cmd/go: module index [freeze exception]

[matloob]

Hi,

I'd like to request a freeze exception for the work on the cmd/go module index. All the CLs have been mailed out but we need a little more time to get the reviews through.

Thanks!
Michael

[mvdan]

What is the module index? Any links you can share?

[thepudds]

Hi @mvdan, there is a stack of CLs here, but I’m not sure if there is a general overview somewhere:

https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/398415/30

As I understand it, it is to reduce reliance on scanning the existing module cache, presumably for performance reasons.

[seankhliao]

cc @golang/release

[heschi]

Approved: the go command doesn't get much testing until the beta anyway, and the change doesn't seem likely to cause problems for other parts of the project.