On Sun, Dec 30, 2018, 7:24 PM Liam Breck <networkimp...@gmail.com> wrote:

> What's the rationale for omission of:
>   fmt.Error(a ...interface{}) error
>

What does it mean for this function to accept a variable number of
arguments when there is no formatting or printing implied by the name of
the function?


> Given that other fmt functions come in that variety?
>

The other functions in the fmt package do some kind of formatting with the
arguments (newlines, format string)


> I realize it can be achieved like this, but so can fmt.Errorf
>   errors.New(fmt.Sprint(...))
>
> Would a proposal to add it be entertained?
>

I have a feeling it wouldn't be accepted since it would just duplicate the
functionality of errors.New() and it doesn't provide any extra formatting
functionality.


> Happy New Year to all :-)
>
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