github actions: actions/setup-go@v3, remove golint

golint has been deprecated since 2020.

Fix version lock to use go1.17. It is because gosec is still not
compatible with go1.18.

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "${{matrix.os}}"
     name: "go${{matrix.gover}}.x on ${{matrix.os}}"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
-        go-version: "^${{matrix.gover}}.0"
+        go-version: "~${{matrix.gover}}.0"
 
       # Checkout and print debugging information.
     - name: Turn off git core.autocrlf
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         go install -v github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign@latest
         go install -v github.com/securego/gosec/cmd/gosec@latest
-        go install -v golang.org/x/lint/golint@latest
         go install -v golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/shadow/cmd/shadow@latest
         go install -v honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
     - name: 'go install necessary tools (ubuntu)'
@@ -76,10 +75,6 @@ jobs:
           SHADOW_TOOL="${SHADOW_TOOL}.exe"
         fi
         go vet -vettool=$SHADOW_TOOL ./...
-    - name: 'Check: golint'
-      if: always()
-      # TODO: Remove true if we make this check ever pass.
-      run: golint -set_exit_status ./... || true
     - name: 'Check: inefficient variable assignment'
       if: always()
       run: ineffassign ./...