[tbb-bugs] #23663 [Applications/Tor Browser]: ESR52 codebase is incompatible with anything below Universal C Runtime (CRT) in Windows

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#23663: ESR52 codebase is incompatible with anything below Universal C Runtime
(CRT) in Windows
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                     |     Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  tbb-security              |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:8 cypherpunks]:
 > Replying to [comment:7 gk]:
 > > Replying to [comment:6 cypherpunks]:
 > > > Replying to [comment:5 gk]:
 > > > > Replying to [comment:4 cypherpunks]:
 > > > > > Don't you see that Jacek's patch activated compat shims for
 mingw? They were removed later as useless for UCRT (but needed for <=
 `msvcr120.dll`!).
 > > > >
 > > > > Oh, okay. You are just concerned about https://hg.mozilla.org
 /mozilla-central/rev/5680a55b2ec1?
 > > > Of course, no.
 > > > > I thought about cases in the other patches as well as you posted
 them in the description. But as I said they are guarded by `_MSC_VER`
 defines which are not used by mingw-w64 anyway.
 > > > But they should have been adapted to mingw where it's about CRT
 bugs.
 > >
 > > Why? Removing those patches does not change anything with respect to
 mingw-w64. Those code parts did not get used for it before code removal
 either.
 > Because you're using CRT, obviously. Patches for MSVC don't change
 anything, but for CRT do, e.g. https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-
 central/rev/398f38361dc2#l10.10

 That one does not affect us either. We don't use jemalloc in mingw-w64
 Windows builds and `MOZ_CRT` is not defined either. Thus, removing this
 part is not mingw-w64 related.

 So, if you have concrete things that are bugs and are affecting us, please
 report them. I think the ticket as-is is invalid.

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