[tor-bugs] #5208 [Tor Relay]: torrc should allow runtime interpolation of some variables in filenames

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Sat Feb 25 08:21:01 UTC 2012


#5208: torrc should allow runtime interpolation of some variables in filenames
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 Reporter:  sjmurdoch    |          Owner:                  
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Tor Relay    |        Version:                  
 Keywords:               |         Parent:                  
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:                  
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Comment(by rransom):

 Replying to [comment:2 nickm]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 rransom]:
 > > Does this mean we can get rid of `SAVECONF`?
 >
 > I don't follow the logical connection there?

 If Tor loads a configuration file containing e.g. “`DataDirectory
 $TBB_ROOT/Data/Tor/`” and then saves it without special care to keep the
 original values of its options around, Tor will write e.g. “`DataDirectory
 G:\Tor Browser/Data/Tor`”.  That is a very very bad bug, as it means that
 (at a minimum) Tor Browser Bundle would no longer be portable.

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