[tbb-bugs] #31568 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Update How to Create Gradle Dependencies

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#31568: Update How to Create Gradle Dependencies
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 Reporter:  sisbell                              |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm, ff68-esr, tbb-9.0-must-     |  Actual Points:
  alpha, TorBrowserTeam201910                    |
Parent ID:  #30324                               |         Points:  0.25
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by sisbell):

 Made the updates to the latest instructions
 https://github.com/sisbell/tor-browser-
 build/commit/5698a3f54cc249cc51e157158a06b95455590279

 Replying to [comment:18 gk]:
 > Replying to [comment:17 gk]:
 > > Okay, my idea does not work for `tor-android-service` we need to get
 back to the drawing board. :(
 >
 > I was actually wrong:
 > {{{
 > 07:07 <+GeKo> the crucial part i missed was making sure there is no
 local cache passed to gradle
 > 07:07 <+GeKo> otherwise gradle seems just to check the sha1 value of
 what is already there
 > 07:08 <+GeKo> instead of downloading the resources (again)
 > }}}
 > So, if we are (re-)constructing the gradle dependencies it seems to be
 important to omit `-Dmaven.repo.local=$gradle_repo` as well and not just
 replace `--offline` with `--debug` and allow network access. We should
 note that in the doc.

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