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Re: [tor-bugs] #28240 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Think about using mingw-w64 with dwarf exception support for rustc cross-compilation for 32bit Windows



#28240: Think about using mingw-w64 with dwarf exception support for rustc cross-
compilation for 32bit Windows
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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                   |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:4 tom]:
 > Replying to [comment:3 gk]:
 > > Replying to [comment:2 tom]:
 > > > Hm. I know that mingw-clang-x86 needs sjlj-exceptions because the
 default SEH exceptions are not supported there.  But I'm confused why Tor
 needs a special case and the Mozilla builds don't.
 > >
 > > What do you mean with special case? I doubt you are cross-compiling
 Rust for 32bit Windows. But we do mainly to be able to react "quickly" to
 potential reproducibility issues (see the infamous #26475 where this
 stance has helped).
 >
 > Right; we're not, we download pre-compiled stuff (and repack it).
 >
 > So I guess the answer is you need a patch to your version because you're
 compiling with a different compiler than us. (Presumably, the windows rust
 components are compiled using clang-cl or msvc on Windows?)

 Yes.

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