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spec: clarify re-use of underlying arrays in slice operations

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Please note the slight rewording for append: The spec now
requires that append reuses the underlying array if it is
sufficiently large. Per majority sentiment.

This is technically a language change but the current
implementation always worked this way.

Fixes #5818.
Fixes #5180.

R=rsc, iant, r, ken, minux.ma, dan.kortschak, rogpeppe, go.peter.90
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/14419054
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@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
<!--{
"Title": "The Go Programming Language Specification",
"Subtitle": "Version of Oct 7, 2013",
"Subtitle": "Version of Oct 16, 2013",
"Path": "/ref/spec"
}-->
@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ multi-dimensional types.
<h3 id="Slice_types">Slice types</h3>
<p>
A slice is a descriptor for a contiguous segment of an array and
A slice is a descriptor for a contiguous segment of an <i>underlying array</i> and
provides access to a numbered sequence of elements from that array.
A slice type denotes the set of all slices of arrays of its element type.
The value of an uninitialized slice is <code>nil</code>.
@ -879,17 +879,9 @@ A new, initialized slice value for a given element type <code>T</code> is
made using the built-in function
<a href="#Making_slices_maps_and_channels"><code>make</code></a>,
which takes a slice type
and parameters specifying the length and optionally the capacity:
</p>
<pre>
make([]T, length)
make([]T, length, capacity)
</pre>
<p>
A call to <code>make</code> allocates a new, hidden array to which the returned
slice value refers. That is, executing
and parameters specifying the length and optionally the capacity.
A slice created with <code>make</code> always allocates a new, hidden array
to which the returned slice value refers. That is, executing
</p>
<pre>
@ -897,8 +889,8 @@ make([]T, length, capacity)
</pre>
<p>
produces the same slice as allocating an array and slicing it, so these two examples
result in the same slice:
produces the same slice as allocating an array and <a href="#Slice_expressions">slicing</a>
it, so these two expressions are equivalent:
</p>
<pre>
@ -910,8 +902,8 @@ new([100]int)[0:50]
Like arrays, slices are always one-dimensional but may be composed to construct
higher-dimensional objects.
With arrays of arrays, the inner arrays are, by construction, always the same length;
however with slices of slices (or arrays of slices), the lengths may vary dynamically.
Moreover, the inner slices must be allocated individually (with <code>make</code>).
however with slices of slices (or arrays of slices), the inner lengths may vary dynamically.
Moreover, the inner slices must be initialized individually.
</p>
<h3 id="Struct_types">Struct types</h3>
@ -2707,7 +2699,8 @@ and the result of the slice operation is a slice with the same element type as t
<p>
If the sliced operand of a valid slice expression is a <code>nil</code> slice, the result
is a <code>nil</code> slice.
is a <code>nil</code> slice. Otherwise, the result shares its underlying array with the
operand.
</p>
<h4>Full slice expressions</h4>
@ -5361,9 +5354,9 @@ append(s S, x ...T) S // T is the element type of S
<p>
If the capacity of <code>s</code> is not large enough to fit the additional
values, <code>append</code> allocates a new, sufficiently large slice that fits
both the existing slice elements and the additional values. Thus, the returned
slice may refer to a different underlying array.
values, <code>append</code> allocates a new, sufficiently large underlying
array that fits both the existing slice elements and the additional values.
Otherwise, <code>append</code> re-uses the underlying array.
</p>
<pre>