golang/go

cmd/go: build fails when %go_import is used in SWIG interfaces

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#36,636 opened on Jan 18, 2020

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Description

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

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

What did you do?

I have created an empty package and a SWIG interface for it containing only %go_import(_ "time").

What did you expect to see?

A successful build (by doing go build).

What did you see instead?

The build failed with the following error: /tmp/go-build220377569/b001/_dummy_swig.go:40:8: can't find import: "time"

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Research direction
Investigate how the Go compiler processes SWIG interface files with %go import directives and identify why the import path is not found.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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3
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Clear
Prerequisites
GoSWIG
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30