When generating Go code, make -cgo the default.

Add new -no-cgo option to disable the default.
Keep -cgo as a no-op for existing users.

Doc/Manual/Go.html

@@ -125,16 +125,15 @@ Go distribution.  To generate code for gccgo, you should also use the
 </p>
 
 <p>
-When using the <tt>-cgo</tt> option, SWIG will generate files that can be used
+By default SWIG will generate files that can be used directly
-directly by <tt>go build</tt>.  Starting with the Go 1.5 distribution the
+by <tt>go build</tt>.  This requires Go 1.2 or later.  Put your SWIG
-<tt>-cgo</tt> option has to be given.  Put your SWIG interface file in a
+interface file in a directory under GOPATH/src, and give it a name
-directory under GOPATH/src, and give it a name that does <b>not</b> end in the
+that does <b>not</b> end in the .swig or .swigcxx extension.
-.swig or .swigcxx extension.  Typically the SWIG interface file extension is .i
+Typically the SWIG interface file extension is .i in this case.
-in this case.
 </p>
 
 <div class="code"><pre>
-% swig -go -cgo example.i
+% swig -go example.i
 % go install
 </pre></div>
 
@@ -144,15 +143,16 @@ usual.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-To use SWIG without the <tt>-cgo</tt> option, more steps are required.  Recall
+SWIG can be used without cgo, via the <tt>-no-cgo</tt> option, but
-that this only works with Go versions before 1.5.  When using Go version 1.2 or
+more steps are required.  This only works with Go versions before 1.5.
-later, or when using gccgo, the code generated by SWIG can be linked directly
+When using Go version 1.2 or later, or when using gccgo, the code
-into the Go program.  A typical command sequence when using the Go compiler of
+generated by SWIG can be linked directly into the Go program.  A
-the Go distribution would look like this:
+typical command sequence when using the Go compiler of the Go
+distribution would look like this:
 </p>
 
 <div class="code"><pre>
-% swig -go example.i
+% swig -go -no-cgo example.i
 % gcc -c code.c    # The C library being wrapped.
 % gcc -c example_wrap.c
 % go tool 6g example.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ sequence for this approach would look like this:
 </p>
 
 <div class="code"><pre>
-% swig -go -use-shlib example.i
+% swig -go -no-cgo -use-shlib example.i
 % gcc -c -fpic example.c
 % gcc -c -fpic example_wrap.c
 % gcc -shared example.o example_wrap.o -o example.so
@@ -200,10 +200,15 @@ swig -go -help
 
 <tr>
 <td>-cgo</td>
-<td>Generate files to be used as input for the Go cgo tool.  This
+<td>Generate files to be used as input for the Go cgo tool.  This is
-  option is required for Go 1.5 and later, and works for Go 1.2 and
+  the default.</td>
-  later.  In the future this option will likely become the
+</tr>
-  default.</td>
+
+<tr>
+<td>-no-cgo</td>
+<td>Generate files that can be used directly, rather than via the Go
+  cgo tool.  This option does not work with Go 1.5 or later.  It is
+  required for versions of Go before 1.2.</td>
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
@@ -268,11 +273,11 @@ swig -go -help
 
 
 <p>There are two different approaches to generating wrapper files,
-  controlled by SWIG's <tt>-cgo</tt> option.  The <tt>-cgo</tt> option
+  controlled by SWIG's <tt>-no-cgo</tt> option.  The <tt>-no-cgo</tt>
-  works with Go version 1.2 or later.  It is required when using Go
+  option only works with version of Go before 1.5.  It is required
-  version 1.5 or later.</p>
+  when using versions of Go before 1.2.</p>
 
-<p>With or without the <tt>-cgo</tt> option, SWIG will generate the
+<p>With or without the <tt>-no-cgo</tt> option, SWIG will generate the
   following files when generating wrapper code:</p>
 
 <ul>
@@ -296,8 +301,8 @@ or C++ compiler.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
-<p>When neither the <tt>-cgo</tt> nor the <tt>-gccgo</tt> option is
+<p>When the <tt>-no-cgo</tt> option is used, and the <tt>-gccgo</tt>
-  used, SWIG will also generate an additional file:</p>
+  option is not used, SWIG will also generate an additional file:</p>
 
 <ul>
 <li>

Examples/Makefile.in

@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ GOGCCOBJS = $(GOSRCS:.go=.@OBJEXT@)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 go_nocgo: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
-	$(SWIG) -go $(GOOPT) $(GOSWIGARG) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ISRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
+	$(SWIG) -go -no-cgo $(GOOPT) $(GOSWIGARG) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ISRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
 	if $(GO12) || $(GO13) || $(GO15) || $(GOGCC); then \
 	  $(CC) -g -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCDIR_SRCS) $(ISRCS) $(INCLUDES); \
 	else \
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ go_nocgo: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
 	fi
 
 go: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
-	$(SWIG) -go -cgo $(GOOPT) $(GOSWIGARG) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ISRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
+	$(SWIG) -go $(GOOPT) $(GOSWIGARG) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ISRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
 	@mkdir gopath 2>/dev/null || true
 	@mkdir gopath/src 2>/dev/null || true
 	@mkdir gopath/src/$(INTERFACE:.i=) 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ go: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 go_cpp_nocgo: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
-	$(SWIG) -go -c++ $(GOOPT) $(GOSWIGARG) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ICXXSRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
+	$(SWIG) -go -c++ -no-cgo $(GOOPT) $(GOSWIGARG) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ICXXSRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
 	if $(GO12) || $(GO13) || $(GO15) || $(GOGCC); then \
 	  if test -n "$(SRCDIR_CXXSRCS)$(SRCDIR_SRCS)"; then \
 	    $(CXX) -g -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(SRCDIR_CXXSRCS) $(SRCDIR_SRCS) $(INCLUDES); \
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ go_cpp_nocgo: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
 	fi
 
 go_cpp: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
-	$(SWIG) -go -c++ -cgo $(GOOPT) $(GOSWIGARG) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ICXXSRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
+	$(SWIG) -go -c++ $(GOOPT) $(GOSWIGARG) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ICXXSRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
 	@mkdir gopath 2>/dev/null || true
 	@mkdir gopath/src 2>/dev/null || true
 	@mkdir gopath/src/$(INTERFACE:.i=) 2>/dev/null || true

Source/Modules/go.cxx

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class GO:public Language {
 public:
   GO():package(NULL),
      module(NULL),
-     cgo_flag(false),
+     cgo_flag(true),
      gccgo_flag(false),
      go_prefix(NULL),
      prefix_option(NULL),
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ private:
 	} else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-cgo") == 0) {
 	  Swig_mark_arg(i);
 	  cgo_flag = true;
+	} else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-no-cgo") == 0) {
+	  Swig_mark_arg(i);
+	  cgo_flag = false;
 	} else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-gccgo") == 0) {
 	  Swig_mark_arg(i);
 	  gccgo_flag = true;
@@ -6979,6 +6982,7 @@ extern "C" Language *swig_go(void) {
 const char * const GO::usage = "\
 Go Options (available with -go)\n\
      -cgo                - Generate cgo input files\n\
+     -no-cgo             - Do not generate cgo input files\n\
      -gccgo              - Generate code for gccgo rather than 6g/8g\n\
      -go-pkgpath <p>     - Like gccgo -fgo-pkgpath option\n\
      -go-prefix <p>      - Like gccgo -fgo-prefix option\n\