code review 5972048: compiler: fix infinite recursion in string constant eva...

compiler: fix infinite recursion in string constant evaluation.

Fixes compilation of incorrect code:
    const f, g = g, f
    func S() []byte { return []byte(f) }

The problem was already handled for numerical constants.

Part of issue 3186 (go).

[remyoudompheng, 2012-03-31 15:15:49]

Hello gofrontend-dev@googlegroups.com (cc: gofrontend-dev@googlegroups.com,
remy@archlinux.org),

I'd like you to review this change to
https://code.google.com/p/gofrontend/

[remyoudompheng, 2012-04-09 15:25:18]

Ping?

[iant, 2012-04-16 23:03:24]

LGTM

Thanks.

[iant, 2012-04-16 23:03:36]

*** Submitted as
http://code.google.com/p/gofrontend/source/detail?r=2ba470ed797c ***

compiler: fix infinite recursion in string constant evaluation.

Fixes compilation of incorrect code:
    const f, g = g, f
    func S() []byte { return []byte(f) }

The problem was already handled for numerical constants.

Part of issue 3186 (go).

R=gofrontend-dev, iant
CC=gofrontend-dev, remy
http://codereview.appspot.com/5972048

Committer: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>