[tor-bugs] #8638 [Tor]: mkdir fails in test suite

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#8638: mkdir fails in test suite
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 Reporter:  weasel          |          Owner:                     
     Type:  defect          |         Status:  new                
 Priority:  minor           |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final 
Component:  Tor             |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.11-alpha
 Keywords:  024-deferrable  |         Parent:                     
   Points:                  |   Actualpoints:                     
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Changes (by nickm):

  * keywords:  => 024-deferrable
  * milestone:  => Tor: 0.2.4.x-final


Comment:

 seems like we should

 A) have tor's tests + tinytest + windows behave nicer together, by
 creating a tempdir only in the main tinytest process, and not in the
 subprocesses.  An environment variable or command-line flag seems a likely
 way to pass the info to the subprocess.

 B) Have the tempdir names be less likely to repeat.  Adding a random
 string or the current time or both seems plausible.

 I'd take a patch for either.

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