[tor-bugs] #16906 [Tor Browser]: Code for 38.3.0 ESR is failing to compile with mingw-w64

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#16906: Code for 38.3.0 ESR is failing to compile with mingw-w64
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     Reporter:  gk         |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  blocker    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor        |    Version:
  Browser                  |   Keywords:  tbb-gitian, TorBrowserTeam201509R
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Comment (by mcs):

 Replying to [comment:8 gk]:
 > This looks good to me. I have two questions, though:
 >
 > 1) Why do we need the second `ifdef` given that the third `ifdef`
 prevents `sUsingService` from ever getting `true`?

 You cannot see it without more context in the diff, but that block
 contains a call to DoesBinaryMatchAllowedCertificates() which we would not
 be including in our builds.

 > 2) Looking a bit deeper I wonder why we even need the third `ifdef`
 given that `MOZ_USING_SERVICE` gets only set in workmonitor.cpp which in
 turn only gets compiled in if we don't do --disable-maintenance-service.
 Hardening against environment manipulation by some rogue third party
 program?

 Yes, exactly: a little bit of paranoia.

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