[tor-bugs] #22595 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Timestamps in tor-browser tar file are set to a fixed value

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#22595: Timestamps in tor-browser tar file are set to a fixed value
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 There are two ways to solve the issue without changing how the tarballs
 are generated.

 1. `tar` has the `-m` and `--touch` options (see
 [https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/Data-Modification-
 Times.html#SEC83]) to use the current date as the modification date when
 extracting.
 2. `rsync` has the `-c` and `--checksum` options to skip based on
 checksum, not mod-time & size (see
 https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsync.html).

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