[tor-bugs] #25729 [Core Tor/Tor]: UTF8 encoded TORRC does NOT parse non-Latin paths

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#25729: UTF8 encoded TORRC does NOT parse non-Latin paths
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 Reporter:  Fleming       |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: unspecified
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
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Changes (by Fleming):

 * keywords:  needs-proposal =>


Comment:

 Am not a developer, but my user’s experience says that DataDirectory path
 is a string, right? Check its existence on disk as ANSI first, then
 internally convert that string to UTF8 and check again.

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