spec: enum does not enforce type check under certain circumstances

[einthusan]

Buggy Code : https://play.golang.org/p/j4kMAv2hvI
Expected : https://play.golang.org/p/UuEhvMLfr7

I am not sure if this is the expected behaviour, but if it is, can someone explain why?

It seems that if you set the value of the const when declaring "enums", the type check breaks down. However, if you use iota or do not set the "enum" value, it works as expected.

[bradfitz]

This is by design.

See http://blog.golang.org/constants and http://golang.org/ref/spec

In your first example, E1 is an untyped constant.

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