:", rs.realPath.String())
-	for depname, version := range rs.goConfig {
-		log.Log(WARN, "  ", depname, version)
-	}
-}
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Writable() {
 	rs.readOnly.SetText("false")
 }
diff --git a/goConfig.go b/goConfig.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..310aed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/goConfig.go
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+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
+func (rs *RepoStatus) isPrimativeGoMod() (bool, error) {
+	// go mod init & go mod tidy ran without errors
+	log.Log(WARN, "isPrimativeGoMod()", rs.realPath.String())
+	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.mod")
+	gomod, err := os.Open(tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "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(INFO, "  gomod:", parts)
+		if len(parts) >= 1 {
+			log.Log(INFO, "  gomod: part[0] =", parts[0])
+			if parts[0] == "require" {
+				log.Log(INFO, "  should return false here")
+				return false, errors.New("bad go.mod file" + rs.GoPath())
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// readGoMod reads and parses the go.sum file
+// saves the config information in repo.goConfig
+func (rs *RepoStatus) parseGoSum() (bool, error) {
+	ok, err := rs.isPrimativeGoMod()
+	if err != nil {
+		// this means this repo does not depend on any other package
+		log.Info("PRIMATIVE repo:", rs.String(), "err =", err)
+		rs.goConfig = nil
+		rs.primitive.SetText("false")
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if ok {
+		// this means the repo is primitive so there is no go.sum
+		rs.goConfig = nil
+		rs.primitive.SetText("true")
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	rs.primitive.SetText("false")
+
+	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.sum")
+	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "missing go.sum", rs.realPath.String())
+		rs.goConfig = nil
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer gosum.Close()
+
+	var deps GoConfig
+	deps = make(GoConfig)
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
+	log.Log(INFO, "gosum:", 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 {
+					// ignore these warnings for now
+					depname := rs.String()
+					if strings.HasPrefix(depname, "go.wit.com") {
+						log.Log(INFO, "REPO:", rs.realPath.String())
+						log.Log(INFO, "  version mismatch:", godep, version, currentversion)
+					} else {
+						log.Log(INFO, "REPO:", rs.realPath.String())
+						log.Log(INFO, "  version mismatch:", godep, version, currentversion)
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				deps[godep] = version
+				log.Log(INFO, "\t", godep, "=", version)
+			}
+		} else {
+			log.Log(WARN, "\t INVALID:", parts)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		rs.goConfig = nil
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	rs.goConfig = deps
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GoConfig() map[string]string  {
+	return rs.goConfig
+}
+
+// poor name perhaps. It's because in most of these
+// repos you can also type "make redomod" to do the same thing
+// since it's a Makefile task that is also useful to be able to run
+// from the command line
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MakeRedomod() (bool, error) {
+	var err error
+	var output string
+	if rs.ReadOnly() {
+		log.Log(WARN, "will not go mod redo read only repos", rs.String())
+		return false, errors.New(rs.GoPath() + " is read-only ")
+	}
+
+	// unset the go development ENV var to generate release files
+	os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
+	err, output = rs.RunCmd([]string{"rm", "-f", "go.mod", "go.sum"})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "rm failed", err, output)
+		return false, err
+	}
+	err, output = rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "mod", "init"})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "go mod init failed", err, output)
+		return false, err
+	}
+	err, output = rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "mod", "tidy"})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "go mod tidy failed", err, output)
+		return false, err
+	}
+	log.Log(INFO, "MakeRedomod() worked", rs.GoPath())
+
+	// return the attempt to parse go.mod & go.sum
+	return rs.parseGoSum()
+}
diff --git a/redomod.go b/redomod.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ac17c78..0000000
--- a/redomod.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,287 +0,0 @@
-package repostatus
-
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-// this checks to see if the repo is truly not dependent on _anything_ else
-// like spew or lib/widget
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckPrimativeGoMod() bool {
-	log.Log(WARN, "CheckPrimativeGoMod()", rs.realPath.String())
-	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.mod")
-	gomod, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "missing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false
-	}
-	defer gomod.Close()
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gomod)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		log.Log(INFO, "  gomod:", parts)
-		if len(parts) >= 1 {
-			log.Log(INFO, "  gomod: part[0] =", parts[0])
-			if parts[0] == "require" {
-				log.Log(INFO, "  should return false here")
-				return false
-			}
-
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-// readGoMod reads and parses the go.sum file (TODO: do the go.mod file)
-func (rs *RepoStatus) ReadGoMod() bool {
-	if rs.CheckPrimativeGoMod() {
-		log.Info("PRIMATIVE repo:", rs.String())
-		return true
-	}
-
-	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.sum")
-	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "missing go.sum", rs.realPath.String())
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false
-	}
-	defer gosum.Close()
-
-	var deps GoConfig
-	deps = make(GoConfig)
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
-	log.Log(INFO, "gosum:", 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 {
-					// ignore these warnings for now
-					depname := rs.String()
-					if strings.HasPrefix(depname, "go.wit.com") {
-						log.Log(INFO, "REPO:", rs.realPath.String())
-						log.Log(INFO, "  version mismatch:", godep, version, currentversion)
-					} else {
-						log.Log(INFO, "REPO:", rs.realPath.String())
-						log.Log(INFO, "  version mismatch:", godep, version, currentversion)
-					}
-				}
-			} else {
-				deps[godep] = version
-				log.Log(INFO, "\t", godep, "=", version)
-			}
-		} else {
-			log.Log(WARN, "\t INVALID:", parts)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false
-	}
-
-	rs.goConfig = deps
-	return true
-}
-
-// check if it is safe to remake the go.sum & go.mod files
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckSafeGoSumRemake() (bool, []string) {
-	myGoSumS := rs.goSumStatus.String()
-	if rs.ReadGoMod() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "parsed go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-	} else {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Something went wrong parsing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	log.Log(WARN, "go.sum:", rs.realPath.String())
-	var clean []string
-	for depname, version := range rs.goConfig {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(depname, "/v2") {
-			log.Log(WARN, "  FOUND /v2 wierd golang stuff. instead, look for:", depname)
-			depname = strings.TrimSuffix(depname, "/v2")
-		}
-		log.Log(WARN, "  ", depname, version)
-		deprs, ok := windowMap[depname]
-		if ok {
-			if deprs.CheckDirty() {
-				log.Log(WARN, "   IS DIRTY", deprs.String())
-				clean = append(clean, deprs.String())
-			}
-			if deprs.readOnly.String() == "true" {
-				log.Log(WARN, "   SKIPPING Read Only", deprs.String())
-			} else {
-				goSumS := deprs.goSumStatus.String()
-				log.Log(WARN, "   FOUND", deprs.String(), goSumS)
-				username := deprs.mainWorkingName.String()
-				userhash, _ := deprs.gitConfig.hashes[username]
-				userversion, _ := deprs.gitConfig.versions[userhash]
-				log.Log(WARN, "     username :"+username, userhash)
-				log.Log(WARN, "     username :"+username, userversion)
-				if version == userversion {
-					log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MATCH", version, userversion, goSumS)
-					clean = append(clean, deprs.String())
-				} else {
-					os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
-					log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion, myGoSumS)
-					log.Log(WARN, "     IGNORE UNCHANGED REPO. RUNNING 'go get'", depname, userversion)
-					err, output := rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "get", depname + "@" + userversion})
-					log.Log(WARN, "     go get", depname, err, output)
-					/*
-						switch goSumS {
-						case "SAFE":
-							log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion)
-							log.Log(WARN, "     IGNORE SAFE REPO")
-							err, output := rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "get", depname + "@" + userversion})
-							log.Log(WARN, "     go get", depname, err, output)
-						case "CLEAN":
-							log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion)
-							log.Log(WARN, "     IGNORE CLEAN REPO")
-						case "PRIMATIVE":
-							log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion)
-							log.Log(WARN, "     IGNORE PRIMATIVE REPO")
-							err, output := rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "get", depname + "@" + userversion})
-							log.Log(WARN, "     go get", depname, err, output)
-						default:
-							log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH default", version, userversion)
-							clean = append(clean, deprs.String())
-							if myGoSumS == "UNCHANGED" {
-							}
-						}
-					*/
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			// log.Log(WARN, "   NOT FOUND", depname)
-			// only fail on our stuff
-			if strings.HasPrefix(depname, "go.wit.com") {
-				log.Log(WARN, "   go get -v", depname)
-				// rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "get", "-v", depname})
-				return false, clean
-			}
-			// log.Log(WARN, "   NOT FOUND BUT IGNORING FOR NOW")
-		}
-	}
-	if len(clean) == 0 {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	return false, clean
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckGoSum() (bool, string) {
-	if rs.ReadGoMod() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "parsed go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-	} else {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Something went wrong parsing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-		return false, ""
-	}
-	log.Log(WARN, "go.sum:", rs.realPath.String())
-	for depname, version := range rs.goConfig {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(depname, "/v2") {
-			log.Log(WARN, "  FOUND /v2 wierd golang stuff. instead, look for:", depname)
-			depname = strings.TrimSuffix(depname, "/v2")
-		}
-		log.Log(WARN, "  ", depname, version)
-		deprs, ok := windowMap[depname]
-		if ok {
-			if deprs.CheckDirty() {
-				log.Log(WARN, "   IS DIRTY", deprs.String())
-				return false, ""
-			}
-			if deprs.readOnly.String() == "true" {
-				log.Log(WARN, "   SKIPPING Read Only", deprs.String())
-			} else {
-				log.Log(WARN, "   FOUND", deprs.String(), deprs.goSumStatus.String())
-				username := deprs.mainWorkingName.String()
-				userhash, _ := deprs.gitConfig.hashes[username]
-				userversion, _ := deprs.gitConfig.versions[userhash]
-				log.Log(WARN, "     username :"+username, userhash)
-				log.Log(WARN, "     username :"+username, userversion)
-				if version == userversion {
-					log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MATCH", version, userversion)
-					if deprs.goSumStatus.String() == "BAD" {
-						log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSION IS BAD!! return false")
-						return false, ""
-					}
-				} else {
-					log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion)
-					return false, ""
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			// log.Log(WARN, "   NOT FOUND", depname)
-			if strings.HasSuffix(depname, "/v2") {
-				log.Log(WARN, "       FOUND /v2 wierd golang stuff. instead, look for:", depname)
-			}
-			// only fail on our stuff
-			if strings.HasPrefix(depname, "go.wit.com") {
-				log.Log(WARN, "   go get -v", depname)
-				// rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "get", "-v", depname})
-				return false, depname
-			}
-			// log.Log(WARN, "   NOT FOUND BUT IGNORING FOR NOW")
-		}
-	}
-	err, output := rs.RunCmd([]string{"git", "branch", "--remotes"})
-	if err == nil {
-		lines := strings.Split(output, "\n")
-		for i, s := range lines {
-			log.Log(WARN, "add line", i, s)
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Log(WARN, "git branch --remotes failed", err)
-	}
-	return true, ""
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) MakeRedomod() bool {
-	var err error
-	var b bool
-	var output string
-	var worked bool = true
-	if rs.ReadOnly() {
-		log.Log(WARN, "will not go mod redo read only repos", rs.String())
-		return false
-	}
-
-	os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
-	path := rs.realPath.String()
-	err, b, output = RunCmd(path, []string{"rm", "-f", "go.mod", "go.sum"})
-	if err != nil {
-		worked = false
-		log.Log(WARN, "rm failed", err, b, output)
-	}
-	err, b, output = RunCmd(path, []string{"go", "mod", "init"})
-	if err != nil {
-		worked = false
-		log.Log(WARN, "go mod init failed", err, b, output)
-	}
-	err, b, output = RunCmd(path, []string{"go", "mod", "tidy"})
-	if err != nil {
-		worked = false
-		log.Log(WARN, "go mod tidy failed", err, b, output)
-	}
-	if worked {
-		log.Log(WARN, "MakeRedomod() worked", path)
-	} else {
-		log.Log(WARN, "MakeRedomod() failed", path)
-	}
-	return worked
-}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 869a9f8..5afc1c8 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ type RepoStatus struct {
 	// a box of all the git tags
 	Tags *GitTagBox
 
-	dirtyLabel  *gadgets.OneLiner
-	readOnly    *gadgets.OneLiner
-	goSumStatus *gadgets.OneLiner
-	gitState *gadgets.OneLiner
+	dirtyLabel *gadgets.OneLiner
+	readOnly   *gadgets.OneLiner
+	gitState   *gadgets.OneLiner
+	primitive   *gadgets.OneLiner
 
 	path      *gadgets.OneLiner
 	goSrcPath *gadgets.OneLiner