cmd/gc: fix conversion of runtime constant

The code cannot have worked before, because it was
trying to use the old value in a range check for the new
type, which might have a different representation
(hence the 'internal compiler error').

Fixes issue 8073.

LGTM=iant
R=golang-codereviews, iant
CC=golang-codereviews
https://codereview.appspot.com/98630045

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue8073.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue8073.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..660122110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue8073.go
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+// compile
+
+// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// issue 8073.
+// was "internal compiler error: overflow: float64 integer constant"
+
+package main
+
+func main() {
+	var x int
+	_ = float64(x * 0)
+}