package expected, got syntax

Question

My Goland IDE on Mac doesn't understand -> syntax = "proto3" do you know why?

Either I put the syntax before or after the package declaration, it doesn't change nothing...

My example.proto file looks like

syntax = "proto3";

package main;

service Greeter {
rpc login (HelloRequest) returns (HelloReply) {}
rpc logging (HelloRequest) returns (HelloReply) {}
}

message HelloRequest{
string ID=1;
}

message HelloReply{
string response=1;
}

I already tried this solution but nothing happened the error remains as it is :

Solution -

Close Goland
Remove the .idea folder -> rm -rf .idea
reopen the project with Goland

Anyone has any other solution please help.

Are you sure the file is named `example.proto` and not `something.go`? — icza, Apr 26 '19 at 08:43
And are you sure this is the file that triggers the compilation error? What if you delete this file? Pleas post the complete error message (complete compiler output). — icza, Apr 26 '19 at 09:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 26 '19 at 10:18

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Most likely you either associated all .proto files with the Go extension or just that particular file.

To check it, go to Settings/Preferences | Editor | File Types | Go and check the registered patterns there.

answered Apr 26 '19 at 10:18

dlsniper

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Just that file. These are the registered patterns * .as * .es * .js2 – Vaibhav Goyal Apr 26 '19 at 10:56
Those are not the patterns for Go, scroll down in the list until you see `Go ` and check there please. – dlsniper Apr 26 '19 at 14:04

package expected, got syntax

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