Unused local constants not a compiler error

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will....@gmail.com

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May 2, 2024, 5:47:56 PMMay 2

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Was this always the case? Is this a bug? Seems like it should be a compiler error, like unused local variables.

Ian Lance Taylor

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May 2, 2024, 6:18:02 PMMay 2

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On Thu, May 2, 2024 at 2:48 PM will....@gmail.com <will....@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Was this always the case? Is this a bug? Seems like it should be a compiler error, like unused local variables.

Yes, it's always been the case. It would probably be painful to change it now.

Ian

Marcello H

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May 3, 2024, 4:13:43 AMMay 3

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In golanglint_ci, there's a 'unused' linter, which will detect unused const vars too.