hof/create: skip check if version is set

lib/create/create.go

@@ -59,20 +59,22 @@ func Create(module string, rootflags flags.RootPflagpole, cmdflags flags.CreateF
 		ver = "latest"
 	}
 
-	refVal, refType, refCommit, err := cache.FindBestRef(url, ver)
+	ref := ver
+
 	if ver == "latest" {
+		refVal, refType, refCommit, err := cache.FindBestRef(url, ver)
 		fmt.Println("found:", refVal, refType, refCommit)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if refType != "tags" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("create currently only supports tags")
+		}
+		ref = refVal
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if refType != "tags" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create currently only supports tags")
-	}
-	// fmt.Printf("looking for %s @ %s\n", url, ver)
 
 	fmt.Println("setting up...")
-	tmpdir, subdir, err = setupTmpdir(url, refVal)
+	tmpdir, subdir, err = setupTmpdir(url, ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("while setting up tmpdir: %w", err)
 	}