Update workflow to use Go 1.20.15 for bootstrapping per Go docs requirements

Author: Fayaz

.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22.6'  # Updated bootstrap version per Go build requirements
+          go-version: '1.20.15'  # The latest in 1.20.x series required for building Go 1.22+
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Verify Go Version
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22.6'  # Updated bootstrap version per requirements
+          go-version: '1.20.15'  # The latest in 1.20.x series required for building Go 1.22+
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Verify Go Version
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ jobs:
           cp -f src/cmd/dist/build.go golang-repo/src/cmd/dist/build.go
           
           # Create VERSION file with bootstrap version
-          echo "go1.22.6" > golang-repo/VERSION
-          echo "Created VERSION file with bootstrap version go1.22.6"
+          echo "go1.20.15" > golang-repo/VERSION
+          echo "Created VERSION file with bootstrap version go1.20.15"
           
           # NOTE: Do not remove go.mod, go.sum, or go.work files – they are required for the build
           cd golang-repo
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ jobs:
           Copy-Item -Force src\cmd\dist\build.go golang-repo\src\cmd\dist\build.go
           
           # Create VERSION file with bootstrap version
-          Set-Content -Path "golang-repo\VERSION" -Value "go1.22.6"
-          Write-Host "Created VERSION file with bootstrap version go1.22.6"
+          Set-Content -Path "golang-repo\VERSION" -Value "go1.20.15"
+          Write-Host "Created VERSION file with bootstrap version go1.20.15"
           
           # NOTE: Do not remove go.mod, go.sum, or go.work files
           cd golang-repo
@@ -234,7 +234,12 @@ jobs:
           cd golang-repo
           
           # Ensure the VERSION file is set
-          echo "go1.22.6" > VERSION
+          echo "go1.20.15" > VERSION
+          
+          # Fix go.mod files to work with our bootstrap version if needed
+          find . -name "go.mod" -exec sed -i.bak 's/go 1\.[2-9][0-9]/go 1.20/' {} \;
+          find . -name "go.mod" -exec grep -l "go 1." {} \; | xargs -r cat
+          echo "Modified go.mod files to ensure compatibility with Go 1.20 bootstrap"
           
           # Build Go using the official procedure
           cd src
@@ -274,7 +279,15 @@ jobs:
           cd golang-repo
           
           # Ensure the VERSION file is set
-          Set-Content -Path "VERSION" -Value "go1.22.6"
+          Set-Content -Path "VERSION" -Value "go1.20.15"
+          
+          # Fix go.mod files to work with our bootstrap version if needed
+          Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -Filter "go.mod" | ForEach-Object {
+            (Get-Content $_.FullName) -replace 'go 1\.[2-9][0-9]', 'go 1.20' | Set-Content $_.FullName
+            Write-Host "Checking file: $($_.FullName)"
+            Get-Content $_.FullName | Select-String "go 1."
+          }
+          Write-Host "Modified go.mod files to ensure compatibility with Go 1.20 bootstrap"
           
           # Build Go using the official documentation
           cd src