Getting 'missing return at end of function' after panic / in dead code

[dtylman]

Can't compile a function with no return after panic.
IMHO, adding the 'panic' clause after 'throw' in the following example is a dead code and should be omitted.

package main
import "fmt"


func throw(message string){
    panic(message)
}

func foo(value int) int{
    switch value {
    case 1:
        return 2
    case 3:
        return 4
    }
    throw("Can't do this!")
    //panic("Can't do this!") // uncomment this to compile.
}

func main() {
    fmt.Printf("Hello world: %v", foo(1))

}

expected: code compiles.
got: ./test.go:18: missing return at end of function
version:
go version go1.5.1 darwin/amd64
go version go1.5.1 windows/amd64

[griesemer]

Working as intended. The compiler doesn't look into function calls (throw) to determine if a function terminates or not. The spec rules are pretty clear about this.