[tor-bugs] #17379 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Using the same build process in Tor Browser and Tor Messenger

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#17379: Using the same build process in Tor Browser and Tor Messenger
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 Reporter:  boklm                     |          Owner:  boklm
     Type:  task                      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-gitian                |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:6 boklm]:
 > I am planning to start working on this from the Tor Messenger
 repository, adding the missing Tor Browser components there. When it is
 finished, it should be possible to launch Tor Browser and Tor Messenger
 builds from the same repository.

 Hm. I wonder what constraints this entails. One thing I assume is that the
 Tor Browser build related things are much more rapidly evolving than the
 Tor Messenger ones because there is no money available for Tor Messenger
 while we have a bunch of full-time employees concerned about Tor Browser.
 I fear trying to keep both in sync costs too much time and money. Apart
 from that `tor-messenger-build` sounds misleading if users are looking for
 a way to understand how Tor Browser is built.

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