[tbb-bugs] #20301 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Bumping the compiler version to 6.2.0 breaks 64bit Tor Browser builds

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#20301: Bumping the compiler version to 6.2.0 breaks 64bit Tor Browser builds
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Blocker                              |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  GeorgKoppen201610, tbb-rbm,          |  Actual Points:
  boklm201803, TorBrowserTeam201803R             |
Parent ID:  #25304                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:15 boklm]:
 > Replying to [comment:3 gk]:
 > > Okay, I bisected the problem (`PIE` enforcement breaks the compiler)
 and pushed a fix for review to bug_20301
 (https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/gk/tor-browser-
 bundle.git/commit/?h=bug_20301&id=dfa3403825fc315168df3295f6062f5979b0a8a0)
 in my public repo.
 >
 > I applied the same fix, using the same comment, to tor-browser-build in
 branch `bug_20301`:
 > https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/boklm/tor-browser-
 build.git/commit/?h=bug_20301&id=4e57f8a0780fd9ed9633dc7d2391bf908b74e337

 The comment looks good to me. Although, we won't update GCC to 6.2.0
 anymore. Thus, the commit message is wrong. I think we should just close
 this bug an apply the comment about disabling PIE in the upcoming patch
 for #25304.

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