[tbb-bugs] #28238 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Use mingw-w64/clang toolchain to build Firefox

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#28238: Use mingw-w64/clang toolchain to build Firefox
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 Reporter:  gk                        |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm                   |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by gk):

 We likely start small and just use the toolchain to build the Firefox part
 which means we'd have two mingw-w64 toolchains for the time being (we had
 this back then in the old days for macOS, too). I guess other parts of the
 whole bundle might need quite some amount of work to getting built with
 that new toolchain and we want to move fast here aiming for Tor Browser
 8.5.

 However, if it turns out I am wrong and it is indeed easy to use
 mingw-w64/clang for everything, fine with me.

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