Commit 173fa1d8 authored by Rob Pike's avatar Rob Pike

cmd/go: delete references to old tools (5a etc.) from cmd/go docs

Don't talk about commands that no longer exist.

There are still references throughout the tree, mostly in comments,
but they provide a charming historical backdrop for the idle tourist.

Change-Id: I637ebdce05bbc7df5addcc46cb772d2bb9f3e073
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/11885Reviewed-by: 's avatarBrad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
parent 71832ff4
......@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ and test commands:
For more information about build tags, see the description of
build constraints in the documentation for the go/build package.
-toolexec 'cmd args'
a program to use to invoke toolchain programs like 5a, 5g, and 5l.
For example, instead of running 5g, the go command will run
'cmd args /path/to/5g <arguments for 5g>'.
a program to use to invoke toolchain programs like vet and asm.
For example, instead of running asm, the go command will run
'cmd args /path/to/asm <arguments for asm>'.
The list flags accept a space-separated list of strings. To embed spaces
in an element in the list, surround it with either single or double quotes.
......@@ -785,10 +785,9 @@ the extension of the file name. These extensions are:
Go source files.
.c, .h
C source files.
If the package uses cgo, these will be compiled with the
OS-native compiler (typically gcc); otherwise they will be
compiled with the Go-specific support compiler,
5c, 6c, or 8c, etc. as appropriate.
If the package uses cgo or SWIG, these will be compiled with the
OS-native compiler (typically gcc); otherwise they will
trigger an error.
.cc, .cpp, .cxx, .hh, .hpp, .hxx
C++ source files. Only useful with cgo or SWIG, and always
compiled with the OS-native compiler.
......@@ -797,10 +796,9 @@ the extension of the file name. These extensions are:
compiled with the OS-native compiler.
.s, .S
Assembler source files.
If the package uses cgo, these will be assembled with the
If the package uses cgo or SWIG, these will be assembled with the
OS-native assembler (typically gcc (sic)); otherwise they
will be assembled with the Go-specific support assembler,
5a, 6a, or 8a, etc., as appropriate.
will be assembled with the Go assembler.
.swig, .swigcxx
SWIG definition files.
.syso
......
......@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ and test commands:
For more information about build tags, see the description of
build constraints in the documentation for the go/build package.
-toolexec 'cmd args'
a program to use to invoke toolchain programs like 5a, 5g, and 5l.
For example, instead of running 5g, the go command will run
'cmd args /path/to/5g <arguments for 5g>'.
a program to use to invoke toolchain programs like vet and asm.
For example, instead of running asm, the go command will run
'cmd args /path/to/asm <arguments for asm>'.
The list flags accept a space-separated list of strings. To embed spaces
in an element in the list, surround it with either single or double quotes.
......
......@@ -338,10 +338,9 @@ the extension of the file name. These extensions are:
Go source files.
.c, .h
C source files.
If the package uses cgo, these will be compiled with the
OS-native compiler (typically gcc); otherwise they will be
compiled with the Go-specific support compiler,
5c, 6c, or 8c, etc. as appropriate.
If the package uses cgo or SWIG, these will be compiled with the
OS-native compiler (typically gcc); otherwise they will
trigger an error.
.cc, .cpp, .cxx, .hh, .hpp, .hxx
C++ source files. Only useful with cgo or SWIG, and always
compiled with the OS-native compiler.
......@@ -350,10 +349,9 @@ the extension of the file name. These extensions are:
compiled with the OS-native compiler.
.s, .S
Assembler source files.
If the package uses cgo, these will be assembled with the
If the package uses cgo or SWIG, these will be assembled with the
OS-native assembler (typically gcc (sic)); otherwise they
will be assembled with the Go-specific support assembler,
5a, 6a, or 8a, etc., as appropriate.
will be assembled with the Go assembler.
.swig, .swigcxx
SWIG definition files.
.syso
......
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