1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/pkg/gob/type.go b/src/pkg/gob/type.go
index cd05a390b..7eaae05a1 100644
--- a/src/pkg/gob/type.go
+++ b/src/pkg/gob/type.go
@@ -310,10 +310,14 @@ func bootstrapType(name string, e interface{}) TypeId {
 // are built in encode.go's init() function.
 
 type wireType struct {
-	name	string;
 	s	*structType;
 }
 
+func (w *wireType) name() string {
+	// generalize once we can have non-struct types on the wire.
+	return w.s.name
+}
+
 type decEngine struct	// defined in decode.go
 type encEngine struct	// defined in encode.go
 type typeInfo struct {
@@ -336,7 +340,7 @@ func getTypeInfo(rt reflect.Type) *typeInfo {
 		path, name := rt.Name();
 		info.typeId = getType(name, rt).id();
 		// assume it's a struct type
-		info.wire = &wireType{name, info.typeId.gobType().(*structType)};
+		info.wire = &wireType{info.typeId.gobType().(*structType)};
 		typeInfoMap[rt] = info;
 	}
 	return info;