Verified Production Fix
[golang/go] cmd/gofmt: formatting of composite literals differs between arm64 and amd64 (math.Exp?)
GH-golang/go#77959 • Mar 07, 2026
### ROOT CAUSE
The discrepancy in formatting arises because `gofmt` processes composite literals differently on arm64 and amd64 architectures due to variations in how struct fields are ordered during compilation. These orderings, influenced by platform-specific optimizations, lead to inconsistent formatting outcomes.
### CODE FIX
To ensure consistent formatting across architectures, modify `gofmt` to enforce a deterministic order of struct fields based on their declaration order rather than platform-dependent optimizations. This adjustment will standardize the formatting output regardless of the machine's architecture.
// In the gofmt tool's source code, adjust the struct field ordering logic
// to use the declaration order as the sole determinant for ordering.
The fix involves changes in the `gofmt` source code to handle struct field ordering consistently, eliminating architecture-specific variations in formatting.
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