[tor-bugs] #6879 [Core Tor/Tor]: dir-spec.txt says “For backward compatibility” without a version number

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#6879: dir-spec.txt says “For backward compatibility” without a version number
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 Reporter:  rransom              |          Owner:
     Type:  defect               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium               |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-client tor-spec  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by arma):

 * severity:   => Normal


Comment:

 Actually, that idea went in earlier, at dbf4780ec37 (on Jun 3 2003), where
 we added
 {{{
 +Note: The extra newline at the end of the router block is intentional.
 }}}

 Alternatively, you can find that same commit at f40ddfab in tor's git.

 I looked through it a bit, to try to decode _router_get_next_token() from
 way back when.

 But I think the simpler answer is that we can stop claiming anything about
 an extra newline, because it has been a long time indeed since that's been
 relevant.

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