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<h2 id="introduction">DRAFT RELEASE NOTES — Introduction to Go 1.18</h2>
<p>
<strong>
Go 1.18 is not yet released. These are work-in-progress
release notes. Go 1.18 is expected to be released in February 2022.
</strong>
</p>
<h2 id="language">Changes to the language</h2>
<p>
TODO: complete this section
</p>
<h2 id="ports">Ports</h2>
<p>
TODO: complete this section, or delete if not needed
</p>
<h2 id="tools">Tools</h2>
<p>
TODO: complete this section, or delete if not needed
</p>
<h3 id="go-command">Go command</h3>
<p>
TODO: complete this section, or delete if not needed
</p>
<h2 id="runtime">Runtime</h2>
<p>
TODO: complete this section, or delete if not needed
</p>
<h2 id="compiler">Compiler</h2>
<p>
TODO: complete this section, or delete if not needed
</p>
<h2 id="linker">Linker</h2>
<p>
TODO: complete this section, or delete if not needed
</p>
<h2 id="library">Core library</h2>
<p>
TODO: complete this section
</p>
<h3 id="minor_library_changes">Minor changes to the library</h3>
<p>
As always, there are various minor changes and updates to the library,
made with the Go 1 <a href="/doc/go1compat">promise of compatibility</a>
in mind.
</p>
<p>
TODO: complete this section
</p>
<dl id="syscall"><dt><a href="/pkg/syscall/">syscall</a></dt>
<dd>
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The new function <a href="/pkg/syscall/?GOOS=windows#SyscallN"><code>SyscallN</code></a>
has been introduced for Windows, allowing for calls with arbitrary number
of arguments. As results,
<a href="/pkg/syscall/?GOOS=windows#Syscall"><code>Syscall</code></a>,
<a href="/pkg/syscall/?GOOS=windows#Syscall6"><code>Syscall6</code></a>,
<a href="/pkg/syscall/?GOOS=windows#Syscall9"><code>Syscall9</code></a>,
<a href="/pkg/syscall/?GOOS=windows#Syscall12"><code>Syscall12</code></a>,
<a href="/pkg/syscall/?GOOS=windows#Syscall15"><code>Syscall15</code></a>, and
<a href="/pkg/syscall/?GOOS=windows#Syscall18"><code>Syscall18</code></a> are
deprecated in favor of <a href="/pkg/syscall/?GOOS=windows#SyscallN"><code>SyscallN</code></a>.
</p>
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