[tor-bugs] #22917 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Use --disable-auto-import on mingw builds of TBB and tor

Fri Jul 14 00:14:16 UTC 2017

#22917: Use --disable-auto-import on mingw builds of TBB and tor
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     Reporter:  arthuredelstein           |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:  tbb-security
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 A cypherpunk [ticket:22563#comment:8 pointed out] that we could possibly
 use --disable-auto-import on our mingw builds of TBB and tor. This would
 probably require patching Firefox as well as stack protection in
 gcc/mingw.

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