[tbb-bugs] #20635 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Compiling Go 1.7.3 is randomly segfaulting targeting 32bit Linux

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#20635: Compiling Go 1.7.3 is randomly segfaulting targeting 32bit Linux
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 Reporter:  gk                        |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-gitian                |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:5 dcf]:
 > Did this affect you while building 6.5.1/7.0a2?
 >
 > I still don't have a guess about the cause. However I opened tickets for
 two Go upgrades, that may be worth a try: #21709 #21710.

 I still hit it while building 6.5 IIRC, so moving the go build right at
 the beginning of the whole compilation dance did not resolve the issue
 (one of my guesses had been that it is related to the previous 64 bit
 firefox building but that is moot now).

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