`formatOnSave` adds a `go:build` tag at the top of the file on save

Question

Here's the problem.

I want to format my golang files when they get saved, so I have this in my user settings (JSON) file.

    "[go]": {
        "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    },

But as a side effect, whenever I save a file that has a // +build integration tag at the very top of it, VSCode ends up adding //go:build integration to the top of the file, in addition to formatting the file.

Any clues how I can disable this behavior?

I guess that's just the way gofmt behaves. But I don't see what the problem is. gofmt does the right thing and replaces the old version with the new version of that build comment. https://stackoverflow.com/a/67937234/9208887 — The Fool, Jan 19 '22 at 15:00
The fmt tool is changing the file to the correct go1.17 format: https://go.dev/doc/go1.17#gofmt — JimB, Jan 19 '22 at 15:01
_"Any clues how I can disable this behavior?"_ You shouldn't. Be grateful that `gofmt` replaces your deprecated code with the new, preferred version. — icza, Jan 19 '22 at 15:05

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 19 '22 at 16:12

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I stand corrected that this is indeed the latest, better behavior. Thanks JimB and The Fool.

answered Jan 19 '22 at 16:12

rexagod

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this is not an answer, make a comment or edit your question – rioV8 Jan 19 '22 at 17:01

`formatOnSave` adds a `go:build` tag at the top of the file on save

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