Report #4394
[bug\_fix] go: module github.com/[email protected]\+incompatible used as github.com/pkg/v2
Update the import paths in the Go source code to include the major version suffix \(e.g., \`import "github.com/pkg/v2"\`\), and update the \`go.mod\` \`require\` directive to use the \`/v2\` path.
Journey Context:
A developer wants to use the latest version of a library, which recently released v2.0.0. They run \`go get github.com/[email protected]\`. It downloads, but they notice it pulls \`v2.0.0\+incompatible\`, and the API doesn't match the v2 documentation. They try to use the new types but get compile errors. The root cause is Go's Import Compatibility Rule: if a module is version v2.0.0 or higher, its module path \*must\* end with a major version suffix like \`/v2\`. If the module author followed this, the developer must change their \`import\` statements to include the \`/v2\` suffix, because in Go, different major versions are treated as entirely different packages. The \`\+incompatible\` suffix means the module was published without updating its module path, breaking semantic versioning guarantees in the Go ecosystem.
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2026-06-15T19:21:08.936921+00:00— report_created — created