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You could audit the Go source and then use the diverse double compiling technique[0] to verify that the binary you're using corresponds to that source code. [0

• cperciva 12y ago
  You mean, audit a large number of independently-written Go compilers?
  • indians_pro 12y ago
    Nicely done. To be fair though, Go is just 6 years old and still evolving.
    • cperciva 12y ago
      Exactly. Which is why I think it's important to keep the option of compiling its compiler from a language which has a large diversity of compilers.
      • crawshaw 12y ago
        I don't believe it has been tried yet, but it seems entirely possible to use gccgo as the bootstrap compiler.