GOPATH Package Import Issue

You're encountering an issue importing local packages within your GOPATH but not in your home directory. Your project structure, as you've described, appears to be correct.

Relative Import Paths

In Go, relative import paths are discouraged. They are primarily meant for experimentation and are not fully supported by the go build and go install commands. For your project to work seamlessly with Go tools, it's recommended to avoid using relative imports.

GOPATH Structure

GOPATH is an environment variable that specifies directories where Go looks for packages. The default GOPATH is set to your home directory ($HOME/go). In your case, when the project is located at $GOPATH/src/project, you can't import local packages because the Go tools are not able to locate them correctly.

Recommendations

To resolve this issue, consider the following:

• Use Absolute Import Paths: Instead of using relative import paths, use the absolute paths of your local packages. In your case, the import statement for your models package should be:

  import "projpath/models"

  Replace projpath with the actual path to the project directory.

• Consider a Vendoring System: A vendoring system like Go Modules or Go Vendoring can help manage dependencies and support relative import paths. They allow you to specify and track local packages within your project.