[tor-bugs] #31564 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Android bundles based on ESR 68 are not built reproducibly anymore

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#31564: Android bundles based on ESR 68 are not built reproducibly anymore
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-9.0-must-alpha,                  |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201909, GeorgKoppen201909        |
Parent ID:  #30324                               |         Points:  5
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:35 eighthave]:
 > The Android tools e.g. Gradle Android Plugin need opendk-8, they don't
 run with a newer JDK unless you are using quite new versions, like gradle
 5.x. and a Gradle Android PLugin version that matches.

 That's very unfortunate. :(

 > I really highly recommend never building anything from the Android
 source tree from scratch.

 Yeah, I want to have this, too. So far the main problem is lack of time to
 set this properly up, in particular while we are transitioning to the new
 esr.

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