[tbb-bugs] #27178 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Generating of incremental MAR files fails due to new compression format

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#27178: Generating of incremental MAR files fails due to new compression format
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 Reporter:  gk                              |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                          |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Very High                       |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser        |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                          |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm, TorBrowserTeam201808R  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                  |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                  |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by boklm):

 * keywords:  tbb-rbm, TorBrowserTeam201808 => tbb-rbm,
               TorBrowserTeam201808R
 * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 There is a patch for review in branch `bug_27178`, adding an option to
 select the format:
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/boklm/tor-browser-
 build.git/commit/?h=bug_27178&id=93acbf12b01c83facfb6fb023ceff10d9f601b98

 We are not checking that xz is used in the generated incrementals as this
 would require extracting them again after they are created. But we are
 using the `mar-tools` from the new version, and `MAR_OLD_FORMAT` is not
 set, so I think it should get used.

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