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<h2 id="introduction">A Quick Guide to Go's Assembler</h2>

<p>
This document is a quick outline of the unusual form of assembly language used by the <code>gc</code> Go compiler.
The document is not comprehensive.
</p>

<p>
The assembler is based on the input style of the Plan 9 assemblers, which is documented in detail

does not exist, <code>delete</code> is a no-op.
</p>


<h3 id="Complex_numbers">Manipulating complex numbers</h3>

<p>
Three functions assemble and disassemble complex numbers.
The built-in function <code>complex</code> constructs a complex
value from a floating-point real and imaginary part, while
<code>real</code> and <code>imag</code>

returns a received value along with an indication of whether the channel is closed.
</p>


<h3 id="Complex_numbers">Manipulating complex numbers</h3>

<p>
Three functions assemble and disassemble complex numbers.
The built-in function <code>complex</code> constructs a complex
value from a floating-point real and imaginary part, while
<code>real</code> and <code>imag</code>