doc: write release notes for Go 1.24

[dmitshur]

This is the tracking issue for writing the Go 1.24 Release Notes. The version at tip can be viewed at https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.24.

When the Go 1.24 Release Notes are complete, this should be closed, and a similar issue should be made for the next release. The previous issue was #65614.

A partial list of changes that were known on 2024-11-26 to need to be added the release notes:

• cmd/go: define HTTP authentication extension mechanism #26232
• spec: generics: permit type parameters on aliases #46477
• cmd/go: track tool dependencies in go.mod #48429
• cmd/go: stamp the pseudo-version in builds generated by go build #50603
• cmd/cgo: add #cgo noescape/nocallback annotations #56378
• cmd/vet: report printf calls with non-const format and no args #60529
• cmd/vet: consider reporting invalid/ignored Go versions in build tags #64127
• cmd/compile: add go:wasmexport directive #65199
• cmd/vet: warn on 3-clause loops where an iterator variable contains a lock type when GoVersion>=1.22 #66387
• cmd/go: cache link output binaries in the build cache #69290
• crypto/tls: automatic CurvePreferences ordering #69393
• cmd/link: LC_UUID not generated by go linker, resulting in failure to access local network on macOS 15 #68678
• cmd/link: document that on ELF, GNU build ID is now generated by default #70586

[gabyhelp]

Related Issues and Documentation

• doc: write release notes for Go 1.22 #61422 (closed)
• doc: write release notes for Go 1.23 #65614
• doc: write Go 1.14 release notes #36878 (closed)
• doc: write release notes for Go 1.21 #58645 (closed)
• doc: write Go 1.20 release notes #54202 (closed)
• doc: write Go 1.16 release notes #40700 (closed)
• doc: write Go 1.15 release notes #37419 (closed)
• doc: write Go 1.18 release notes #47694 (closed)
• doc: write Go 1.19 release notes #51400 (closed)
• doc: write Go 1.17 release notes #44513 (closed)

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Change https://go.dev/cl/600177 mentions this issue: doc: initialize next directory for Go 1.24

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Change https://go.dev/cl/600179 mentions this issue: _content/doc: add go1.24.md placeholder

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Change https://go.dev/cl/600656 mentions this issue: doc/next: use relative link to Go issue

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Change https://go.dev/cl/605615 mentions this issue: doc/next: document version stamping for go builds within a Git Repo

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Change https://go.dev/cl/622015 mentions this issue: doc/next: document the minimum Linux kernel version for 1.24

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Change https://go.dev/cl/631682 mentions this issue: doc/next: add release note for vet on Printf(s) with non-const s

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Change https://go.dev/cl/633856 mentions this issue: _content/doc: add release notes for version stamping go builds

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Change https://go.dev/cl/634235 mentions this issue: _content/doc: add release notes for GOAUTH

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Change https://go.dev/cl/634275 mentions this issue: _content/doc: add release notes for toolchaintrace

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Change https://go.dev/cl/634798 mentions this issue: _content/doc/go1.24: minor updates

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Change https://go.dev/cl/634797 mentions this issue: _content/doc/go1.24: improve hash/maphash release notes

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Change https://go.dev/cl/635275 mentions this issue: _content/doc: update runtime.AddCleanup note

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Change https://go.dev/cl/635216 mentions this issue: _content/doc/go1.24: remove release-blocking issues that are resolved

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Change https://go.dev/cl/635340 mentions this issue: _content/doc/go1.24: use backticks for GOAUTH

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Change https://go.dev/cl/635595 mentions this issue: _content/doc/go1.24: extend, fix, and cleanup crypto release notes

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Change https://go.dev/cl/635597 mentions this issue: _content/doc/go1.24: normalize how GODEBUG settings are referred to

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Change https://go.dev/cl/635598 mentions this issue: _content/doc/go1.24: reword VCS version stamping note

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Change https://go.dev/cl/635596 mentions this issue: _content/doc/go1.24: minor nits

[cagedmantis]

Thanks to everybody who have worked diligently to complete this draft of the release notes.

[cagedmantis]

The Go 1.24 Release Notes draft is complete, and all known TODOs have been resolved. Adding okay-after-rc1.

This issue now tracks the remaining post-RC 1 work:

• Any additional copy-editing and other improvements.
  • Not in the release notes but documentation related: improvements to encoding documentation.
• On the Go 1.24.0 release day, remove the draft notice.

[gopherbot]

Change https://go.dev/cl/636519 mentions this issue: _content/doc/go1.24: add objdump updates