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+// run
+
+// Copyright 2012 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Issue 3899: 8g incorrectly thinks a variable is
+// "set but not used" and elides an assignment, causing
+// variables to end up with wrong data.
+//
+// The reason is a miscalculation of variable width.
+
+package main
+
+func bar(f func()) {
+ f()
+}
+
+func foo() {
+ f := func() {}
+ if f == nil {
+ }
+ bar(f)
+}
+
+func main() {
+ foo()
+}