import "github.com/pravj/geo_pattern/pattern" will import from the file system, at $GOPATH/src/github.com/pravj/geo_pattern/pattern/ however, go get will fetc

import "github.com/pravj/geo_pattern/pattern" will import from the file system, at $GOPATH/src/github.com/pravj/geo_pattern/pattern/ however, go get will fetch from the URL and install it in said path (it's a mixed blessing) The [free] Little Go Book [1] makes a special note of it :) [1] http://openmymind.net/assets/go/go.pdf http://openmymind.net/assets/go/go.pdf