changes required if we disallow the implicit *

in cap, len, [], and range on maps, strings, and slices.

R=r
DELTA=57  (2 added, 12 deleted, 43 changed)
OCL=30549
CL=30590

src/pkg/archive/tar/untar.go

@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@ func (tr *Reader) verifyChecksum(header []byte) bool {
 }
 
 type slicer []byte
-func (s *slicer) next(n int) (b []byte) {
-	b, *s = s[0:n], s[n:len(s)];
+func (sp *slicer) next(n int) (b []byte) {
+	s := *sp;
+	b, *sp = s[0:n], s[n:len(s)];
 	return
 }
 

src/pkg/fmt/format.go

@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ func (f *Fmt) pad(s string) {
 // never mind.)  val is known to be unsigned.  we could make things maybe
 // marginally faster by splitting the 32-bit case out into a separate function
 // but it's not worth the duplication, so val has 64 bits.
-func putint(buf *[nByte]byte, i int, base, val uint64, digits *string) int {
+func putint(buf []byte, base, val uint64, digits string) int {
+	i := len(buf) - 1;
 	for val >= base {
 		buf[i] = digits[val%base];
 		i--;
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) Fmt_boolean(v bool) *Fmt {
 }
 
 // integer; interprets prec but not wid.
-func (f *Fmt) integer(a int64, base uint, is_signed bool, digits *string) string {
+func (f *Fmt) integer(a int64, base uint, is_signed bool, digits string) string {
 	var buf [nByte]byte;
 	negative := is_signed && a < 0;
 	if negative {
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) integer(a int64, base uint, is_signed bool, digits *string) string
 		}
 	}
 
-	i := putint(&buf, nByte-1, uint64(base), uint64(a), digits);
+	i := putint(&buf, uint64(base), uint64(a), digits);
 	for i > 0 && prec > (nByte-1-i) {
 		buf[i] = '0';
 		i--;
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) integer(a int64, base uint, is_signed bool, digits *string) string
 
 // Fmt_d64 formats an int64 in decimal.
 func (f *Fmt) Fmt_d64(v int64) *Fmt {
-	f.pad(f.integer(v, 10, true, &ldigits));
+	f.pad(f.integer(v, 10, true, ldigits));
 	f.clearflags();
 	return f;
 }
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) Fmt_d(v int) *Fmt {
 
 // Fmt_ud64 formats a uint64 in decimal.
 func (f *Fmt) Fmt_ud64(v uint64) *Fmt {
-	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 10, false, &ldigits));
+	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 10, false, ldigits));
 	f.clearflags();
 	return f;
 }
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) Fmt_ud(v uint) *Fmt {
 
 // Fmt_x64 formats an int64 in hexadecimal.
 func (f *Fmt) Fmt_x64(v int64) *Fmt {
-	f.pad(f.integer(v, 16, true, &ldigits));
+	f.pad(f.integer(v, 16, true, ldigits));
 	f.clearflags();
 	return f;
 }
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) Fmt_x(v int) *Fmt {
 
 // Fmt_ux64 formats a uint64 in hexadecimal.
 func (f *Fmt) Fmt_ux64(v uint64) *Fmt {
-	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 16, false, &ldigits));
+	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 16, false, ldigits));
 	f.clearflags();
 	return f;
 }
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) Fmt_ux(v uint) *Fmt {
 
 // Fmt_X64 formats an int64 in upper case hexadecimal.
 func (f *Fmt) Fmt_X64(v int64) *Fmt {
-	f.pad(f.integer(v, 16, true, &udigits));
+	f.pad(f.integer(v, 16, true, udigits));
 	f.clearflags();
 	return f;
 }
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) Fmt_X(v int) *Fmt {
 
 // Fmt_uX64 formats a uint64 in upper case hexadecimal.
 func (f *Fmt) Fmt_uX64(v uint64) *Fmt {
-	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 16, false, &udigits));
+	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 16, false, udigits));
 	f.clearflags();
 	return f;
 }
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) Fmt_uX(v uint) *Fmt {
 
 // Fmt_o64 formats an int64 in octal.
 func (f *Fmt) Fmt_o64(v int64) *Fmt {
-	f.pad(f.integer(v, 8, true, &ldigits));
+	f.pad(f.integer(v, 8, true, ldigits));
 	f.clearflags();
 	return f;
 }
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) Fmt_o(v int) *Fmt {
 
 // Fmt_uo64 formats a uint64 in octal.
 func (f *Fmt) Fmt_uo64(v uint64) *Fmt {
-	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 8, false, &ldigits));
+	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 8, false, ldigits));
 	f.clearflags();
 	return f;
 }
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ func (f *Fmt) Fmt_uo(v uint) *Fmt {
 
 // Fmt_b64 formats a uint64 in binary.
 func (f *Fmt) Fmt_b64(v uint64) *Fmt {
-	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 2, false, &ldigits));
+	f.pad(f.integer(int64(v), 2, false, ldigits));
 	f.clearflags();
 	return f;
 }

src/pkg/io/io.go

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ type ByteReader struct {
 
 func (r ByteReader) Read(p []byte) (int, os.Error) {
 	n := len(p);
-	b := r.Data;
+	b := *r.Data;
 	if len(b) == 0 {
 		return 0, os.EOF;
 	}
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (r ByteReader) Read(p []byte) (int, os.Error) {
 		n = len(b);
 	}
 	bytes.Copy(p, b[0:n]);
-	*b = b[n:len(b)];
+	*r.Data = b[n:len(b)];
 	return n, nil;
 }
 

src/pkg/json/struct.go

@@ -118,12 +118,10 @@ func (b *_StructBuilder) Array() {
 	if b == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if v := b.val; v.Kind() == reflect.PtrKind {
-		pv := v.(reflect.PtrValue);
-		psubtype := pv.Type().(reflect.PtrType).Sub();
-		if pv.Get() == nil && psubtype.Kind() == reflect.ArrayKind {
-			av := reflect.NewSliceValue(psubtype.(reflect.ArrayType), 0, 8);
-			pv.SetSub(av);
+	if v := b.val; v.Kind() == reflect.ArrayKind {
+		av := v.(reflect.ArrayValue);
+		if av.IsSlice() && av.IsNil() {
+			av.Set(reflect.NewSliceValue(av.Type().(reflect.ArrayType), 0, 8));
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -133,38 +131,28 @@ func (b *_StructBuilder) Elem(i int) Builder {
 		return nobuilder
 	}
 	v := b.val;
-	if v.Kind() == reflect.PtrKind {
-		// If we have a pointer to an array, allocate or grow
-		// the array as necessary.  Then set v to the array itself.
-		pv := v.(reflect.PtrValue);
-		psub := pv.Sub();
-		if psub.Kind() == reflect.ArrayKind {
-			av := psub.(reflect.ArrayValue);
-			if i > av.Cap() {
-				n := av.Cap();
-				if n < 8 {
-					n = 8
-				}
-				for n <= i {
-					n *= 2
-				}
-				av1 := reflect.NewSliceValue(av.Type().(reflect.ArrayType), av.Len(), n);
-				av1.CopyFrom(av, av.Len());
-				pv.SetSub(av1);
-				av = av1;
-			}
-		}
-		v = psub;
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.ArrayKind {
+		return nobuilder
 	}
-	if v.Kind() == reflect.ArrayKind {
-		// Array was grown above, or is fixed size.
-		av := v.(reflect.ArrayValue);
-		if av.Len() <= i && i < av.Cap() {
-			av.SetLen(i+1);
+	av := v.(reflect.ArrayValue);
+	if av.IsSlice() && i > av.Cap() {
+		n := av.Cap();
+		if n < 8 {
+			n = 8
 		}
-		if i < av.Len() {
-			return &_StructBuilder{ av.Elem(i) }
+		for n <= i {
+			n *= 2
 		}
+		av1 := reflect.NewSliceValue(av.Type().(reflect.ArrayType), av.Len(), n);
+		av1.CopyFrom(av, av.Len());
+		av.Set(av1);
+	}
+	// Array was grown above, or is fixed size.
+	if av.Len() <= i && i < av.Cap() {
+		av.SetLen(i+1);
+	}
+	if i < av.Len() {
+		return &_StructBuilder{ av.Elem(i) }
 	}
 	return nobuilder
 }

src/pkg/json/struct_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type _MyStruct struct {
 	fl float;
 	fl32 float32;
 	fl64 float64;
-	a *[]string;	// TODO(rsc): Should be able to use []string.
+	a []string;
 	my *_MyStruct;
 };