cmd/go: link SWIG objects directly rather than using a shared library
This change requires using SWIG version 3.0 or later. Earlier
versions of SWIG do not generate the pragmas required to use
the external linker.
Fixes #7155.
Fixes #7156.
LGTM=rsc
R=rsc
CC=golang-codereviews
https://golang.org/cl/97120046
diff --git a/doc/go1.3.html b/doc/go1.3.html
index 60effb2..e13faa1 100644
--- a/doc/go1.3.html
+++ b/doc/go1.3.html
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@
files (suffixed <code>.m</code>) through cgo.
</p>
+<h3 id="swig">SWIG 3.0 required for programs that use SWIG</h3>
+
+<p>
+For Go programs that use SWIG, SWIG version 3.0 is now required. The
+<a href="/cmd/go"><code>cmd/go</code></a> command will now link the
+SWIG generated object files directly into the binary, rather than
+building and linking with a shared library.
+</p>
+
<h3 id="gc_flag">Command-line flag parsing</h3>
<p>
