all: port to Windows/ARM32

[jordanrh1]

Hi everyone, we will be submitting a patch in the near future that adds Windows/ARM32 support to GO. All but a few tests are passing, and this implementation has been used to compile GO itself and run Docker containers on Windows/ARM32. We look forward to working with the community to iron out the last remaining issues and get this merged!

[cznic]

I'm curious why was the port developed out-of-tree? I'm asking because I'm afraid it's much more complicated to properly review such a big change, as an port to new architecture is, in a single CL.

In any case, please check https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md and the linked from there https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html for more details.

(Personal wish: Please spell the name of the language as 'Go'.)

[alexbrainman]

@jordanrh1 you should read https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/PortingPolicy

Alex

[jordanrh1]

@cznic We were under a tight deadline and did not know if it was feasible. This is the earliest I could engage the community. We can break down the change into smaller chunks if necessary.

@alexbrainman Thanks for the link. We are committed to meeting the requirements outlined in the doc.

[alexbrainman]

We are committed to meeting the requirements outlined in the doc.

SGTM.

Alex

[gopherbot]

Change https://golang.org/cl/125643 mentions this issue: dashboard: add windows-arm builder

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Change https://golang.org/cl/125648 mentions this issue: cmd/link: support windows/arm

[gopherbot]

Change https://golang.org/cl/125649 mentions this issue: debug/pe: support windows/arm

[gopherbot]

Change https://golang.org/cl/125645 mentions this issue: runtime: add definitions for windows/arm

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Change https://golang.org/cl/125647 mentions this issue: cmd/api: support windows/arm

[gopherbot]

Change https://golang.org/cl/125646 mentions this issue: cmd/dist: support windows/arm