According to the spec, http://golang.org/ref/spec#Built-in_functions:
"built-in functions do not have standard Go types, so they can only
appear in call expressions; they cannot be used as function values."
Fixes golang/go#11570.
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/12543
From-SVN: r226448
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+4c676d965c19b9c5d5e5049d0f8070502e9c27b0
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reason.c_str());
var->clear_init();
}
+ else if (init != NULL
+ && init->func_expression() != NULL)
+ {
+ Named_object* no = init->func_expression()->named_object();
+ Function_type* fntype;
+ if (no->is_function())
+ fntype = no->func_value()->type();
+ else if (no->is_function_declaration())
+ fntype = no->func_declaration_value()->type();
+ else
+ go_unreachable();
+
+ // Builtin functions cannot be used as function values for variable
+ // initialization.
+ if (fntype->is_builtin())
+ {
+ error_at(init->location(),
+ "invalid use of special builtin function %qs; "
+ "must be called",
+ no->message_name().c_str());
+ }
+ }
else if (!var->is_used()
&& !var->is_global()
&& !var->is_parameter()