by kfox1111:

Before filing a bug, please check whether it has been fixed since the
latest release. Search the issue tracker and check that you're running the
latest version of Go:

Run "go version" and compare against
http://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html  If a newer version of Go exists,
install it and retry what you did to reproduce the problem.

Thanks.

What steps will reproduce the problem?
If possible, include a link to a program on play.golang.org.
1. create a tree of stuff in /tmp, make sure one directory with children is does not
have permissions for you to access.

filepath.Walk("/tmp", func f(path string, info os.Fileinfo, err error) {
    if info.IsDir() && err != nil {
      //I don't care, keep going.
      return filepath.SkipDir
    } else {
      //good stuff here
      fmt.Printf("Found %s\n", path)
    }
}


What is the expected output?
The whole tree, excluding things you don't have permission to.

What do you see instead?
The first permission denied cuts short the tree walk.

Fix?
This looks to be because filepath.walk only checks for SkipDir when err = nil.

Which compiler are you using (5g, 6g, 8g, gccgo)?
6g

Which operating system are you using?
Windows

Which version are you using?  (run 'go version')
1

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