[tor-bugs] #3378 [Torouter]: Tor 0.2.3.x and tor-fw-helper

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#3378: Tor 0.2.3.x and tor-fw-helper
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 Reporter:  runa      |          Owner:  ioerror
     Type:  task      |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:         
Component:  Torouter  |        Version:         
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 I'm opening a new ticket for this because #3374 is getting busy. Jake
 wants us to ship Tor 0.2.3.x with tor-fw-helper for the Torouter. Quoting
 from the other ticket:

   ''We'll also need the most recent 0.2.3.x Tor release as a Debian
 package, specifically we need to build it with tor-fw-helper. This means
 that we need to package the upnp and natpmp shared libraries.''

 And below are some comments and questions from IRC:

 < weasel> Runa: do you know the difference between and/or advantages of
 libnatpmp over libminiupnpc?

 < weasel> Runa: if all it needs is libminiupnpc, then I can easily add
 that to the build dependencies of the wheezy and sid packages.

 < weasel> Runa: if http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords
 =libminiupnpc-dev really is the lib it uses.

 < weasel> Runa: if it also wants libnatpmp, whatever that is, then
 somebody needs to package it first

 < weasel> Runa: also, the tor-fw-helper thing could really do with some
 documentation as to what the libs are needed for.  I can *guess*, but I
 shouldn't have to.

 < rransom> libnatpmp and libminiupnpc serve the same purpose, so you
 shouldn't need both.

 I have no idea what we need to have Tor 0.2.3.x with tor-fw-helper. Let's
 figure it out here, and leave #3374 for other Torouter-related stuff.

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