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From: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 05:53:58 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] [release-branch.go1] encoding/gob: fix bug in Register
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««« backport c89f17a9ff4f
encoding/gob: fix bug in Register
The old code added a star but did not indirect the reflect.Type.

R=bradfitz
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/6348067

»»»
---
 src/pkg/encoding/gob/type.go | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/pkg/encoding/gob/type.go b/src/pkg/encoding/gob/type.go
index 0dd7a0a770..908cc9ce1c 100644
--- a/src/pkg/encoding/gob/type.go
+++ b/src/pkg/encoding/gob/type.go
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ func Register(value interface{}) {
 	if rt.Name() == "" {
 		if pt := rt; pt.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 			star = "*"
-			rt = pt
+			rt = pt.Elem()
 		}
 	}
 	if rt.Name() != "" {
-- 
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