go/types: revert user-visible changes related to aliases

Reason: Decision to back out current alias implementation.
For #16339 (comment).

Change-Id: Ie04f24e529db2d29c5dd2e36413f5f37f628df39
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/32819
Reviewed-by: Matthew Dempsky <[email protected]>

Author: griesemer

src/go/internal/gcimporter/bimport.go

@@ -284,7 +284,11 @@ func (p *importer) obj(tag int) {
 		if pkg, name := p.qualifiedName(); pkg != nil {
 			orig = pkg.Scope().Lookup(name)
 		}
-		p.declare(types.NewAlias(pos, p.pkgList[0], name, orig))
+		// Alias-related code. Keep for now.
+		_ = pos
+		_ = name
+		_ = orig
+		// p.declare(types.NewAlias(pos, p.pkgList[0], name, orig))
 
 	default:
 		errorf("unexpected object tag %d", tag)

src/go/types/api_test.go

@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"go/parser"
 	"go/token"
 	"internal/testenv"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -1299,6 +1296,8 @@ func f(x int) { y := x; print(y) }
 	}
 }
 
+// Alias-related code. Keep for now.
+/*
 func TestAliases(t *testing.T) {
 	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
@@ -1447,3 +1446,4 @@ var _ = Implements(nil, nil)
 		t.Errorf("missing aliases: %v", defs)
 	}
 }
+*/

src/go/types/check_test.go

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var tests = [][]string{
 	{"testdata/const1.src"},
 	{"testdata/constdecl.src"},
 	{"testdata/vardecl.src"},
-	{"testdata/aliasdecl.src"},
+	//{"testdata/aliasdecl.src"},
 	{"testdata/expr0.src"},
 	{"testdata/expr1.src"},
 	{"testdata/expr2.src"},

src/go/types/decl.go

@@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ func (check *Checker) objDecl(obj Object, def *Named, path []*TypeName) {
 	case *Func:
 		// functions may be recursive - no need to track dependencies
 		check.funcDecl(obj, d)
-	case *Alias:
-		// aliases cannot be recursive - no need to track dependencies
-		check.aliasDecl(obj, d)
+	// Alias-related code. Keep for now.
+	// case *Alias:
+	// 	// aliases cannot be recursive - no need to track dependencies
+	// 	check.aliasDecl(obj, d)
 	default:
 		unreachable()
 	}
@@ -337,17 +338,17 @@ func (check *Checker) funcDecl(obj *Func, decl *declInfo) {
 // but it may be nil.
 func original(obj Object) Object {
 	// an alias stands for the original object; use that one instead
-	if alias, _ := obj.(*Alias); alias != nil {
+	if alias, _ := obj.(*disabledAlias); alias != nil {
 		obj = alias.orig
 		// aliases always refer to non-alias originals
-		if _, ok := obj.(*Alias); ok {
+		if _, ok := obj.(*disabledAlias); ok {
 			panic("original is an alias")
 		}
 	}
 	return obj
 }
 
-func (check *Checker) aliasDecl(obj *Alias, decl *declInfo) {
+func (check *Checker) aliasDecl(obj *disabledAlias, decl *declInfo) {
 	assert(obj.typ == nil)
 
 	// alias declarations cannot use iota

src/go/types/object.go

@@ -216,26 +216,26 @@ func (obj *Func) Scope() *Scope { return obj.typ.(*Signature).scope }
 func (*Func) isDependency()     {} // a function may be a dependency of an initialization expression
 
 // An Alias represents a declared alias.
-type Alias struct {
+type disabledAlias struct {
 	object
 	orig Object      // aliased constant, type, variable, or function; never an alias
 	kind token.Token // token.CONST, token.TYPE, token.VAR, or token.FUNC (only needed during resolve phase)
 }
 
-func NewAlias(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, orig Object) *Alias {
+func disabledNewAlias(pos token.Pos, pkg *Package, name string, orig Object) *disabledAlias {
 	var typ Type = Typ[Invalid]
 	if orig != nil {
 		typ = orig.Type()
 	}
 	// No need to set a valid Alias.kind - that field is only used during identifier
 	// resolution (1st type-checker pass). We could store the field outside but it's
 	// easier to keep it here.
-	return &Alias{object{nil, pos, pkg, name, typ, 0, token.NoPos}, orig, token.ILLEGAL}
+	return &disabledAlias{object{nil, pos, pkg, name, typ, 0, token.NoPos}, orig, token.ILLEGAL}
 }
 
 // Orig returns the aliased object, or nil if there was an error.
 // The returned object is never an Alias.
-func (obj *Alias) Orig() Object { return obj.orig }
+func (obj *disabledAlias) disabledOrig() Object { return obj.orig }
 
 // A Label represents a declared label.
 type Label struct {
@@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ func writeObject(buf *bytes.Buffer, obj Object, qf Qualifier) {
 		}
 		return
 
-	case *Alias:
-		buf.WriteString("alias")
+	// Alias-related code. Keep for now.
+	// case *Alias:
+	// 	buf.WriteString("alias")
 
 	case *Label:
 		buf.WriteString("label")
@@ -352,15 +353,15 @@ func ObjectString(obj Object, qf Qualifier) string {
 	return buf.String()
 }
 
-func (obj *PkgName) String() string  { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
-func (obj *Const) String() string    { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
-func (obj *TypeName) String() string { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
-func (obj *Var) String() string      { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
-func (obj *Func) String() string     { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
-func (obj *Alias) String() string    { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
-func (obj *Label) String() string    { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
-func (obj *Builtin) String() string  { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
-func (obj *Nil) String() string      { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
+func (obj *PkgName) String() string       { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
+func (obj *Const) String() string         { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
+func (obj *TypeName) String() string      { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
+func (obj *Var) String() string           { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
+func (obj *Func) String() string          { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
+func (obj *disabledAlias) String() string { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
+func (obj *Label) String() string         { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
+func (obj *Builtin) String() string       { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
+func (obj *Nil) String() string           { return ObjectString(obj, nil) }
 
 func writeFuncName(buf *bytes.Buffer, f *Func, qf Qualifier) {
 	if f.typ != nil {

src/go/types/resolver.go

@@ -274,11 +274,12 @@ func (check *Checker) collectObjects() {
 							check.declare(fileScope, nil, obj, token.NoPos)
 						}
 
-					case *ast.AliasSpec:
-						obj := NewAlias(s.Name.Pos(), pkg, s.Name.Name, nil)
-						obj.typ = nil // unresolved
-						obj.kind = d.Tok
-						check.declarePkgObj(s.Name, obj, &declInfo{file: fileScope, init: s.Orig})
+					// Alias-related code. Keep for now.
+					// case *ast.AliasSpec:
+					// 	obj := NewAlias(s.Name.Pos(), pkg, s.Name.Name, nil)
+					// 	obj.typ = nil // unresolved
+					// 	obj.kind = d.Tok
+					// 	check.declarePkgObj(s.Name, obj, &declInfo{file: fileScope, init: s.Orig})
 
 					case *ast.ValueSpec:
 						switch d.Tok {

src/go/types/typexpr.go

@@ -45,15 +45,16 @@ func (check *Checker) ident(x *operand, e *ast.Ident, def *Named, path []*TypeNa
 		delete(check.unusedDotImports[scope], pkg)
 	}
 
+	// Alias-related code. Keep for now.
 	// An alias stands for the original object; use that one instead.
 	// TODO(gri) We should be able to factor out the Typ[Invalid] test.
-	if alias, _ := obj.(*Alias); alias != nil {
-		obj = original(obj)
-		if obj == nil || typ == Typ[Invalid] {
-			return
-		}
-		assert(typ == obj.Type())
-	}
+	// if alias, _ := obj.(*Alias); alias != nil {
+	// 	obj = original(obj)
+	// 	if obj == nil || typ == Typ[Invalid] {
+	// 		return
+	// 	}
+	// 	assert(typ == obj.Type())
+	// }
 
 	switch obj := obj.(type) {
 	case *PkgName: