[tor-bugs] #29185 [Applications/Tor Browser]: 8.5a7-build3 Windows .exe files are not reproducibly built

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#29185: 8.5a7-build3 Windows .exe files are not reproducibly built
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 Reporter:  gk                        |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Immediate                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201901      |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by langpack):

 Replying to [comment:3 gk]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 langpack]:
 > > {{{
 > > - makensis -DCHANNEL=[% c("var/channel") %] torbrowser.nsi
 > > + makensis /DCHANNEL=[% c("var/channel") %] torbrowser.nsi
 > > }}}
 >
 > That just breaks the build with `Can't open script "/DCHANNEL=alpha"`.
 Oh, it seems https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/568/ doesn't work,
 because this is a some kind of cross-nsis like
 https://github.com/inponomarev/nsis/blob/master/tasks/main.yml
 But, please, use the latest security update (3.04) with fixed
 https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1204/

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