[tor-bugs] #31564 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Android bundles based on ESR 68 are not built reproducibly anymore

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#31564: Android bundles based on ESR 68 are not built reproducibly anymore
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-9.0-must-alpha,                  |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201909, GeorgKoppen201909        |
Parent ID:  #30324                               |         Points:  5
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by eighthave):

 Building gradle from source might not be so bad, if you don't mind using
 gradle binaries to build it.  Maybe the Debian patch for 4.4.1 will work
 for 4.10.2. Gradle Android Plugin newer than 2.2.2 requires Java and
 Kotlin, so its a beast.  Kotlin is close to being packaged in Debian, but
 not there yet.

 I should also say, if you decide you want to build a piece from source,
 please check in with the Debian Android Tools Team, since we've been
 working on that for years.  We can give you a quick assessment of how hard
 it would be.  For example, building Gradle Android Plugin v2.2.2 from
 source is not bad, anything newer is much harder, and what makes it hard
 changes every other minor release (new libs, different build tools, etc).
 You can reach us on #debian-mobile on OFTC and android-tools-
 devel at lists.alioth.debian.org (no subscrition necessary to post)

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