[tor-bugs] #3747 [Tor Client]: Tor can't create the ControlPortWriteToFile file if it is to be placed into the not-yet-existant datadir

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#3747: Tor can't create the ControlPortWriteToFile file if it is to be placed into
the not-yet-existant datadir
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 Reporter:  Sebastian   |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  major       |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.2.x-final
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by chiiph):

 Replying to [comment:6 nickm]:
 > Far less than a second, I'd expect.
 >
 > (And if there's already a race, then Vidalia already needs a solution.)

 Yes, right now it tries 5 times waiting a second after each one.

 Right now, I've experienced a delay of 1 or 2 seconds on an Ubuntu VM
 before it creates the port file, so this idea of delaying the creation may
 take more than a second on a slow system.

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