[tor-bugs] #14278 [Tor bundles/installation]: Improve user friendliness of Tor Browser Bundle deterministic building

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#14278: Improve user friendliness of Tor Browser Bundle deterministic building
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 Reporter:  michael                   |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  task                      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  minor                     |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:
 Keywords:  Documentation             |  Actual Points:
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 Several build problems and nonintuitive configuration steps disillusion
 new developers. Requirements to mitigate this include:

 * At least documenting^1^ known problems and work arounds

 ^1^ For example in the [wiki:doc/TorBrowser/BuildingWithGitian/
 corresponding wiki page]

 This ticket can be closed when a novice Tor Browser Bundle enthusiast,
 journalist, or analyst can follow well documented steps to producing a
 successful deterministic build in a idiot proof manner.
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 '''Note:''' This is likely a metaticket composed of work items. It can
 carry child tickets titled ''Port the Tor gitian-builder to <platform>''
 or ''Introduce meaningful comments and error messages'', for example.

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