[tor-bugs] #33557 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Update Android Toolchain for Fenix

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#33557: Update Android Toolchain for Fenix
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 Reporter:  sisbell                              |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  task                                 |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile, Android,                 |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam202004                           |
Parent ID:  #33184                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:  sysrqb                               |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor58-must
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:20 sysrqb]:
 > https://firefox-source-
 docs.mozilla.org/build/buildsystem/toolchains.html#firefox-for-android-
 with-gradle
 >
 > {{{
 > To build Firefox for Android with Gradle in automation, archives
 containing both
 > the Gradle executable and a Maven repository comprising the exact build
 > dependencies are produced and uploaded to an internal Mozilla server.
 The build
 > automation will download, verify, and extract these archive before
 building. These
 > archives provide a self-contained Gradle and Maven repository so that
 machines
 > don’t need to fetch additional Maven dependencies at build time.
 > }}}
 >
 > I wonder if (and how) we can re-use this. `./mach android gradle-
 dependencies` is the starting point.

 Yes, seems like an interesting approach. I've opened #34110 so we can
 consider it at some point.

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