[Bug 643801] Internal error: Segmentation fault (program ld) when compiling Google Go

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--- Comment #4 from Albert Strasheim  2010-10-18 03:55:33 EDT ---
The patch fixes the Go makefiles to use MinGW ar when one sets AR= environment
variable.

This allows the build to proceed until ld segfaults while linking a Go binary
called "8g".