Bump minimum Go version from 1.7 to 1.8.

.travis.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 sudo: false
 language: go
 go:
-  - 1.7
+  - 1.8
 addons:
   apt:
     sources:

doc/GettingStarted.md

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) should work as well, the installation instructions are b
 
 In addition, Vitess requires the software and libraries listed below.
 
-1.  [Install Go 1.7+](http://golang.org/doc/install).
+1.  [Install Go 1.8+](http://golang.org/doc/install).
 
 2.  Install [MariaDB 10.0](https://downloads.mariadb.org/) or
     [MySQL 5.6](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql). You can use any

doc/GettingStartedKubernetes.md

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ The `kubectl` steps will apply to any Kubernetes cluster.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-To complete the exercise in this guide, you must locally install Go 1.7+,
+To complete the exercise in this guide, you must locally install Go 1.8+,
 Vitess' `vtctlclient` tool, and Google Cloud SDK. The
 following sections explain how to set these up in your environment.
 
-### Install Go 1.7+
+### Install Go 1.8+
 
-You need to install [Go 1.7+](http://golang.org/doc/install) to build the
+You need to install [Go 1.8+](http://golang.org/doc/install) to build the
 `vtctlclient` tool, which issues commands to Vitess.
 
 After installing Go, make sure your `GOPATH` environment

docker/bootstrap/Dockerfile.common

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.7
+FROM golang:1.8
 
 # Install Vitess build dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \

docs/getting-started/index.html

@@ -297,13 +297,13 @@ <h4 class="arrow-r">Contributing</h4>
 
 <h2 id="prerequisites">Prerequisites</h2>
 
-<p>To complete the exercise in this guide, you must locally install Go 1.7+,
+<p>To complete the exercise in this guide, you must locally install Go 1.8+,
 Vitess&#39; <code class="prettyprint">vtctlclient</code> tool, and Google Cloud SDK. The
 following sections explain how to set these up in your environment.</p>
 
-<h3 id="install-go-1-7">Install Go 1.7+</h3>
+<h3 id="install-go-1-8">Install Go 1.8+</h3>
 
-<p>You need to install <a href="http://golang.org/doc/install">Go 1.7+</a> to build the
+<p>You need to install <a href="http://golang.org/doc/install">Go 1.8+</a> to build the
 <code class="prettyprint">vtctlclient</code> tool, which issues commands to Vitess.</p>
 
 <p>After installing Go, make sure your <code class="prettyprint">GOPATH</code> environment

docs/getting-started/local-instance.html

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ <h4 id="ubuntu-and-debian">Ubuntu and Debian</h4>
 <p>In addition, Vitess requires the software and libraries listed below.</p>
 
 <ol>
-<li><p><a href="http://golang.org/doc/install">Install Go 1.7+</a>.</p></li>
+<li><p><a href="http://golang.org/doc/install">Install Go 1.8+</a>.</p></li>
 <li><p>Install <a href="https://downloads.mariadb.org/">MariaDB 10.0</a> or
 <a href="http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql">MySQL 5.6</a>. You can use any
 installation method (src/bin/rpm/deb), but be sure to include the client

test/cluster/keytar/config/vitess_config.yaml

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ install:
     - python-mysqldb
   extra:
     - apt-get update
-    - wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.7.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-    - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.7.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - wget https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.8.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.8.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - wget https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm/helm-v2.1.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - tar -zxvf helm-v2.1.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - pip install numpy