[tor-bugs] #6757 [Tor Client]: ClientPreferIPv6ORPort not honoured when running with bridges

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#6757: ClientPreferIPv6ORPort not honoured when running with bridges
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 Reporter:  ln5         |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  normal      |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.1-alpha
 Keywords:  ipv6        |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by nickm):

 Needs more careful review than I can give it in the time before I need to
 head to the airport today.

 Replying to [comment:4 ln5]:
 > Based on the assumption that we want i) a Bridge line with an IPv6
 > address to imply ClientUseIPv6=1 and b) a Bridge line with an IPv6
 > address for a given bridge listed before an IPv4 address for the same
 > bridge to imply ClientPreferIPv6ORPort=1, I suggest two changes:

 Hm. I'm hoping that ClientUseIPv6 and ClientPreferIPv6ORPort in this
 context are meant bridge-specific, right?  That is, if a bridge has an
 Ipv6 address listed first, we don't necessarily want to prefer IPv6 for
 *all* bridges.

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