[release-branch.go1.16] cmd/go: remove hint when no module is suggested

Updates #46528
Fixes #46551

Change-Id: I2453d321ece878ea7823865758aa4a16b3ed7fe8
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/325430
Reviewed-by: Bryan C. Mills <bcmills@google.com>
Run-TryBot: Bryan C. Mills <bcmills@google.com>
Trust: Heschi Kreinick <heschi@google.com>
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(cherry picked from commit e552a6d)
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/334371
Trust: Bryan C. Mills <bcmills@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Jay Conrod <jayconrod@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Matloob <matloob@golang.org>

src/cmd/go/internal/modload/import.go

@@ -160,11 +160,13 @@ func (e *ImportMissingSumError) Error() string {
 		// Importing package is unknown, or the missing package was named on the
 		// command line. Recommend 'go mod download' for the modules that could
 		// provide the package, since that shouldn't change go.mod.
-		args := make([]string, len(e.mods))
-		for i, mod := range e.mods {
-			args[i] = mod.Path
+		if len(e.mods) > 0 {
+			args := make([]string, len(e.mods))
+			for i, mod := range e.mods {
+				args[i] = mod.Path
+			}
+			hint = fmt.Sprintf("; to add:\n\tgo mod download %s", strings.Join(args, " "))
 		}
-		hint = fmt.Sprintf("; to add:\n\tgo mod download %s", strings.Join(args, " "))
 	} else {
 		// Importing package is known (common case). Recommend 'go get' on the
 		// current version of the importing package.

src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_install_hint.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Module is replaced but not required. No hint appears as no module is suggested.
+go mod init m
+go mod edit -replace=github.com/notrequired@v0.5.0=github.com/doesnotexist@v0.5.0
+! go install github.com/notrequired
+! stderr 'to add it:'