Can't run linter goanalysis_metalinter: inspect: failed to load package jsonpatch: could not load export data: no export data for \"github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5\"

[lucastheisen]

Welcome

• Yes, I'm using a binary release within 2 latest releases. Only such installations are supported.
• Yes, I've searched similar issues on GitHub and didn't find any.
• Yes, I've read the typecheck section of the FAQ.
• Yes, I've tried with the standalone linter if available (e.g., gocritic, go vet, etc.).
• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

Description of the problem

When running as part of a gitlab action, the step fails with:

  Running [/home/runner/golangci-lint-1.61.0-linux-amd64/golangci-lint run] in [/home/runner/work/clconf/clconf] ...
  Received 232188 of 232188 (100.0%), 0.2 MBs/sec
  level=warning msg="[runner] Can't run linter goanalysis_metalinter: inspect: failed to load package jsonpatch: could not load export data: no export data for \"github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5\""
  level=error msg="Running error: can't run linter goanalysis_metalinter\ninspect: failed to load package jsonpatch: could not load export data: no export data for \"github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5\""
  
  Error: golangci-lint exit with code 3
  Ran golangci-lint in 6975ms

When running local, i cannot reproduce this error:

ltheisen@ltop ~/egit/pastdev-clconf
$ ~/tmp/glcil/golangci-lint-1.61.0-linux-amd64/golangci-lint run --max-same-issues 100000 --max-issues-per-linter 1000000

ltheisen@ltop ~/egit/pastdev-clconf
$ echo $?
0

Version of golangci-lint

$ golangci-lint --version
# Paste output here

I cannot run this command directly as it is part of the gitlab action, but the configuration explicitly says:

  lint:
    name: lint
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
          go-version-file: go.mod
          cache: true
      - name: golangci-lint
        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
        with:
          version: v1.61

Configuration

.golangci.yml

---
linters:
  disable-all: true
  enable:
  - asciicheck
  - bidichk
  - durationcheck
  - exhaustive
  - errcheck
  - errorlint
  - gochecknoinits
  - goconst
  - gocritic
  - gofmt
  - gosec
  - gosimple
  - govet
  - ineffassign
  - nakedret
  - nilerr
  - nolintlint
  - revive
  - sqlclosecheck
  - staticcheck
  - typecheck
  - unparam
  - unused
  - wastedassign
  - whitespace
  - wrapcheck
issues:
  include:
  # Reenable some checks golangci-lint disables by default (see golangci-lint run --help)
  - EXC0001
  - EXC0004
  - EXC0005
  - EXC0006
  - EXC0007
linters-settings:
  errcheck:
    ignore: "" # Disable the overbroad ignore rules (they ignore things like Fprintf)

Go environment

$ go version && go env
# paste output here

I cannot get this output explicitly because its a github action, but that action config is:

  lint:
    name: lint
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
          go-version-file: go.mod
          cache: true
      - name: golangci-lint
        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
        with:
          version: v1.61

which uses my go.mod for version which is:

go 1.17

The env is what gets set by actions/setup-go@v5.

Verbose output of running

$ golangci-lint cache clean
$ golangci-lint run -v
# paste output here

After adding -v to the args in my action config, the output is:

  Running [/home/runner/golangci-lint-1.61.0-linux-amd64/golangci-lint run  -v] in [/home/runner/work/clconf/clconf] ...
  Received 232188 of 232188 (100.0%), 0.2 MBs/sec
  level=info msg="golangci-lint has version 1.61.0 built with go1.23.1 from a1d6c560 on 2024-09-09T17:44:42Z"
  level=info msg="[config_reader] Config search paths: [./ /home/runner/work/clconf/clconf /home/runner/work/clconf /home/runner/work /home/runner /home /]"
  level=info msg="[config_reader] Used config file .golangci.yml"
  level=info msg="[lintersdb] Active 25 linters: [asciicheck bidichk durationcheck errcheck errorlint exhaustive gochecknoinits goconst gocritic gofmt gosec gosimple govet ineffassign nakedret nilerr nolintlint revive sqlclosecheck staticcheck unparam unused wastedassign whitespace wrapcheck]"
  level=info msg="[loader] Go packages loading at mode 575 (deps|types_sizes|compiled_files|exports_file|files|imports|name) took 3.036553838s"
  level=info msg="[runner/filename_unadjuster] Pre-built 0 adjustments in 7.125238ms"
  level=info msg="[linters_context/goanalysis] analyzers took 8.986602725s with top 10 stages: buildir: 6.205361567s, the_only_name: 728.649032ms, exhaustive: 654.855556ms, inspect: 256.964272ms, printf: 158.775463ms, ctrlflow: 129.19702ms, bidichk: 105.347993ms, fact_deprecated: 96.355674ms, fact_purity: 91.083523ms, SA5012: 83.371442ms"
  level=warning msg="[runner] Can't run linter goanalysis_metalinter: inspect: failed to load package jsonpatch: could not load export data: no export data for \"github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5\""
  level=info msg="[runner] processing took 2.227µs with stages: max_same_issues: 291ns, skip_dirs: 251ns, cgo: 180ns, filename_unadjuster: 171ns, invalid_issue: 161ns, nolint: 161ns, max_from_linter: 151ns, identifier_marker: 150ns, skip_files: 140ns, exclude-rules: 51ns, fixer: 50ns, path_shortener: 50ns, source_code: 50ns, path_prefixer: 50ns, uniq_by_line: 40ns, max_per_file_from_linter: 40ns, diff: 40ns, exclude: 40ns, severity-rules: 40ns, autogenerated_exclude: 40ns, sort_results: 40ns, path_prettifier: 40ns"
  level=info msg="[runner] linters took 3.714493502s with stages: goanalysis_metalinter: 3.714462053s"
  level=error msg="Running error: can't run linter goanalysis_metalinter\ninspect: failed to load package jsonpatch: could not load export data: no export data for \"github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5\""
  level=info msg="Memory: 69 samples, avg is 138.7MB, max is 325.1MB"
  level=info msg="Execution took 6.762238983s"
  Error: golangci-lint exit with code 3
  Ran golangci-lint in 6863ms

A minimal reproducible example or link to a public repository

The public repository is: https://github.com/pastdev/clconf, specifically this PR:

pastdev/clconf#52

// add your code here

Validation

• Yes, I've included all information above (version, config, etc.).

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[lucastheisen]

Well, no sooner did i open this issue then notice another comment on golangci-lint-action that indicates version of go itself could have something to do with behavior of the linter... So i updated my action to use go version 1.22 instead of the version my project builds at (1.17) and the linter passes.