workaround for compiler bug: len(a) is zero

TBR=iant
OCL=13873
CL=13873

diff --git a/test/chan/powser1.go b/test/chan/powser1.go
index 9a5498a7af7990664d43fc21cab112326c5154bd..5358458dea041b6ae0287442e1f574f4d9a30db9 100644 (file)
--- a/test/chan/powser1.go
+++ b/test/chan/powser1.go
@@ -624,8 +624,9 @@ func check(U PS, c *rat, count int, str string) {
        }
 }
 
+const N=10
 func checka(U PS, a *[]*rat, str string) {
-       for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
+       for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
                check(U, a[i], 1, str);
        }
 }
@@ -648,8 +649,7 @@ func main() {
                check(Ones, one, 5, "Ones");
                check(Add(Ones, Ones), itor(2), 0, "Add Ones Ones");  // 1 1 1 1 1
                check(Add(Ones, Twos), itor(3), 0, "Add Ones Twos"); // 3 3 3 3 3
-               const N = 5;
-               a := new([10] *rat);
+               a := new([N] *rat);
                d := Diff(Ones);
                // BUG: want array initializer
                for i:=0; i < N; i++ {