x/sys: started using unsafe.Slice, breaking build for AppEngine apps (still stuck on Go 1.16)

[imax9000]

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

1.16

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

Latest available for App Engine - yes.

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

App Engine

What did you do?

gcloud app deploy on an app that uses google.golang.org/api

What did you expect to see?

Successful deployment

What did you see instead?

ERROR: (gcloud.app.deploy) Error Response: [9] Cloud build 29375b3e-c5bc-4447-b3b9-1214df02306d status: FAILURE
# golang.org/x/sys/unix
../../google.go.gomod/gopath/pkg/mod/golang.org/x/sys@v0.1.0/unix/syscall.go:83:16: undefined: unsafe.Slice
../../google.go.gomod/gopath/pkg/mod/golang.org/x/sys@v0.1.0/unix/syscall_linux.go:2255:9: undefined: unsafe.Slice
../../google.go.gomod/gopath/pkg/mod/golang.org/x/sys@v0.1.0/unix/syscall_unix.go:118:7: undefined: unsafe.Slice
../../google.go.gomod/gopath/pkg/mod/golang.org/x/sys@v0.1.0/unix/sysvshm_unix.go:33:7: undefined: unsafe.Slice
note: module requires Go 1.17

[seankhliao]

Please use an older version of x/sys that corresponds to that time period.
And file an issue with Google Cloud to update their runtimes.

The Go project has its own release cycle/support policy of the 2 most recent releases https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Go-Release-Cycle#release-maintenance

Closing as not a bug (for the Go project).

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