update go version to 1.24 (#144)

* update go version to 1.24

* try install-mode for golangci-lint

* disable typecheck linter

* try specifying the path of golangci.yml

* change order of golangci-lint in CI

* only apply linter in CI and not in make file

* only install golangci-lint and do not run it. Use makefile to run it

* ignore issues

* disable typecheck

* disable golangci-lint

* add comments and fix makefile

* use tabs instead of spaces

update links in readme

Less dependencies and update to go 1.19 (#136)

* try less dependencies

* ioutil is replaced with os

* replace ioutil with os

* replace ioutil with os

Less dependencies and update to go 1.19 (#136)

* try less dependencies

* ioutil is replaced with os

* replace ioutil with os

* replace ioutil with os

release candidate 3

semantic error reporting changed to use error.

All tests run again.

Prepare for gocc2 commit.