Re: [go-nuts] bodyless functions in standard libary

2016-07-13 Thread Aram Hăvărneanu
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Re: [go-nuts] bodyless functions in standard libary

2016-07-13 Thread xiiophen
Thanks - so I assume the exported function Frexp is a golang fallback if the relevant architecture assembly file isn't found (?) Is there any official (or unofficial) documentation on linking assembly from packages? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

Re: [go-nuts] bodyless functions in standard libary

2016-07-13 Thread Sam Whited
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:11 AM, wrote: > Bodyless functions - such as > https://golang.org/src/math/frexp.go?s=469:514#L6 found in the standard > library are currently mystifying me.. These functions are actually implemented in architecture specific assembly and linked in as part of the build

[go-nuts] bodyless functions in standard libary

2016-07-13 Thread xiiophen
(newb question) Bodyless functions - such as https://golang.org/src/math/frexp.go?s=469:514#L6 found in the standard library are currently mystifying me.. There's an unexported function of the same name and signature on the same file but no call to it. Is this explained somewhere (I read the