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(vee-eight-4.9) src: update uses of deprecated NewExternal

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  • Does make -j8 test (UNIX) or vcbuild test nosign (Windows) pass with this change (including linting)?
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Affected core subsystem(s)

src (string_bytes)

Description of change

V8 String::NewExternal is deprecated in 4.9. Migrate string_bytes.cc to the alternatives.

R=@bnoordhuis @nodejs/v8 Ref: #5392, #5204, #4869 (closed)

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