[tor-bugs] #25862 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Clean up wrapper script/CFLAGS and friends mix on Windows

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#25862: Clean up wrapper script/CFLAGS and friends mix on Windows
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     Reporter:  gk                        |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  enhancement               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:  tbb-rbm
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 Our mix of wrapper scripts and usage of CFLAGS/LDFLAGS when compiling on
 Windows has grown over the years to a point where it gets confusing. We
 should get back to sanity here.

 We needed the wrapper scripts to pass down all required flags to the
 depths of the Firefox build system, but meanwhile those scripts are used
 almost everywhere and `CFLAGS`/`LDFLAGS` additionally sometimes.

 One option boklm brought up would be to use the `CFLAGS`/`LDFLAGS` defined
 in rbm.conf and enable those script only during Firefox's build.

 Another just get rid of those wrapper script and fix the missing pieces in
 Firefox if those are still there.

 At any rate, we should document where we need them in the first place to
 avoid lengthy digging in case someone is wondering in the future or now,
 while looking at our build scripts.

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