The immediate goal is to support the new object file format,
which libmach (nm's support library) does not understand.
Rather than add code to libmach or reengineer liblink to
support this new use, just write it in Go.
The C version of nm reads the Plan 9 symbol table stored in
Go binaries, now otherwise unused.
This reimplementation uses the standard symbol table for
the corresponding file format instead, bringing us one step
closer to removing the Plan 9 symbol table from Go binaries.
Tell cmd/dist not to build cmd/nm anymore.
Tell cmd/go to install cmd/nm in the tool directory.
R=golang-dev, r, iant, alex.brainman
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/40600043
Also:
- faster code for example extraction
- simplify handling of command documentation:
all "main" packages are treated as commands
- various minor cleanups along the way
For commands written in Go, any doc.go file containing
documentation must now be part of package main (rather
then package documentation), otherwise the documentation
won't show up in godoc (it will still build, though).
For commands written in C, documentation may still be
in doc.go files defining package documentation, but the
recommended way is to explicitly ignore those files with
a +build ignore constraint to define package main.
Fixes#4806.
R=adg, rsc, dave, bradfitz
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/7333046
1. consistent usage section (go tool xxx)
2. reformat cmd/ld document with minor correction
document which -H flags are valid on which ld
document -d flag can't be used on Windows.
document -Hwindowsgui
R=golang-dev, r, rsc
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5782043
