[tor-bugs] #9829 [Tor bundles/installation]: Firefox ESR 24 does need a newer compiler than gcc 4.2

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#9829: Firefox ESR 24 does need a newer compiler than gcc 4.2
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     Reporter:  gk                        |      Owner:  erinn
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |    Version:
   Resolution:                            |   Keywords:  tbb-3.0, ff24-esr
Actual Points:                            |  Parent ID:  #10103
       Points:                            |
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Comment (by mingwandroid):

 > Good idea. As the comment above says the build is currently broken
 without it as libffi has some hiccups when getting cross-compiled.
 Initial investigation suggests this won't be too difficult to fix.
 > Apart from that I am currently trying Mozilla's cross-compile setup.
 We'll see how far I get with it.
 :-(
 > On a second thought, that should be no crash reason as the working
 Mozilla cross-compiled build has ctypes disabled as well...
 .. this suggests that the javascript (or something) has been re-worked
 since ESR24 to make things not crash without ctypes.

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