vscode: VS Code unable to locate Go tools on my MacBook

• VSCode Version: Version: 1.49.3 Commit: 2af051012b66169dde0c4dfae3f5ef48f787ff69 Date: 2020-10-02T17:54:06.165Z Electron: 9.2.1 Chrome: 83.0.4103.122 Node.js: 12.14.1 V8: 8.3.110.13-electron.0

• OS Version: Darwin x64 18.7.0

• Go Extension Version: 0.17.2

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Close all VS Code windows
2. Launch VS Code by clicking on a pinned shortcut in the Dock

I get the error below:

While troubleshooting locally, I used the Go: Locate Configured Go Tools command from the Go Extension and it showed the following:

Checking configured tools....
GOBIN: undefined
toolsGopath: undefined
gopath: undefined
GOROOT: 
PATH: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

unable to locate "go" binary in GOROOT () or PATH (/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin)
unable to locate "go" binary in GOROOT () or PATH (/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin)

When I launch VS Code by running code from a terminal session the error message does not occur and the Go: Locate Configured Go Tools command correctly finds the Go tools.

Checking configured tools....
GOBIN: undefined
toolsGopath: 
gopath: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang
GOROOT: /usr/local/Cellar/go/1.15.2/libexec
PATH: [redacted]

   gocode: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/gocode installed
   gopkgs: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/gopkgs installed
   go-outline: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/go-outline installed
   go-symbols: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/go-symbols installed
   guru: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/guru installed
   gorename: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/gorename installed
   gotests: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/gotests installed
   gomodifytags: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/gomodifytags installed
   impl: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/impl installed
   fillstruct: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/fillstruct installed
   goplay: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/goplay installed
   godoctor: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/godoctor installed
   dlv: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/dlv installed
   gocode-gomod: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/gocode-gomod installed
   godef: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/godef installed
   goimports: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/goimports installed
   golangci-lint: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/golangci-lint installed
   gopls: /Users/dbourque/dev/golang/bin/gopls installed

go env
Workspace Folder (tryitout): /Users/dbourque/dev/tryitout
	GO111MODULE=""
	GOARCH="amd64"
	GOBIN=""
	GOCACHE="/Users/dbourque/Library/Caches/go-build"
	GOENV="/Users/dbourque/Library/Application Support/go/env"
	GOEXE=""
	GOFLAGS=""
	GOHOSTARCH="amd64"
	GOHOSTOS="darwin"
	GOINSECURE=""
	GOMODCACHE="/Users/dbourque/dev/golang/pkg/mod"
	GONOPROXY=""
	GONOSUMDB=""
	GOOS="darwin"
	GOPATH="/Users/dbourque/dev/golang"
	GOPRIVATE=""
	GOPROXY=""
	GOROOT="/usr/local/Cellar/go/1.15.2/libexec"
	GOSUMDB="off"
	GOTMPDIR=""
	GOTOOLDIR="/usr/local/Cellar/go/1.15.2/libexec/pkg/tool/darwin_amd64"
	GCCGO="gccgo"
	AR="ar"
	CC="clang"
	CXX="clang++"
	CGO_ENABLED="1"
	GOMOD="/Users/dbourque/dev/tryitout/go.mod"
	CGO_CFLAGS=""
	CGO_CPPFLAGS=""
	CGO_CXXFLAGS="-g -O2"
	CGO_FFLAGS="-g -O2"
	CGO_LDFLAGS="-g -O2"
	PKG_CONFIG="/usr/local/bin/pkg-config"
	GOGCCFLAGS="-fPIC -m64 -pthread -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=/var/folders/3t/4048hqr5459dw83ksmkqxn7r0000gn/T/go-build186798659=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches -fno-common"

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: No

This issue for the Go Extension generated the same error message but this fix for it does not correct the behavior for me.