On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 8:55 AM, T L <tapir....@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 11:29:35 PM UTC+8, Axel Wagner wrote: >> >> It *is* possible to define two named types with the same name (which are >> not identical according to the spec): >> https://play.golang.org/p/PmkcvdNQnx > > > Oh, never know we can define local types! > > But, from my understanding, according to the spec, the two local X types are > identical. > But the compiler doesn't think so. > A compiler bug?
I'm sorry, I don't follow your argument. The spec says, as you've already quoted, "Two named types are identical if their type names originate in the same TypeSpec." In the playground example above, the two types named "X" do not originate in the same TypeSpec, so they are not identical. Ian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.