[tor-bugs] #21710 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Upgrade Go to 1.8.1 (was: Upgrade Go to 1.8)

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#21710: Upgrade Go to 1.8.1
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 Reporter:  dcf                       |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  task                      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-gitian                |  Actual Points:
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Description changed by dcf:

Old description:

> * [https://blog.golang.org/go1.8 blog post]
>  * [https://golang.org/doc/go1.8 release notes]
>
> Note:
> > Go 1.8 now only supports OS X 10.8 or later. This is likely the last Go
> release to support 10.8. Compiling Go or running binaries on older OS X
> versions is untested.
>
> See also #21709 for Go 1.7.5. I'm going to test a 1.7.5 patch before
> working on 1.8.

New description:

 * [https://blog.golang.org/go1.8 blog post]
  * [https://golang.org/doc/go1.8 release notes]
  * [https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html#go1.8.minor minor release
 notes]

 Note:
 > Go 1.8 now only supports OS X 10.8 or later. This is likely the last Go
 release to support 10.8. Compiling Go or running binaries on older OS X
 versions is untested.

 See also #21709 for Go 1.7.5. I'm going to test a 1.7.5 patch before
 working on 1.8.

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