Meaningless error message (related to type assertion at global scope) #915
Description
Code:
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package main
type MyInterface interface {
}
type My struct {
a, b, c int
}
var my = &My{1,2,3}
var myInterface MyInterface = my
var origMy, ok = myInterface.(*My)
func main() {
}
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Compilation gives:
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[nsf @ waytogo]$ 8g test.go
defn [9f9cbc0]
. AS2DOTTYPE l(12) x(-1000000000) tc(1)
. AS2DOTTYPE-list
. . NAME-origMy G0 u(1) a(1) l(12) class(1) tc(1) *My
. . NAME-ok G0 u(1) a(1) l(12) class(1) tc(1) bool
. AS2DOTTYPE-rlist
. . DOTTYPE2 l(12) x(-1000000000) tc(1) *My
. . . NAME-myInterface G0 u(1) a(1) l(11) class(1) tc(1) MyInterface
test.go:15: internal compiler error: init1: bad defn
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Compiler/machine spec:
linux, 386, b761e0299e9b release/release.2010-07-01
Even if it's not a legal declaration, good error message is expected.