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Updates #17929

Change-Id: Ic6d449e7822daa70f3fe17e942e9d29233547019
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/33759
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
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@ -44,10 +44,25 @@ and <a href="#sort_slice">simplifies sorting slices</a>.
<h2 id="language">Changes to the language</h2>
<p>
When explicitly converting structs, tags are now ignored for structural type identity.
See the <a href="/ref/spec#Conversions">language specification</a> for details.
When explicitly converting a value from one struct type to another, as of Go 1. 8 the tags are ignored.
Thus two structs that differ only in their tags may be converted from one to the other:
</p>
<pre>
func example() {
type T1 struct {
X int `json:"foo"`
}
type T2 struct {
X int `json:"bar"`
}
var v1 T1
var v2 T2
v1 = T1(v2) // now legal
}
</pre>
<p> <!-- CL 17711 -->
The language specification now only requires that implementations
support up to 16-bit exponents in floating-point constants. This does not affect
@ -65,7 +80,7 @@ Go now supports 32-bit MIPS on Linux for both big-endian
</p>
<p>
Go now requires DragonFly BSD 4.4.4 or later. <!-- CL 29491, CL 29971 -->
On DragonFly BSD, Go now requires DragonFly 4.4.4 or later. <!-- CL 29491, CL 29971 -->
</p>
<p>
@ -195,11 +210,11 @@ added:
<h3 id="tool_yacc">Yacc</h3>
<p> <!-- CL 27324, CL 27325 -->
The <code>yacc</code> tool (previously available via
The <code>yacc</code> tool (previously available by running
“<code>go</code> <code>tool</code> <code>yacc</code>”)
has been removed. As of Go 1.7 it was no longer used by the Go compiler.
It has moved to the “tools” repository and is and is available via
<code>go</code> <code>get</code> <code><a href="https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goyacc">golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goyacc</a></code>.
It has moved to the “tools” repository and is now available at
<code><a href="https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goyacc">golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goyacc</a></code>.
</p>
<h3 id="tool_fix">Fix</h3>
@ -243,8 +258,8 @@ cmd/trace: annotate different mark worker types (CL 30702)
<h3 id="tool_vet">Vet</h3>
<p>Vet is stricter in some ways and looser others which
caused false positives.</p>
<p>Vet is stricter in some ways and looser where it
previously caused false positives.</p>
<p>Vet now checks copying of array of locks,
duplicate JSON and XML struct field tags,
@ -265,7 +280,7 @@ all architectures.
<p>
The new back end, based on
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_single_assignment_form">SSA</a>,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_single_assignment_form">static single assignment form</a> (SSA),
generates more compact, more efficient code
and provides a better platform for optimizations
such as bounds check elimination.
@ -605,7 +620,7 @@ Optimizations and bug fixes are not listed.
the NTFS, UNIX, and Extended Time Stamp metadata fields.
<!-- CL 30811 -->
When writing zip files, the Extended Time Stamp field is written
if TODO: validate implementation.
for files with non-zero modification times.
</p>
</dd>
@ -808,7 +823,7 @@ crypto/x509: return error for missing SerialNumber (CL 27238)
<a href="/pkg/database/sql#DB.BeginContext"><code>DB.BeginContext</code></a>.
An error will be returned if an isolation level is selected that the driver
does not support. A read-only attribute may also be set on the transaction
with <a href="/pkg/database/sql/#ReadOnlyContext"><code>ReadOnlyContext</code></a>
with <a href="/pkg/database/sql/#ReadOnlyContext"><code>ReadOnlyContext</code></a>.
</p>
<p>
Queries now expose the SQL column type information for drivers that support it.
@ -821,7 +836,7 @@ crypto/x509: return error for missing SerialNumber (CL 27238)
<a href="/pkg/database/sql/#Rows.Next"><code>Rows.Next</code></a> returns false,
<a href="/pkg/database/sql/#Rows.NextResultSet"><code>Rows.NextResultSet</code></a>
may be called to advance to the next result set. The existing <code>Rows</code>
should be continued to be used after it advances to the next result set.
should continue to be used after it advances to the next result set.
</p>
<p>
<a href="/pkg/database/sql/#NamedParam"><code>NamedParam</code></a> may be used
@ -841,7 +856,7 @@ crypto/x509: return error for missing SerialNumber (CL 27238)
<p>
The new <code>Context</code> query methods work for all drivers, but
<code>Context</code> cancelation is not responsive unless the driver has been
updated to used them. The other features require driver support in
updated to use them. The other features require driver support in
<a href="/pkg/database/sql/driver"><code>database/sql/driver</code></a>.
Driver authors should review the new interfaces. Users of existing
driver should review the driver documentation to see what
@ -883,9 +898,10 @@ crypto/x509: return error for missing SerialNumber (CL 27238)
<dl id="encoding_binary"><dt><a href="/pkg/encoding/binary/">encoding/binary</a></dt>
<dd>
<p> <!-- CL 28514 -->
The package now supports boolean values.
TODO: add docs in encoding/binary package, then link to package docs
here.
<a href="/pkg/encoding/binary/#Read"><code>Read</code></a>
and
<a href="/pkg/encoding/binary/#Write"><code>Write</code></a>
now support booleans.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
@ -1460,8 +1476,8 @@ crypto/x509: return error for missing SerialNumber (CL 27238)
"<code>\\?\c:\*</code>",
<a href="/pkg/path/filepath/#EvalSymlinks"><code>EvalSymlinks</code></a> now
correctly handles "<code>C:.</code>", and
<a href="/pkg/path/filepath/#Clean"><code>Clean</code></a> now properlys handles a leading "<code>..</code>"
in the path.
<a href="/pkg/path/filepath/#Clean"><code>Clean</code></a> now properly
handles a leading "<code>..</code>" in the path.
<p>
</dd>