[tor-bugs] #29013 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Provide stack smashing protection for mingw-clang builds

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#29013: Provide stack smashing protection for mingw-clang builds
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-rbm, GeorgKoppen201910,          |  Actual Points:  1.5
  tbb-9.0, TorBrowserTeam201910R                 |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:33 cypherpunks]:
 > Is there any advantage of this approach vs. `SSPStrong` (via UCRT?)
 enabled by default in clang-cl?

 I don't know to be honest. I feel we are on the safer side following
 `llvm-mingw` here as that approach seems to be working. I'd be happy
 looking over a patch for your approach, though.

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