gc: implement []int(string) and []byte(string)
R=ken2
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/224060
diff --git a/test/convlit.go b/test/convlit.go
index e65dad3..22415bb 100644
--- a/test/convlit.go
+++ b/test/convlit.go
@@ -35,3 +35,30 @@
var good3 int = 1e9;
var good4 float = 1e20;
+// explicit conversion of string is okay
+var _ = []int("abc")
+var _ = []byte("abc")
+
+// implicit is not
+var _ []int = "abc" // ERROR "cannot use|incompatible|invalid"
+var _ []byte = "abc" // ERROR "cannot use|incompatible|invalid"
+
+// named string is okay
+type Tstring string
+var ss Tstring = "abc"
+var _ = []int(ss)
+var _ = []byte(ss)
+
+// implicit is still not
+var _ []int = ss // ERROR "cannot use|incompatible|invalid"
+var _ []byte = ss // ERROR "cannot use|incompatible|invalid"
+
+// named slice is not
+type Tint []int
+type Tbyte []byte
+var _ = Tint("abc") // ERROR "convert|incompatible|invalid"
+var _ = Tbyte("abc") // ERROR "convert|incompatible|invalid"
+
+// implicit is still not
+var _ Tint = "abc" // ERROR "cannot use|incompatible|invalid"
+var _ Tbyte = "abc" // ERROR "cannot use|incompatible|invalid"
