[tor-bugs] #16472 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Upgrade Binutils to 2.25+ for Tor Browser builds

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#16472: Upgrade Binutils to 2.25+ for Tor Browser builds
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  task                                 |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm, boklm201802,                |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201802R                          |
Parent ID:  #12968                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  needs_review => needs_information


Comment:

 Good stuff! I am a bit confused about why the upgrade to binutils 2.30
 suddenly needs all those `nsis` related build changes. I mean the
 hardening flags are not really changing just with the binutils update...
 So, what's up with that?

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