Comment by stock_toaster

Seems like the author is suggesting something very similar to what [gpm][1][2] provides. I use gpm for a few projects, along with a makefile that creates a GOPATH at $(pwd)/_build, and it works fairly well.

[1]: http://java.dzone.com/articles/why-gpm-right-go-package

[2]: https://github.com/pote/gpm