A GODEBUG setting may not be added if doing so is infeasible,
but that should be extremely rare.

GODEBUG settings added for compatibility will be maintained
for a minimum of two years (four Go releases).
Some, such as `http2client` and `http2server`,
will be maintained much longer, even indefinitely.

When possible, each GODEBUG setting has an associated
[runtime/metrics](/pkg/runtime/metrics/) counter

## Ports {#ports}

### Darwin {#darwin}

<!-- go.dev/issue/64207 -->
As [announced](go1.22#darwin) in the Go 1.22 release notes,
Go 1.23 requires macOS 11 Big Sur or later;
support for previous versions has been discontinued.

### Wasm {#wasm}

<!-- go.dev/issue/63718 -->
The `go_wasip1_wasm_exec` script in `GOROOT/misc/wasm` has dropped support

## For the release team

At the start of a release development cycle, the contents of `next` should be deleted
and replaced with those of `initial`. From the repo root:

    > cd doc
    > rm -r next/*
    > cp -r initial/* next

Then edit `next/1-intro.md` to refer to the next version.

To prepare the release notes for a release, run `golang.org/x/build/cmd/relnote generate`.

<li>
The built-in <a href="#Package_unsafe">package <code>unsafe</code></a> includes the new functions
<code>Add</code> and <code>Slice</code>.
</li>
</ul>

<h4 id="Go_1.18">Go 1.18</h4>
<p>
The 1.18 release adds polymorphic functions and types ("generics") to the language.
Specifically:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
The set of <a href="#Operators_and_punctuation">operators and punctuation</a> includes the new token <code>~</code>.