proposal: cmd/go: add shortcut "self" for the current module as in go.mod

[snobb]

Provide a variable/macro for go.mod module to use in import statement.

Currently one has to type the full module name in import for internal packages. Eg. if go.mod module is github.com/user/repo, the import of an internal package would have to be: import "github.com/user/repo/internal/package". It's a lot of typing and pretty redundant as well. So it would be nice to have a shortcut like self(or root), so that the import looks like: import "self/internal/package".

Also it would make it much easier to rename the module, since in this case it won't be required to go and edit every single source file.

[rsc]

Import paths are always fully qualified in Go. This is a property we very much want to keep.

[snobb]

I appreciate that the proposal is rejected and the language architects have different opinion on this.
Just out of curiosity - can you please provide a reason why this is a preferred way and why a shortcut is not an option? Is there a spec document that I can read that provides some background for this decision?

[snobb]

Nevermind: I see you've answered this already: #26645 (comment)
Thanks