May I know what the status of compiler plugins are as of Go 1.7? I'm hoping to add an additional stage of static checking to the Go compilation process, and the only way to do this right now seems to be to write a go vet check.
On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 9:59:26 AM UTC-7, Ian Lance Taylor wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 8:09 AM, Ilya Kowalewski > <illya.ko...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > I am asking, cos compiler plugins and related seems like a subject of a > deep > > discussion: some people might not like the whole idea of intervening the > > compile process. Even now I can see people complaining about any plugin > > functionality. E.g: "you won't be able to compile some software straight > > away with go-get if it depends on some compiler plugins" and etc > > I see, sorry. I was answering about plugins in general, and you are > asking specifically about compiler plugins. I think we are a long way > from even considering the possibility of compiler plugins. And I > don't really understand the point of supporting plugins in something > like the Go compiler, which is fast to build and which can in > principle be split up into packages that people can call directly. > > Ian > > > On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 at 17:28 Ian Lance Taylor <ia...@golang.org > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Ilya Kowalewski > >> <illya.ko...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> > I'd love to, but this seems to be an incredibly complicated subject, > >> > which > >> > requires a correponding level of expertise. Is it ok to file a > proposal > >> > / > >> > ask for help or expertise in the meantime? > >> > >> I think people are aware of the issue. There is a proposed interface > >> at https://golang.org/s/execmodes . I don't think we need a separate > >> proposal or anything. > >> > >> Ian > > > > -- > > Talk is cheap. Show me the code. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
