From: Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:50:46 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: path/filepath: note that SplitList is different from strings.Split
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path/filepath: note that SplitList is different from strings.Split

R=golang-dev, r, bradfitz, gustavo
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5712044
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diff --git a/src/pkg/path/filepath/path.go b/src/pkg/path/filepath/path.go
index f468d33264..cfe46981f1 100644
--- a/src/pkg/path/filepath/path.go
+++ b/src/pkg/path/filepath/path.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func FromSlash(path string) string {
 
 // SplitList splits a list of paths joined by the OS-specific ListSeparator,
 // usually found in PATH or GOPATH environment variables.
+// Unlike strings.Split, SplitList returns an empty slice when passed an empty string.
 func SplitList(path string) []string {
 	if path == "" {
 		return []string{}