Improve build cache expiration logic #267
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The build cache (which includes intermediate compilation artifacts) should be invalidated when the target arch, distro, or distro version changes. These assets are unlikely to be valid after a major change to the OS, especially if any C bindings are involved. We were already supporting expiration based on architecture changes, but not distro details.
Conversely, the build cache artifacts may be valid after a minor go version change (patch level change in semver parlance). We were previously expiring these assets on any go version change, which meant frequent, perhaps unnecessary invalidation.
This PR introduces build cache invalidation based on distro changes, and prevents build cache invalidation for minor go version changes.