[tbb-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:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm, boklm201802      |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #12968                    |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:10 boklm]:
 > After reverting commit ed700649d0607e6509d5bbc51f4617bbae13a543 from
 binutils, firefox builds without error on linux-i686.
 gold [https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16111 started] to
 detect errors as ld. Why to revert that?
 Maybe, adding `static` to [https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-
 esr52/source/dom/media/gmp-plugin-openh264/gmp-fake-openh264.cpp#84
 kLogStrings] could help?

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