If you attempt to instantiate a generic type or func and run 'go build'
with a language version < 1.18 in the 'go' directive inside the go.mod
file, cmd/compile emits a friendly message that includes the suggestion
to 'check go.mod':
type instantiation requires go1.18 or later (-lang was set to go1.17; check go.mod)
However, if the code instead only declares a generic type or func
without instantiating, cmd/compile currently emits a less friendly
message:
type parameters require go1.18 or later
With this CL, the error in that situation becomes:
type parameter requires go1.18 or later (-lang was set to go1.17; check go.mod)
Within cmd/compile/internal/types2, it already calls check.versionErrorf
in a dozen or so places, including three existing calls to
check.versionErrorf within typeset.go (e.g., for embedding a constraint
interface).
This CL adds two more calls to check.versionErrorf, replacing calls to
check.softErrorf. Both check.versionErrorf and check.softErrorf call
check.err(at, <string>, true) after massaging the string message.
Fixes#51531
Change-Id: If54e179f5952b97701d1dfde4abb08101de07811
GitHub-Last-Rev: b0b7c1346f
GitHub-Pull-Request: golang/go#51536
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/390578
Reviewed-by: Robert Griesemer <gri@golang.org>
Trust: Robert Findley <rfindley@google.com>
