[tor-bugs] #26148 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Update binutils to a version more recent than 2.26.1

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#26148: Update binutils to a version more recent than 2.26.1
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 Reporter:  boklm                                |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  task                                 |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm, TorBrowserTeam201901,       |  Actual Points:
  boklm201811                                    |
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:9 ld]:
 > Replying to [comment:8 boklm]:
 > > with previous versions of binutils, the order of objects inside a `.a`
 file did not affect the output, but it is not the case anymore with more
 recent versions of binutils.
 > Bug or feature for you?
 > > I am now testing a patch to update binutils to 2.31.1.
 > Please test with the master branch instead, because of
 https://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2019-01/msg00013.html and to avoid
 issues like https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23600.

 No, 2.31.1 is fine for now I think (if nothing explodes). We'll want to
 switch to a newer binutils before 2.32 gets released if possible.

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