[tbb-bugs] #18291 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Don't use libfaketime anymore for building the Firefox part of Tor Browser

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#18291: Don't use libfaketime anymore for building the Firefox part of Tor Browser
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  tbb-gitian, ff45-esr,                |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201605, GeorgKoppen201605        |
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Even though
 {{{
 +  # Those files are however not part of the files we ship.
 }}}
 maybe, it's better instead of adding comments like
 {{{
 +  # Since we stopped using libfaketime, the gcc, gmp, zlib, openssl,
 +  # libevent, mingw-w64 archives are no longer reproducible. The main
 +  # reason is that they include some .a archives which include
 timestamps.
 }}}
 start to use deterministic mode of binutils?
 https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds/TimestampsInStaticLibraries

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