[tor-bugs] #25471 [Obfuscation/Snowflake]: "log to pt_state directory" option for snowflake-client

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#25471: "log to pt_state directory" option for snowflake-client
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     Reporter:  dcf                    |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  enhancement            |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                 |  Milestone:
    Component:  Obfuscation/Snowflake  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                 |   Keywords:
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 From #25449:

 [comment:3:ticket:25449 dcf]:
 > My removal of default logging in [https://gitweb.torproject.org
 /pluggable-
 transports/snowflake.git/commit/?id=12922a232ba63bd8d94c92ced32e23aa2fb055ed
 12922a232b] was arguably rash: while obviously eventually we would have to
 stop logging by default, requiring a `-log` option with a path prevents
 writing to a log file that's inside the `pt_state` directory, which, in
 sandbox situations, may be the only place the transport plugin is allowed
 to write. obfs4proxy just has a boolean option `-enableLogging` that
 doesn't take a path, unconditionally writing to `pt_state/obfs4proxy.log`.
 Perhaps something like that would be better, even if it's less convenient
 for development.

 [comment:4:ticket:25449 arlolra]:
 > Maybe just add another flag, `-logToStateDir` or the like

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