1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/protoc.go b/protoc.go
index 1214e7c..cc9246f 100644
--- a/protoc.go
+++ b/protoc.go
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ func protocBuild(names map[string]string) error {
 	pwd, _ := os.Getwd()
 	log.Info("go.Getwd()", pwd)
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(pwd, argv.GoSrc) {
+		log.Info("are you building using a go.work file? If so,")
+		log.Info("your paths will not match because the default")
+		log.Info("is to use ~/go/src so you have to specify")
+		log.Info("where your path is with --go-src")
+		log.Info("todo: use forgepb to figure this out")
 		return errors.New("paths don't match")
 	}
 	gopath := strings.TrimPrefix(pwd, argv.GoSrc)