[tor-bugs] #16472 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Upgrade Binutils to 2.25+ for Tor Browser builds

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#16472: Upgrade Binutils to 2.25+ for Tor Browser builds
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 Reporter:  gk                        |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  task                      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm, boklm201802      |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #12968                    |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by boklm):

 In branch `bug_16472_v2` I added a commit updating binutils to 2.30:
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/boklm/tor-browser-
 build.git/commit/?h=bug_16472_v2&id=fd2706c19dad44730ef10f8d868ac965d84a65b7

 I also added a test commit adding two `tor-browser.git` patches fixing the
 build, but I am not sure that they are correct:
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/boklm/tor-browser-
 build.git/commit/?h=bug_16472_v2&id=868c0384fa306f51f5be5e16a32b6ef063ade2a9

 However, after updating gcc to 6.4.0, it seems those two patches are not
 needed anymore (and make the build fail). So I think we should update both
 binutils and gcc at the same time.

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