[deps] Update golang.org/x/tools from v0.41.0 to v0.42.0

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Summary

Update the indirect golang.org/x/tools dependency from v0.41.0 to v0.42.0 — a single minor version increment.

Current State

• Package: golang.org/x/tools
• Current Version: v0.41.0
• Proposed Version: v0.42.0
• Update Type: Minor version update in pre-1.0 series (indirect dependency)

Why Separate Issue

⚠️ Minor version update for a critical Go tooling package

• Minor version increment (v0.41.0 → v0.42.0) in the pre-1.0 series means new features may be included
• This is a core Go tooling package used transitively by gopls (golang.org/x/tools/gopls v0.21.1)
• Tooling packages can have subtle behavior changes affecting code analysis
• Needs verification that gopls continues to function correctly

Safety Assessment

⚠️ Requires careful review

• This is a foundational Go tooling package
• Minor version in pre-1.0 may include new features or subtle behavior changes
• Used as a transitive dependency of gopls, which is a direct dev dependency
• Updating may require updating the gopls module as well for consistency

Changes

Changes are tracked at the Go repository. Key areas include:

• golang.org/x/tools provides core Go analysis tools, AST utilities, and code transformation utilities
• Review the [commit history]((go.googlesource.com/redacted) for changes between v0.41.0 and v0.42.0

Links

• [Source Repository]((go.googlesource.com/redacted)
• [Commit History]((go.googlesource.com/redacted)
• GitHub Mirror
• [Go Package]((pkg.go.dev/redacted)

Note: This package is hosted on Google's Git (go.googlesource.com). GitHub serves as a mirror.

Recommended Action

go get golang.org/x/tools@v0.42.0
go mod tidy

Testing Notes

• Run all tests: make test
• Verify gopls-related functionality is not affected
• Check any code analysis or AST-related tooling still works
• Run make lint to ensure linting tools still function correctly

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• expires on Feb 27, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC