[tbb-bugs] #25485 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Browser/TorBrowser/Tor/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.11' not found (required by /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmirclient.so.9)

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#25485: Browser/TorBrowser/Tor/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.11' not found
(required by /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmirclient.so.9)
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                     |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                          |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  Very High                       |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser        |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                          |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff60-esr, TorBrowserTeam201806  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by boklm):

 It seems that the issue is that `libgdk-3.so.0` on Ubuntu is linked to
 `libmirclient.so.9`, which is linked to a newer version of
 `libstdc++.so.6` than the one we ship.

 Some (probably not good) solutions could be:
 - building and shipping a `libgdk-3.so.0` (and maybe libgtk3?) that is not
 linked to `libmirclient.so.9`. However this will increase the complexity,
 build time, and size of our bundles.
 - building and shipping a `libmirclient.so.9` that is linked to our
 version of `libstdc++.so.6`.

 I think a better option might be to avoid having our version of
 `libstdc++.so.6` in `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` when the version installed on the
 system is newer. Maybe the `start-tor-browser` script could detect which
 version of `libstdc++.so.6` is available and only add our version to
 `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` when needed.

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