go modules multiple main methods

Question

I have a project with mutliple main methods. When running go build program1/main1.go which has a different set of dependencies than program2/main2.go, my first go build seems to alter my go.mod file and removes the dependencies it thinks it does not need. Yet main2 would need these dependencies.

I've tried using go build ... but that also created a different set of dependencies. Specifically, it seems like all the //indirect dependencies get removed and cause program2 to fail.

Is there a way of running go build or go run without updating the go.mod file? Using go build -mod=readonly program1/main1.go it tells me that it fails because the dependencies need to be updated..

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