[tbb-bugs] #27443 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Update Firefox RBM config and build for Android

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#27443: Update Firefox RBM config and build for Android
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 Reporter:  sisbell                              |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm, tbb-mobile, TBA-a2,         |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201811                           |
Parent ID:  #26693                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by sisbell):

 Replying to [comment:61 gk]:
 > Replying to [comment:57 gk]:
 > > Okay, I spent quite some time to set up infrastructure to be able to
 compare a non-failing build with a build one by disabling piece-by-piece
 parts of the toolchain we built. It turns out that just using the Rust
 compiler is causing all the errors for me. That is: once I use rustup
 everything is fine (all other things being equal).
 > >
 > > I'll double-check that as I am not sure yet why the non-rust files
 should be affected but that's what my testing currently gives me.
 >
 > Confirmed. Just switching back to the pre-built 1.30 and leaving all
 other things the same gets rid of all the errors seen in comment:47.

 So I'm able to successfully build tor-browser with NDK 16 and Rust 1.28.0,
 which is what Mozilla is using to build firefox 63. Android APK installs
 and runs. Is there any objection to using this configuration?

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