As the removed comment states, if the package being compiled played
certain tricks with pointers that looked like integers, the compiler
might allocate space for new pointers unnecessarily. Since the type
information on the heap is now precise, this logic can be moved to the
runtime.
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/11581
From-SVN: r225757
This introduces the new approach, and rewrites the lowering
code which uses runtime functions. The code which calls
runtime functions at GENERIC conversion time is not yet
rewritten.
From-SVN: r172396
gcc/:
* gcc.c (default_compilers): Add entry for ".go".
* common.opt: Add -static-libgo as a driver option.
* doc/install.texi (Configuration): Mention libgo as an option for
--enable-shared. Mention go as an option for --enable-languages.
* doc/invoke.texi (Overall Options): Mention .go as a file name
suffix. Mention go as a -x option.
* doc/frontends.texi (G++ and GCC): Mention Go as a supported
language.
* doc/sourcebuild.texi (Top Level): Mention libgo.
* doc/standards.texi (Standards): Add section on Go language.
Move references for other languages into their own section.
* doc/contrib.texi (Contributors): Mention that I contributed the
Go frontend.
gcc/testsuite/:
* lib/go.exp: New file.
* lib/go-dg.exp: New file.
* lib/go-torture.exp: New file.
* lib/target-supports.exp (check_compile): Match // Go.
From-SVN: r167407
Ian Lance Taylor
Ian Lance Taylor