[tor-bugs] #3077 [Vidalia]: Vidalia needs to parse tor logs for SocksPort and ControlPort

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#3077: Vidalia needs to parse tor logs for SocksPort and ControlPort
-----------------------+----------------------------------------------------
 Reporter:  mikeperry  |          Owner:  chiiph
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:        
Component:  Vidalia    |        Version:        
 Keywords:             |         Parent:  #2264 
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:        
-----------------------+----------------------------------------------------
 In order to ship Tor Browser Bundles that do not conflict with
 distribution-installed tor clients and tor relays, we must give TBB the
 ability to automatically choose a new SOCKS port and Control port if the
 default ports are in use. (See #2264).

 The current plan is to create torrc options to cause Tor to automatically
 listen on a random free port for the socksport and the control port, and
 to communicate these choices to vidalia through log lines that are easily
 parsable (see #3076). Vidalia would then set an environment variable to
 inform Tor Browser (and thus Torbutton) which SOCKS port to use.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3077>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online