[tor-bugs] #10030 [Tor bundles/installation]: Tor pluggable transport bundle does not work in OS X Mavericks

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#10030: Tor pluggable transport bundle does not work in OS X Mavericks
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     Reporter:  msfc                      |      Owner:
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  normal                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.16-rc
   Resolution:                            |   Keywords:
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Changes (by dcf):

 * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 I found a workaround that we can deploy relatively quickly without having
 to modify tor.

 The problem is that Finder in Mavericks sets the current directory to /,
 so relative paths to pluggable transport executables don't work. What we
 can do is move `tor` to `tor.real` and then create a shell script `tor`
 with something like:
 {{{
 #!/bin/sh
 cd $(dirname $0)
 exec ./tor.real $@
 }}}
 I tested this idea on Mavericks and it works. What do you say?

 Vidalia is using the above mentioned `QApplication::applicationDirPath`
 ([https://gitweb.torproject.org/vidalia.git/blob/dd3a52e6d4ca7522df9773d5997cfa83c50a7421:/src/vidalia/MainWindow.cpp#l1192
 see here]), which is why it didn't break with the changed behavior in
 Mavericks.

 A more permanent fix may be to have tor do this same thing: either set its
 current directory or else absolutize the paths to subprograms based on the
 executable directory.

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