[tor-bugs] #5018 [Tor]: don't start ClientTransportPlugin proxies until we have a bridge that wants them

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#5018: don't start ClientTransportPlugin proxies until we have a bridge that wants
them
------------------------+-----------------------------------------
     Reporter:  arma    |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  reopened
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  pt tor-bridge, 024-backport
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:
       Points:          |
------------------------+-----------------------------------------

Comment (by dcf):

 Replying to [comment:22 dcf]:
 > What do you think about the following idea? We alter the patch from this
 ticket so that a ClientTransportPlugin is started only if there is a
 bridge that needs it ''and'' UseBridges is true. Then we ship a torrc-
 defaults file that has all the ClientTransportPlugin lines uncommented,
 and all the Bridge lines uncommented, but has UseBridges set to 0.

 I higher-level alternative to this idea is #10418.

--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/5018#comment:25>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online