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@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ TODO
[ ] specify iteration direction for range clause
[ ] review language on implicit dereferencing
[ ] clarify what it means for two functions to be "the same" when comparing them
-[ ] need to specify what happends when sending/receiving from a nil channel
-->
@@ -3063,6 +3062,12 @@ to false
and x
is set to the
zero value for its type (ยงThe zero value).
+Except in a communications clause of a select statement,
+sending or receiving from a nil
channel causes a
+run-time panic.
+