doc/go1.17: document //go:build lines

In 1.17, //go:build lines are fully supported. This entails changes to
the go command, vet, and gofmt. Document all of them.

I'm not Russ, but this is a significant change, it slipped under the
radar, and we're trying to get the release out. So here's what I got.

I wasn't sure where to put the go command change. On the one hand,
it's pretty significant. On the other, it certainly affects fewer
people than lazy loading. So it probably shouldn't be first, but I also
didn't want to bury it the middle of all the other module changes. Open
to suggestions.

Change-Id: Ia1a96bcfb1977973c5b0b0a6b18a9242a745af12
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/326209
Trust: Heschi Kreinick <heschi@google.com>
Run-TryBot: Heschi Kreinick <heschi@google.com>
TryBot-Result: Go Bot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@golang.org>

diff --git a/doc/go1.17.html b/doc/go1.17.html
index 2a56b6d2703925fc381722ea8c0d9daff2e47640..6c53aaaa88c9bd44917d6aa7ef2cd05c202bceab 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/go1.17.html
+++ b/doc/go1.17.html
@@ -279,12 +279,41 @@ Do not send CLs removing the interior tags from such phrases.
   <code>mod</code> <code>download</code> <code>all</code>.
 </p>
 
+<h4 id="build-lines"><code>//go:build</code> lines</h4>
+
+<p>
+  The <code>go</code> command now understands <code>//go:build</code> lines
+  and prefers them over <code>// +build</code> lines. The new syntax uses
+  boolean expressions, just like Go, and should be less error-prone.
+  As of this release, the new syntax is fully supported, and all Go files
+  should be updated to have both forms with the same meaning. To aid in
+  migration, <a href="#gofmt"><code>gofmt</code></a> now automatically
+  synchronizes the two forms. For more details on the syntax and migration plan,
+  see
+  <a href="https://golang.org/design/draft-gobuild">https://golang.org/design/draft-gobuild</a>.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="gofmt"><code>gofmt</code></h3>
+  <code>gofmt</code> (and <code>go</code> <code>fmt</code>) now synchronizes
+  <code>//go:build</code> lines with <code>// +build</code> lines. If a file
+  only has <code>// +build</code> lines, they will be moved to the appropriate
+  location in the file, and matching <code>//go:build</code> lines will be
+  added. Otherwise, <code>// +build</code> lines will be overwritten based on
+  any existing <code>//go:build</code> lines. For more information, see
+  <a href="https://golang.org/design/draft-gobuild">https://golang.org/design/draft-gobuild</a>.
+</h3>
+
 <h3 id="vet">Vet</h3>
 
-<h4 id="vet-buildtags">New warning within buildtags</h4>
+<h4 id="vet-buildtags">New warning for mismatched <code>//go:build</code> and <code>// +build</code> lines</h4>
 
 <p><!-- CL 240609 -->
-  TODO(rsc): Describe changes to buildtags <a href="https://golang.org/cl/240609">https://golang.org/cl/240609</a>
+  The <code>vet</code> tool now verifies that <code>//go:build</code> and
+  <code>// +build</code> lines are in the correct part of the file and
+  synchronized with each other. If they aren't,
+  <a href="#gofmt"><code>gofmt</code></a> can be used to fix them. For more
+  information, see
+  <a href="https://golang.org/design/draft-gobuild">https://golang.org/design/draft-gobuild</a>.
 </p>
 
 <h4 id="vet-sigchanyzer">New warning for calling <code>signal.Notify</code> on unbuffered channels</h4>
@@ -638,6 +667,22 @@ func Foo() bool {
   </dd>
 </dl><!-- go/build -->
 
+<dl id="go/format"><dt><a href="/pkg/go/format/">go/format</a></dt>
+  <dd>
+    <p>
+      The <a href="/pkg/go/format/#Source"><code>Source</code></a> and
+      <a href="/pkg/go/format/#Node"><code>Node</code></a> functions now
+      synchronize <code>//go:build</code> lines with <code>// +build</code>
+      lines. If a file only has <code>// +build</code> lines, they will be
+      moved to the appropriate location in the file, and matching
+      <code>//go:build</code> lines will be added. Otherwise,
+      <code>// +build</code> lines will be overwritten based on any existing
+      <code>//go:build</code> lines. For more information, see
+      <a href="https://golang.org/design/draft-gobuild">https://golang.org/design/draft-gobuild</a>.
+    </p>
+  </dd>
+</dl><!-- go/format -->
+
 <dl id="io/fs"><dt><a href="/pkg/io/fs/">io/fs</a></dt>
   <dd>
     <p><!-- CL 293649 -->