[tor-bugs] #5927 [Tor bundles/installation]: GeoIP file doesn't get placed correctly

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#5927: GeoIP file doesn't get placed correctly
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 Reporter:  bastik                    |          Owner:  erinn          
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new            
 Priority:  critical                  |      Milestone:                 
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:  Vidalia: 0.2.21
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:  #4347          
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:                 
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Changes (by AllHailDiscordia):

  * priority:  major => critical
  * version:  Vidalia: 0.2.19 => Vidalia: 0.2.21


Comment:

 This is still an issue with the latest Mac bundle (2.3.25, with Vidalia
 0.2.21) - After installing and setting up a bridge, I saw the following
 warnings in the logs:

 Aug 26 02:41:37.990 [Warning] Failed to open GEOIP file /builds
 /torbrowser-stable/build-scripts/build/i386/built/share/tor/geoip.  We've
 been configured to see which countries can access us as a bridge, and we
 need GEOIP information to tell which countries clients are in.

 I searched the drive and found the geoip file at /Applications
 /TorBrowser_en-US.app/Contents/Resources/Data/Tor/geoip, and when I
 updated my torrc as described above (by adding a GeoIPFile line to the
 torrc config from within Vidalia) it fixed things:

 Aug 26 02:50:40.180 [Notice] Parsing GEOIP file /Applications
 /TorBrowser_en-US.app/Contents/Resources/Data/Tor/geoip.

 Bumped priority to critical as it appears (based on the message) that it's
 a major problem for anyone trying to run a bridge out of the box (at least
 on Mac), and it should also be a relatively straightforward fix given that
 the real location of the geoip file is fixed/well-known for a standard Mac
 install.

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