net: TestDialAddrError failure on Windows XP

[alexbrainman]

1. What version of Go are you using (go version)?

go version devel +ae98045 Thu Apr 14 00:41:29 2016 +0000 windows/386

1. What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

I use Windows XP.

set GOARCH=386
set GOBIN=
set GOEXE=.exe
set GOHOSTARCH=386
set GOHOSTOS=windows
set GOOS=windows
set GOPATH=c:\dev
set GORACE=
set GOROOT=c:\dev\go
set GOTOOLDIR=c:\dev\go\pkg\tool\windows_386
set CC=gcc
set GOGCCFLAGS=-m32 -mthreads -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=C:\DOCUME1\brainman\LOCALS1\Temp\go-build795879670=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches
set CXX=g++
set CGO_ENABLED=1

1. What did you do?

I run go test -short net command.

1. What did you expect to see?

I expected no failing tests.

1. What did you see instead?

C:>go test -short net
--- FAIL: TestDialAddrError (0.00s)
error_test.go:245: tcp6 ""/0123456789abcdef:0: should be AddrError: dial tcp6 0123456789abcdef:0: socket: An address incompatible with the requested protocol was used.
FAIL
FAIL net 23.328s

Alex

[mikioh]

Does the node under test support IPv6?

[alexbrainman]

Does the node under test support IPv6?

How can I tell?

Alex

[mikioh]

How can I tell?

What's the value of supportsIPv6 in net package on the node?

[alexbrainman]

What's the value of supportsIPv6 in net package on the node?

supportsIPv6 variable is false.

Alex

[mikioh]

J'ai compris.

[gopherbot]

CL https://golang.org/cl/22077 mentions this issue.