[tor-bugs] #22946 [Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox]: Implement a MAR decompressor/delta updater.

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#22946: Implement a MAR decompressor/delta updater.
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 Reporter:  yawning                           |          Owner:  yawning
     Type:  enhancement                       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                            |     Resolution:
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Comment (by yawning):

 > Is this is needed because it is simply too risky to rely on any Mozilla
 code to perform updates?

 I'm starting to think so.

 > although I have not analyzed all of the dependencies

 In terms of runtime dependencies, it basically pulls in almost everything
 that firefox does.  The UI libraries like Gtk+ and X11 are entirely
 unneeded for what I'm doing for reasons that should be obvious.

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