[tor-bugs] #4234 [Tor Browser]: Investigate the Firefox update process

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#4234: Investigate the Firefox update process
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  mcs
  mikeperry              |     Status:  accepted
         Type:  task     |  Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.3.x-stable
     Priority:  major    |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-bounty, tbb-usability,
  Browser                |  pantheon, chronos, tbb-firefox-
   Resolution:           |  patch,TorBrowserTeam201408,MikePerry201408R
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:39 mcs]:
 > Replying to [comment:38 gk]:
 > > I just looked at the Gitian bits. One question: Why did you switch to
 64bit in the bundle descriptor? I remember you mentioned something like
 that in the past but I forgot what's behind that.
 >
 > We made that change because a 64-bit VM is used for the TorBrowser step
 during which mar and related tools are built, and we need to use the mar
 binary during the Bundling+Localization step.

 Ah, yes. So, theoretically, it would be enough to bundle the mar related
 binaries only in the Linux step as they are host tools but we decided to
 bundle (and use) them for convenience reasons (and for people not building
 Linux bundles) in the respective Mac and Windows steps, too, correct? If
 so, could you put that fact somehow, say, in the commit message?

 (That's all I have, promised :) ).

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