[tor-bugs] #27849 [Core Tor/Tor]: Bootstrapping hangs with 'SocksPort 0'

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#27849: Bootstrapping hangs with 'SocksPort 0'
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 Reporter:  pabs                                 |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.5.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.4.8
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  config, regression, backport-034,    |  Actual Points:
  035-must                                       |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor8-can
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Comment (by meejah):

 Currently, when txtorcon launches a new Tor subprocess, it expects it to
 bootstrap successfully (e.g. waits for it to get to 100% bootstrapped or
 errors out). I'm currently trying to add a feature to support single-hop
 /non-anonymous onions -- I could certainly special-case (further) this
 behavior and *not* wait for the bootstrap, but it mostly makes sense to me
 to have some way to say "please bootstrap".

 I guess looking at it the other way, why *wouldn't* I want to bootstrap
 right away?

 One reason txtorcon looks for bootstrapping to complete is for error-cases
 (e.g. if bootstrapping errors out or pauses for too long).

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