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cmd/compile: confusing compiler error when using if instead of for with range operator inside anonymous function #38624

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mzimmerman opened this issue Apr 23, 2020 · 2 comments
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cmd/compile: confusing compiler error when using if instead of for with range operator inside anonymous function #38624

mzimmerman opened this issue Apr 23, 2020 · 2 comments
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compiler/runtime Issues related to the Go compiler and/or runtime. NeedsInvestigation Someone must examine and confirm this is a valid issue and not a duplicate of an existing one.
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What version of Go are you using (go version)?

$ go version
go version go1.14.2 linux/amd64

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

Yes

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

go env Output
$ go env
GO111MODULE=""
GOARCH="amd64"
GOBIN=""
GOCACHE="/home/mezimm00/.cache/go-build"
GOENV="/home/mezimm00/.config/go/env"
GOEXE=""
GOFLAGS=""
GOHOSTARCH="amd64"
GOHOSTOS="linux"
GOINSECURE=""
GONOPROXY=""
GONOSUMDB=""
GOOS="linux"
GOPATH="/home/mezimm00/go"
GOPRIVATE=""
GOPROXY="https://proxy.golang.org,direct"
GOROOT="/usr/lib/go-1.14"
GOSUMDB="sum.golang.org"
GOTMPDIR=""
GOTOOLDIR="/usr/lib/go-1.14/pkg/tool/linux_amd64"
GCCGO="gccgo"
AR="ar"
CC="gcc"
CXX="g++"
CGO_ENABLED="1"
GOMOD="/home/mezimm00/machine/src/createI2chart/go.mod"
CGO_CFLAGS="-g -O2"
CGO_CPPFLAGS=""
CGO_CXXFLAGS="-g -O2"
CGO_FFLAGS="-g -O2"
CGO_LDFLAGS="-g -O2"
PKG_CONFIG="pkg-config"
GOGCCFLAGS="-fPIC -m64 -pthread -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=/tmp/go-build527871476=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches"

What did you do?

https://play.golang.org/p/DJKZqMtng4S

What did you expect to see?

syntax error: unexpected range, expecting expression

What did you see instead?

expression in go must be function call

When I typically see this error it's because I forgot the () on an anonymous function. In this case I didn't though. Instead, this error is reported when there was an error inside the anonymous function; that being using an if instead of the intended for with the range operator.
@andybons andybons changed the title Confusing compiler error when using if instead of for with range operator inside anonymous function cmd/compile: confusing compiler error when using if instead of for with range operator inside anonymous function Apr 23, 2020
@andybons andybons added the NeedsInvestigation Someone must examine and confirm this is a valid issue and not a duplicate of an existing one. label Apr 23, 2020
@andybons andybons added this to the Unplanned milestone Apr 23, 2020
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Thanks for the report. This looks like a problem with the parser recovering gracefully in the presence of the syntax error (use of range inside an if).

@griesemer griesemer self-assigned this Apr 23, 2020
@gopherbot gopherbot added the compiler/runtime Issues related to the Go compiler and/or runtime. label Jul 13, 2022
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