September 2018 - tor-packagers - lists.torproject.org

New Tor release: 0.3.5.2-alpha
by Nick Mathewson 21 Sep '18

21 Sep '18

Hello! You can get the latest tor alpha release from https://dist.torproject.org/ This one fixes an important bug affecting busy servers, where they would falsely think that they had run out of fds. Probably anybody who is running a server of any kind on 0.3.5.1-alpha should upgrade. Changelog at https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/plain/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.3.5.2-alpha peace, -- Nick

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Tor 0.3.5.1-alpha is released
by Nick Mathewson 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

Hi, packagers! There's an alpha release for our new stable series. You can see the changelog at https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.3.5.1-alpha And you can find the source code, as usual, at https://dist.torproject.org/ When you go to check the signature, gpg might tell you that my subkeys are expired. If that happens, you'll need to refresh the key from a public keyserver, or fetch it from https://people.torproject.org/~nickm/public_key.asc . The key and subkeys haven't changed -- only the expiration date has. There are some configuration changes in this version of Tor. Make sure that you at least skim the "major features" section of the changelog for more information. Our plan is for Tor 0.3.5.x to be another long-term-supported release, with support until 2022. For more information on our support policies and calendar, see https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/teams/NetworkTeam/CoreTor… best wishes, and thanks for helping bring Tor to the world, -- Nick

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Vanguards v0.2.2 is available for packaging
by Mike Perry 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Vanguards v0.2.2 is tagged on github at https://github.com/mikeperry-tor/vanguards. The tag is signed with the gpg key that signed this mail, and all of my other mails. Version 0.2.2 fixes an exception crash bug found by traumschule (https://github.com/mikeperry-tor/vanguards/issues/29) Here is the complete changelog: - Fix exception when a connection to a guard is closed with more than one live circuit. #29 - Catch control+c and exit cleanly. #30. - Use Tor's network liveness events to double-check connectivity. - Print out relevant versions at startup. Again, the preferred interpreter for vanguards is pypy, but you must use either stem 1.5.4 (or below), or stem 1.6.0 with this patch: https://gitweb.torproject.org/stem.git/commit/?id=c52db04 The addon does not require this patch when run under python2 or python3 with stem 1.6.0 (but pypy will be much faster for high traffic onion services). The addon also requires Tor 0.3.3.x or above, and 0.3.4.x is preferred. Please set dependencies and repository placement accordingly. If you previously had issues with the tests, please see: https://github.com/mikeperry-tor/vanguards/blob/master/README_TESTS.md -- Mike Perry

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New releases tagged and uploaded (but see notice!)
by Nick Mathewson 10 Sep '18

10 Sep '18

Hi, all! At long last, Tor 0.3.4 is stable! The new release, 0.3.4.8, has been tagged and signed and uploaded to https://dist.torproject.org/ So have a set of patch releases for the older stable release series: 0.2.9.17, 0.3.2.12, and 0.3.3.10. No earth-shattering bugs there, but worth upgrading for. Changelogs: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.2.9.17 https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.3.2.12 https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.3.3.10 https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=tor-0.3.4.8 There's a catch, though: the versioning directory authorities have not yet recommended these versions. When you go to run one of them, you'll get a warning message: This tends to bother users, so I'd suggest not uploading your packages until the versions are recommended and the official announcement is out. One more thing: Tor 0.3.2 is reaching end-of-life. After October 9, it won't get any more patches. If you like tracking the latest-and-greatest stable Tor releases, you should be on 0.3.3 already, and upgrading to 0.3.4 soon. If you like a nice stable long-term release series, you should stick with 0.2.9 for a while longer. For our release plans, see https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/teams/NetworkTeam/CoreTor… . best wishes, -- Nick

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