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Separate unsafe and cgo

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Go
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Description

While both might be problematic in terms of GC or race detection, CGO can introduce additional issues for cross-compiling. It would be great if CGO was recognizable on its own. Maybe different bomb types or bombs plus U/C code?

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating how depaware currently detects or reports unsafe and cgo dependencies, then determine how CGO should be represented separately; done means CGO is recognizable independently for cross-compilation concerns.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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