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cmd/go: a /.. after a ... in an importpath pattern is confusing

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#37,552 opened on Feb 28, 2020

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Description

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

Yes. It also reproduces with all versions of go (tested up to go1.5).

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

What did you do?

From inside the root directory of a module:

$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ go list .../../
can't load package: package .: no Go files in /home/manlio/src/go/src/github.com/perillo/atexit/build

$ go list .../../../                                                                                                                                    [0]
github.com/perillo/atexit

How are /.. interpreted when after a ... in a pattern?

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Research direction
Investigate how the `go` command parses import path patterns containing `...` followed by `/..`. Look at the relevant code in `cmd/go/internal/load` or `cmd/go/internal/search` and trace the pattern matching logic.
Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
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2
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70