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authorRob Pike <r@golang.org>2011-02-12 18:03:16 -0800
committerRob Pike <r@golang.org>2011-02-12 18:03:16 -0800
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parent888ab022287badba7a57a08a21e5524a42c5f6b2 (diff)
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code.html: update to reflect that package names need not be unique
Fixes #1507. R=golang-dev, ehog.hedge, rsc CC=golang-dev https://golang.org/cl/4160049
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@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ is the package's default name for imports.
Go's convention is that the package name is the last element of the
import path: the package imported as <code>"crypto/rot13"</code>
should be named <code>rot13</code>.
-At the moment, the Go tools impose a restriction that package names are unique
-across all packages linked into a single binary, but that restriction
-will be lifted soon.
+There is no requirement that package names be unique
+across all packages linked into a single binary,
+only that the import paths (their full file names) be unique.
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