[dev.typealias] set version to go1.8.typealias, including new build tag
This will keep toolchains built on this branch from pretending
to support whatever new things are coming in Go 1.9.
Change-Id: I3e0b623be57c3ad7e01f32abf148d181e3dc1fec
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/37510
Run-TryBot: Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f9fe66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+go1.8.typealias
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test.go b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
index c51dcea..f97f81e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@
})
}
}
+ return // skip API check on go1.8.typealias branch
if t.goos != "nacl" && t.goos != "android" && !t.iOS() {
t.tests = append(t.tests, distTest{
name: "api",
diff --git a/src/go/build/build.go b/src/go/build/build.go
index 31456ea..1096354 100644
--- a/src/go/build/build.go
+++ b/src/go/build/build.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
// say "+build go1.x", and code that should only be built before Go 1.x
// (perhaps it is the stub to use in that case) should say "+build !go1.x".
// NOTE: If you add to this list, also update the doc comment in doc.go.
- c.ReleaseTags = []string{"go1.1", "go1.2", "go1.3", "go1.4", "go1.5", "go1.6", "go1.7", "go1.8", "go1.9"}
+ c.ReleaseTags = []string{"go1.1", "go1.2", "go1.3", "go1.4", "go1.5", "go1.6", "go1.7", "go1.8", "go1.8.typealias"}
env := os.Getenv("CGO_ENABLED")
if env == "" {
diff --git a/src/go/build/doc.go b/src/go/build/doc.go
index 422e1a5..5bdba44 100644
--- a/src/go/build/doc.go
+++ b/src/go/build/doc.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
// - "go1.6", from Go version 1.6 onward
// - "go1.7", from Go version 1.7 onward
// - "go1.8", from Go version 1.8 onward
-// - "go1.9", from Go version 1.9 onward
+// - "go1.8.typealias", for Go version 1.8 with aliases
// - any additional words listed in ctxt.BuildTags
//
// If a file's name, after stripping the extension and a possible _test suffix,
