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+// Copyright 2021 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// No-op metadata implementation when building with an old bootstrap toolchain.
+
+//go:build !go1.18
+// +build !go1.18
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func logMetadata() error {
+	// We don't return an error so we don't completely preclude running
+	// tests with a bootstrap dist.
+	fmt.Printf("# Metadata unavailable: bootstrap build\n")
+	return nil
+}