• Robert Griesemer's avatar
    cmd/compile: correct alias cycle detection · 48987baa
    Robert Griesemer authored
    The original fix (https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/35831)
    for this issue was incorrect as it reported cycles in cases where
    it shouldn't.
    
    Instead, use a different approach: A type cycle containing aliases
    is only a cycle if there are no type definitions. As soon as there
    is a type definition, alias expansion terminates and there is no
    cycle.
    
    Approach: Split sprint_depchain into two non-recursive and more
    easily understandable functions (cycleFor and cycleTrace),
    and use those instead for cycle reporting. Analyze the cycle
    returned by cycleFor before issueing an alias cycle error.
    
    Also: Removed original fix (main.go) which introduced a separate
    crash (#23823).
    
    Fixes #18640.
    Fixes #23823.
    Fixes #24939.
    
    Change-Id: Ic3707a9dec40a71dc928a3e49b4868c5fac3d3b7
    Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/118078Reviewed-by: 's avatarMatthew Dempsky <mdempsky@google.com>
    48987baa
issue24939.go 289 Bytes