From: Robert Griesemer <gri@golang.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:50:34 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: language spec: make NUL byte rule an implementation restriction
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language spec: make NUL byte rule an implementation restriction

R=rsc, r, iant, ken2
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/211041
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diff --git a/doc/go_spec.html b/doc/go_spec.html
index 06dcf3918e..bcde026723 100644
--- a/doc/go_spec.html
+++ b/doc/go_spec.html
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ Each code point is distinct; for instance, upper and lower case letters
 are different characters.
 </p>
 <p>
-Source code must not contain the NUL character (U+0000).
+Implementation restriction: For compatibility with other tools, a
+compiler may disallow the NUL character (U+0000) in the source text.
 </p>
 
 <h3 id="Characters">Characters</h3>