On: Go 1.5 is released

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Very little of what was planned was implemented in 1.5. See the design doc: https://golang.org/s/execmodes

edited summary:

- Go code linked into, and called from, a non-Go program

In the Go 1.5 release this mode is implemented, using a .a file, for most Unix systems.

- Go code as a shared library plugin with a C style API

In the Go 1.5 release this mode is implemented for linux-amd64, linux-arm, darwin-amd64, and darwin-arm. When using gccgo it is implemented for any supported target.

- Go code as a shared library plugin with a Go style API

This is not implemented in the Go 1.5 release.

- Go code that uses a shared library plugin

This is not implemented in the Go 1.5 release.

- Building Go packages as a shared library

In the Go 1.5 release this is implemented for the linux-amd64 target only. When using gccgo it is implemented for any supported target.

- A Go program built as a PIE

This is not implemented in the Go 1.5 release.