[tor-bugs] #18831 [Applications/Tor Browser]: We need Yasm >= 1.2.0 to build ESR 52

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#18831: We need Yasm >= 1.2.0 to build ESR 52
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff52-esr, tbb-gitian, tbb-7.0-must,  |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201703, GeorgKoppen201703R,      |
  tbb-7.0-must-nightly                           |
Parent ID:  #21147                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor4
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:8 cypherpunks]:
 > Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) will be EOLed in less than a month
 https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-
 announce/2017-March/003777.html.

 Yes, we have #18691 for that issue (although we might want to switch to
 Jessie while we are at it). For now it is faster just to add Yasm 1.2.0
 support, though, I think. We need to get nightly builds going ASAP. I am
 fine if we try switching away from 12.04 latter in the alpha cycle.

 > Also why not https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1113450?

 Because the idea was to keep the version diff as small as possible to
 avoid possible issues with a version that is "too new".

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