[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 Browser  |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  tbb-gitian
Actual Points:               |  Parent ID:  #12460
       Points:               |
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Comment (by gk):

 Working around the issue above leaves us with an error during the
 packaging step:
 {{{
 Error: /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/browser/installer/package-
 manifest:419: AccessibleMarshal.dll already added
 Error: /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/browser/installer/package-
 manifest:419: application.ini already added
 Error: /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/browser/installer/package-
 manifest:419: browser/blocklist.xml already added
 }}}
 ...
 {{{
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/home/ubuntu/build/tor-
 browser/toolkit/mozapps/installer/packager.py", line 401, in <module>
     main()
   File "/home/ubuntu/build/tor-
 browser/toolkit/mozapps/installer/packager.py", line 354, in main
     copier.add(mozpack.path.join(binpath, 'removed-files'), removals)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/contextlib.py", line 24, in __exit__
     self.gen.next()
   File "/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/python/mozbuild/mozpack/errors.py",
 line 129, in accumulate
     raise AccumulatedErrors()
 mozpack.errors.AccumulatedErrors
 make[3]: *** [stage-package] Error 1
 }}}
 libfaketime is not the culprit here and surprisingly this does not fail if
 one compiles directly on the VM.

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