Clear (devel) version from go main modules

syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/cataloger_test.go

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func Test_PackageCataloger_Binary(t *testing.T) {
 			// see the dockerfile for details
 			fixture: "image-not-a-module",
 			expectedPkgs: []string{
-				"command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)", // this is the difference!
+				"command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)", // this is the difference!
 				"github.com/andybalholm/brotli @ v1.1.1 (/run-me)",
 				"github.com/dsnet/compress @ v0.0.2-0.20210315054119-f66993602bf5 (/run-me)",
 				"github.com/golang/snappy @ v0.0.4 (/run-me)",
@@ -67,17 +67,17 @@ func Test_PackageCataloger_Binary(t *testing.T) {
 				"stdlib @ go1.23.2 (/run-me)",
 			},
 			expectedRels: []string{
-				"github.com/anchore/archiver/v3 @ v3.5.3-0.20241210171143-5b1d8d1c7c51 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"github.com/andybalholm/brotli @ v1.1.1 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"github.com/dsnet/compress @ v0.0.2-0.20210315054119-f66993602bf5 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"github.com/golang/snappy @ v0.0.4 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"github.com/klauspost/compress @ v1.17.11 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"github.com/klauspost/pgzip @ v1.2.6 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"github.com/nwaples/rardecode @ v1.1.3 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 @ v4.1.21 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"github.com/ulikunitz/xz @ v0.5.12 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"github.com/xi2/xz @ v0.0.0-20171230120015-48954b6210f8 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
-				"stdlib @ go1.23.2 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @ (devel) (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/anchore/archiver/v3 @ v3.5.3-0.20241210171143-5b1d8d1c7c51 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/andybalholm/brotli @ v1.1.1 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/dsnet/compress @ v0.0.2-0.20210315054119-f66993602bf5 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/golang/snappy @ v0.0.4 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/klauspost/compress @ v1.17.11 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/klauspost/pgzip @ v1.2.6 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/nwaples/rardecode @ v1.1.3 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 @ v4.1.21 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/ulikunitz/xz @ v0.5.12 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"github.com/xi2/xz @ v0.0.0-20171230120015-48954b6210f8 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
+				"stdlib @ go1.23.2 (/run-me) [dependency-of] command-line-arguments @  (/run-me)",
 			},
 		},
 	}

syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/package.go

@@ -9,35 +9,51 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
 )
 
-func (c *goBinaryCataloger) newGoBinaryPackage(dep *debug.Module, mainModule, goVersion, architecture string, buildSettings pkg.KeyValues, cryptoSettings, experiments []string, licenses []pkg.License, locations ...file.Location) pkg.Package {
+func (c *goBinaryCataloger) newGoBinaryPackage(dep *debug.Module, m pkg.GolangBinaryBuildinfoEntry, licenses []pkg.License, locations ...file.Location) pkg.Package {
 	if dep.Replace != nil {
 		dep = dep.Replace
 	}
 
+	version := dep.Version
+	if version == devel {
+		// this is a special case for the "devel" version, which is used when the module is built from source
+		// and there is no vcs tag info available. In this case, we remove the placeholder to indicate
+		// we don't know the version.
+		version = ""
+	}
+
 	p := pkg.Package{
 		Name:      dep.Path,
-		Version:   dep.Version,
+		Version:   version,
 		Licenses:  pkg.NewLicenseSet(licenses...),
-		PURL:      packageURL(dep.Path, dep.Version),
+		PURL:      packageURL(dep.Path, version),
 		Language:  pkg.Go,
 		Type:      pkg.GoModulePkg,
 		Locations: file.NewLocationSet(locations...),
-		Metadata: pkg.GolangBinaryBuildinfoEntry{
-			GoCompiledVersion: goVersion,
-			H1Digest:          dep.Sum,
-			Architecture:      architecture,
-			BuildSettings:     buildSettings,
-			MainModule:        mainModule,
-			GoCryptoSettings:  cryptoSettings,
-			GoExperiments:     experiments,
-		},
+		Metadata:  m,
 	}
 
 	p.SetID()
 
 	return p
 }
 
+func newBinaryMetadata(dep *debug.Module, mainModule, goVersion, architecture string, buildSettings pkg.KeyValues, cryptoSettings, experiments []string) pkg.GolangBinaryBuildinfoEntry {
+	if dep.Replace != nil {
+		dep = dep.Replace
+	}
+
+	return pkg.GolangBinaryBuildinfoEntry{
+		GoCompiledVersion: goVersion,
+		H1Digest:          dep.Sum,
+		Architecture:      architecture,
+		BuildSettings:     buildSettings,
+		MainModule:        mainModule,
+		GoCryptoSettings:  cryptoSettings,
+		GoExperiments:     experiments,
+	}
+}
+
 func packageURL(moduleName, moduleVersion string) string {
 	// source: https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec/blob/master/PURL-TYPES.rst#golang
 	// note: "The version is often empty when a commit is not specified and should be the commit in most cases when available."

syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary.go

@@ -124,14 +124,20 @@ func (c *goBinaryCataloger) buildGoPkgInfo(ctx context.Context, licenseScanner l
 
 		lics := c.licenseResolver.getLicenses(ctx, licenseScanner, resolver, dep.Path, dep.Version)
 		gover, experiments := getExperimentsFromVersion(mod.GoVersion)
-		p := c.newGoBinaryPackage(
+
+		m := newBinaryMetadata(
 			dep,
 			mod.Main.Path,
 			gover,
 			arch,
 			nil,
 			mod.cryptoSettings,
 			experiments,
+		)
+
+		p := c.newGoBinaryPackage(
+			dep,
+			m,
 			lics,
 			location.WithAnnotation(pkg.EvidenceAnnotationKey, pkg.PrimaryEvidenceAnnotation),
 		)
@@ -163,40 +169,35 @@ func (c *goBinaryCataloger) makeGoMainPackage(ctx context.Context, licenseScanne
 	gbs := getBuildSettings(mod.Settings)
 	lics := c.licenseResolver.getLicenses(ctx, licenseScanner, resolver, mod.Main.Path, mod.Main.Version)
 	gover, experiments := getExperimentsFromVersion(mod.GoVersion)
-	main := c.newGoBinaryPackage(
+
+	m := newBinaryMetadata(
 		&mod.Main,
 		mod.Main.Path,
 		gover,
 		arch,
 		gbs,
 		mod.cryptoSettings,
 		experiments,
-		lics,
-		location.WithAnnotation(pkg.EvidenceAnnotationKey, pkg.PrimaryEvidenceAnnotation),
 	)
 
-	if main.Version != devel {
-		// found a full package with a non-development version... return it as is...
-		return main
-	}
+	if mod.Main.Version == devel {
+		version := c.findMainModuleVersion(&m, gbs, reader)
 
-	// we have a package, but the version is "devel"... let's try and find a better answer
-	var metadata *pkg.GolangBinaryBuildinfoEntry
-	if v, ok := main.Metadata.(pkg.GolangBinaryBuildinfoEntry); ok {
-		metadata = &v
+		if version != "" {
+			// make sure version is prefixed with v as some build systems parsed
+			// during `findMainModuleVersion` can include incomplete semver
+			// vx.x.x is correct
+			version = ensurePrefix(version, "v")
+		}
+		mod.Main.Version = version
 	}
-	version := c.findMainModuleVersion(metadata, gbs, reader)
-
-	if version != "" {
-		// make sure version is prefixed with v as some build systems parsed
-		// during `findMainModuleVersion` can include incomplete semver
-		// vx.x.x is correct
-		version = ensurePrefix(version, "v")
-		main.Version = version
-		main.PURL = packageURL(main.Name, main.Version)
 
-		main.SetID()
-	}
+	main := c.newGoBinaryPackage(
+		&mod.Main,
+		m,
+		lics,
+		location.WithAnnotation(pkg.EvidenceAnnotationKey, pkg.PrimaryEvidenceAnnotation),
+	)
 
 	return main
 }

syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary_test.go

@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ func TestBuildGoPkgInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		Name:     "github.com/anchore/syft",
 		Language: pkg.Go,
 		Type:     pkg.GoModulePkg,
-		Version:  "(devel)",
-		PURL:     "pkg:golang/github.com/anchore/syft@%28devel%29",
+		Version:  "", // this was (devel) but we cleared it explicitly
+		PURL:     "pkg:golang/github.com/anchore/syft",
 		Locations: file.NewLocationSet(
 			file.NewLocationFromCoordinates(
 				file.Coordinates{
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ func TestBuildGoPkgInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		name          string
 		mod           *extendedBuildInfo
 		expected      []pkg.Package
+		cfg           *CatalogerConfig
 		binaryContent string
 	}{
 		{
@@ -282,8 +283,8 @@ func TestBuildGoPkgInfo(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: []pkg.Package{
 				{
 					Name:     "github.com/a/b/c",
-					Version:  "(devel)",
-					PURL:     "pkg:golang/github.com/a/b@%28devel%29#c",
+					Version:  "", // this was (devel) but we cleared it explicitly
+					PURL:     "pkg:golang/github.com/a/b#c",
 					Language: pkg.Go,
 					Type:     pkg.GoModulePkg,
 					Locations: file.NewLocationSet(
@@ -934,8 +935,8 @@ func TestBuildGoPkgInfo(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:     "github.com/anchore/syft",
 				Language: pkg.Go,
 				Type:     pkg.GoModulePkg,
-				Version:  "(devel)",
-				PURL:     "pkg:golang/github.com/anchore/syft@%28devel%29",
+				Version:  "", // this was (devel) but we cleared it explicitly
+				PURL:     "pkg:golang/github.com/anchore/syft",
 				Locations: file.NewLocationSet(
 					file.NewLocationFromCoordinates(
 						file.Coordinates{
@@ -1057,7 +1058,12 @@ func TestBuildGoPkgInfo(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			)
 
-			c := newGoBinaryCataloger(DefaultCatalogerConfig())
+			if test.cfg == nil {
+				c := DefaultCatalogerConfig()
+				test.cfg = &c
+			}
+
+			c := newGoBinaryCataloger(*test.cfg)
 			reader, err := unionreader.GetUnionReader(io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(test.binaryContent)))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			mainPkg, pkgs := c.buildGoPkgInfo(context.Background(), licenseScanner, fileresolver.Empty{}, location, test.mod, test.mod.arch, reader)