cmd/compile: can not use statictmp_0 as variable name

[aarzilli]

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

go version go1.10.1 linux/amd64 and go version devel +5f5168e Thu Apr 26 18:59:07 2018 +0000 linux/amd64

What did you do?

package main

var statictmp_0 string
var a []int

func init() {
	a = []int{ 7 }
}

func main() {
	println(a[0])
}

compiling this produces the error:

./teststatic.go:7:11: statictmp_0 redeclared in this block
	previous declaration at ./teststatic.go:3:5

[ianlancetaylor]

Also fails with Go 1.7 and 1.9.

[josharian]

I know compilers are supposed to implement the spec, but I have admit my first reaction to this is: “Then don’t do that.” Though I think the official way to spell that is: Low priority. :)

[agnivade]

Wow interesting. A shorter repro -

package main

var statictmp_0 string

// Also fails with these
// type statictmp_0 struct{}
// type statictmp_0 interface{}

func main() {
	a := []int{7}
	println(a)
}

Also fails with structs and interfaces. Are there other reserved keywords like these ?

Maybe good to document them in case this doesn't make it to 1.11.

[aarzilli]

@josharian: agreed. I only found this while looking at the symbols list in the linker.

[gopherbot]

Change https://golang.org/cl/142497 mentions this issue: cmd/compile,cmd/link: avoid collisions between statictmps and user vars