[tor-bugs] #28311 [Core Tor/Tor]: Do ~ expansion on tor's configured paths

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#28311: Do ~ expansion on tor's configured paths
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 Reporter:  teor          |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #28298        |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 But `PidFile ~/.torpid` does not work, see #28311.

 And path_is_relative() or make_path_absolute() don't handle "~".

 At the very least, these functions should document their expectation that
 expand_filename() has been run on the path before they see it.

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