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+> Given the current troubles with the main library API and missing status\r
+> values, I'd say in the long run we'll be happier with a real status\r
+> return. OTOH, I don't much about go.\r
+\r
+I'm not sure what the "current troubles" are (happy to hear more), but\r
+the way I've handled the nil case is in keeping with the way it's\r
+handled in the other function bindings for go. Adding an error return\r
+to all relevant functions seems like a big change that should be handled\r
+separately, yes?\r
+\r
+In defense of the current strategy, any caller can check for the nil\r
+case before calling.\r
+\r
+-T\r