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>a non-GC toolchain could still be used for short-lived programs (such as command line tools)

Or missile firmware: https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=comp.lang.ad...

You can already do this: GOGC=off [1]

[1] https://blog.cloudflare.com/go-dont-collect-my-garbage/

https://tinygo.org/usage/important-options/ Take a look at the `-gc` flag. The values have changed in the latest version (need to update the docs!) but it does provide an option to disable the GC entirely.