Can't go get cli cobra

[b1r1b1r1]

Can't fresh install cobra CLI as in https://github.com/spf13/cobra/blob/master/cobra/README.md.

Running the command go get -u -v github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra gives the following output

github.com/spf13/cobra (download)
github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir (download)
github.com/spf13/pflag (download)
github.com/spf13/viper (download)
github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify (download)
get "golang.org/x/sys/unix": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"golang.org/x/sys", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/sys"} at //golang.org/x/sys/unix?go-get=1
get "golang.org/x/sys/unix": verifying non-authoritative meta tag
golang.org/x/sys (download)
get "golang.org/x/sys/internal/unsafeheader": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"golang.org/x/sys", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/sys"} at //golang.org/x/sys/internal/unsafeheader?go-get=1
get "golang.org/x/sys/internal/unsafeheader": verifying non-authoritative meta tag
github.com/hashicorp/hcl (download)
github.com/agext/levenshtein (download)
github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg (download)
github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap (download)
github.com/zclconf/go-cty (download)
get "golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"golang.org/x/text", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/text"} at //golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm?go-get=1
get "golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm": verifying non-authoritative meta tag
golang.org/x/text (download)
get "golang.org/x/text/transform": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"golang.org/x/text", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/text"} at //golang.org/x/text/transform?go-get=1
get "golang.org/x/text/transform": verifying non-authoritative meta tag
cannot find package "github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer" in any of:
        /usr/local/go/src/github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer (from $GOROOT)
        /home/xmikasax/go/src/github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer (from $GOPATH)
github.com/magiconair/properties (download)
github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure (download)
github.com/pelletier/go-toml (download)
github.com/spf13/afero (download)
github.com/spf13/cast (download)
github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman (download)
github.com/subosito/gotenv (download)
get "gopkg.in/ini.v1": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"gopkg.in/ini.v1", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://gopkg.in/ini.v1"} at //gopkg.in/ini.v1?go-get=1
gopkg.in/ini.v1 (download)
get "gopkg.in/yaml.v2": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"gopkg.in/yaml.v2", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://gopkg.in/yaml.v2"} at //gopkg.in/yaml.v2?go-get=1
gopkg.in/yaml.v2 (download)

With an error

cannot find package "github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer" in any of:
        /usr/local/go/src/github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer (from $GOROOT)
        /home/xmikasax/go/src/github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer (from $GOPATH)

[GonzalezAndrew]

@xmikasax I was experiencing the same issue downloading cobra but I found when I set the environment variable, GO111MODULE=ON, I was then able to successfully download cobra. Hope this helps.

andy ~/go ➜  go get -u -v github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra
github.com/spf13/cobra (download)
github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir (download)
github.com/spf13/pflag (download)
github.com/spf13/viper (download)
github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify (download)
get "golang.org/x/sys/unix": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"golang.org/x/sys", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/sys"} at //golang.org/x/sys/unix?go-get=1
get "golang.org/x/sys/unix": verifying non-authoritative meta tag
golang.org/x/sys (download)
get "golang.org/x/sys/internal/unsafeheader": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"golang.org/x/sys", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/sys"} at //golang.org/x/sys/internal/unsafeheader?go-get=1
get "golang.org/x/sys/internal/unsafeheader": verifying non-authoritative meta tag
github.com/hashicorp/hcl (download)
github.com/agext/levenshtein (download)
github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg (download)
github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap (download)
github.com/zclconf/go-cty (download)
get "golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"golang.org/x/text", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/text"} at //golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm?go-get=1
get "golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm": verifying non-authoritative meta tag
golang.org/x/text (download)
get "golang.org/x/text/transform": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"golang.org/x/text", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://go.googlesource.com/text"} at //golang.org/x/text/transform?go-get=1
get "golang.org/x/text/transform": verifying non-authoritative meta tag
cannot find package "github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer" in any of:
	/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/go/1.15.7/libexec/src/github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer (from $GOROOT)
	/home/andy/go/src/github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer (from $GOPATH)
github.com/magiconair/properties (download)
github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure (download)
github.com/pelletier/go-toml (download)
github.com/spf13/afero (download)
github.com/spf13/cast (download)
github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman (download)
github.com/subosito/gotenv (download)
get "gopkg.in/ini.v1": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"gopkg.in/ini.v1", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://gopkg.in/ini.v1"} at //gopkg.in/ini.v1?go-get=1
gopkg.in/ini.v1 (download)
get "gopkg.in/yaml.v2": found meta tag get.metaImport{Prefix:"gopkg.in/yaml.v2", VCS:"git", RepoRoot:"https://gopkg.in/yaml.v2"} at //gopkg.in/yaml.v2?go-get=1
gopkg.in/yaml.v2 (download)

andy ~/go took 9s ✗  export GO111MODULE=on

andy ~/go ➜  go get -u -v github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra
go: downloading github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.3
go: found github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra in github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.3
go: downloading github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
go: downloading github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.0
go: downloading github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
go: downloading github.com/spf13/afero v1.1.2
go: downloading github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7
go: downloading github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0
go: downloading github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.0
go: downloading github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0
go: downloading github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.1
go: downloading github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2
go: downloading gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
go: downloading github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0
go: downloading github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0
go: downloading gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.51.0
go: downloading golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190624142023-c5567b49c5d0
go: downloading golang.org/x/text v0.3.2
go: github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify upgrade => v1.4.9
go: gopkg.in/ini.v1 upgrade => v1.62.0
go: github.com/magiconair/properties upgrade => v1.8.4
go: github.com/spf13/afero upgrade => v1.5.1
go: github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman upgrade => v1.1.0
go: gopkg.in/yaml.v2 upgrade => v2.4.0
go: golang.org/x/sys upgrade => v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c
go: github.com/pelletier/go-toml upgrade => v1.8.1
go: golang.org/x/text upgrade => v0.3.5
go: github.com/spf13/cast upgrade => v1.3.1
go: github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir upgrade => v1.1.0
go: github.com/spf13/pflag upgrade => v1.0.5
go: github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure upgrade => v1.4.1
go: github.com/spf13/viper upgrade => v1.7.1
go: downloading github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.1
go: downloading github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1
go: downloading github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0
go: downloading github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.4
go: downloading github.com/spf13/afero v1.5.1
go: downloading github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.4.1
go: downloading gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.62.0
go: downloading github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9
go: downloading github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1
go: downloading golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c
go: downloading golang.org/x/text v0.3.5
golang.org/x/sys/internal/unsafeheader
github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra/tpl
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/strconv
golang.org/x/text/transform
github.com/spf13/afero/mem
github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir
github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman
github.com/spf13/pflag
github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure
golang.org/x/sys/unix
github.com/subosito/gotenv
gopkg.in/ini.v1
github.com/spf13/cast
gopkg.in/yaml.v2
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/token
github.com/pelletier/go-toml
github.com/magiconair/properties
golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/ast
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/scanner
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/json/token
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/json/scanner
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/parser
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/json/parser
github.com/hashicorp/hcl
github.com/hashicorp/hcl/hcl/printer
github.com/spf13/afero
github.com/spf13/cobra
github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify
github.com/spf13/viper
github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra/cmd
github.com/spf13/cobra/cobra