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cmd/compile: error message for invalid type switch cases less helpful in Go1.18 #50965

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griesemer opened this issue Feb 2, 2022 · 1 comment
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cmd/compile: error message for invalid type switch cases less helpful in Go1.18 #50965

griesemer opened this issue Feb 2, 2022 · 1 comment
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	var i I
	var s string

	switch i {
	case s:
	}

produces

invalid operation: cannot compare s == i (mismatched types string and I)

The compiler at 1.17 reported

invalid case s in switch on i (mismatched types string and I)
@griesemer griesemer added the NeedsFix The path to resolution is known, but the work has not been done. label Feb 2, 2022
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Change https://golang.org/cl/382354 mentions this issue: cmd/compile/internal/types2: better error messages for type switches

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