math/big: Cannot use gob to encode big.Int #1496
Description
by reuben.bond:
What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Attempt to Encode a big.Int using gob What is the expected output? Serialised big.Int What do you see instead? Nothing - this is 'expected' due to unexported fields, but not ideal from a programmers perspective Which compiler are you using (5g, 6g, 8g, gccgo)? 6g Which operating system are you using? Ubuntu Linux 10.10 Maverick Which revision are you using? (hg identify) 7a3c74451e47 tip Please provide any additional information below. Why this is important: big.Int is used in cryptography structures. A similar issue arises when using JSON, but JSON gives an out by supplying the programmer with the option to provide their own marshal/unmarshal. A similar option for Gob would be great.