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Back in the old days, shared libraries that linked against libxul/xpcom were common (binary components), but those days are long gone. Even when GeckoSharedLibrary was added, most uses were linkage=None. Nowadays, all of them are, it's time to admit that this should be the default. Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D238899
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