prepare pre-alpha release

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sqlite_go18.go b/sqlite_go18.go
index e5af64d..75d926c 100644
--- a/sqlite_go18.go
+++ b/sqlite_go18.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-//+build go1.8
+// +build go1.8
 
 package sqlite // import "modernc.org/sqlite"
 
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"errors"
-	"unsafe"
 )
 
 // Ping implements driver.Pinger
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ func (c *conn) Ping(ctx context.Context) error {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 
-	if uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(c.ppdb)) == 0 {
+	if c.ppdb == 0 {
 		return errors.New("db is closed")
 	}