[tor-bugs] #12811 [Tor Browser]: Compiling ESR 31 is broken with mingw-w64 based on GCC 4.8.3

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#12811: Compiling ESR 31 is broken with mingw-w64 based on GCC 4.8.3
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     Reporter:  gk       |      Owner:  gk
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
  Browser                |   Keywords:  tbb-gitian, ff31-esr,
   Resolution:           |  TorBrowserTeam201408
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:  #12460
       Points:           |
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Comment (by gk):

 Backing out the NSS related part helps. Now I am greeted by
 {{{
 make[5]: Warning: File `/home/ubuntu/build/tor-
 browser/toolkit/devtools/gcli/source/lib/gcli/commands' has modification
 time 0.17 s in the future
 ../../../dist/bin/nsinstall -R -m 644 '/home/ubuntu/build/tor-
 browser/toolkit/devtools/gcli/source/lib/gcli/commands'
 '../../../dist/bin/modules/devtools/gcli'
 ../../../dist/bin/nsinstall -R -m 644 '/home/ubuntu/build/tor-
 browser/toolkit/devtools/gcli/source/lib/gcli/connectors'
 '../../../dist/bin/modules/devtools/gcli'
 ../../../dist/bin/nsinstall -R -m 644 '/home/ubuntu/build/tor-
 browser/toolkit/devtools/gcli/source/lib/gcli/converters'
 '../../../dist/bin/modules/devtools/gcli'
 ../../../dist/bin/nsinstall -R -m 644 '/home/ubuntu/build/tor-
 browser/toolkit/devtools/gcli/source/lib/gcli/fields'
 '../../../dist/bin/modules/devtools/gcli'
 ../../../dist/bin/nsinstall: cannot make symbolic link /home/ubuntu/build
 /tor-browser/obj-mingw/dist/bin/modules/devtools/gcli/commands: File
 exists
 make[5]: *** [../../../dist/bin/modules/devtools/gcli/commands] Error 1
 }}}
 . The bug is the one visible on the other platforms as well and probably
 due to our Gitian (libfaketime) setup.

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