[tor-bugs] #32301 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Update Tor GeoIp Files for Android

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#32301: Update Tor GeoIp Files for Android
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 Reporter:  sisbell                           |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                            |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser          |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                            |     Resolution:  duplicate
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile, TorBrowserTeam202004  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                    |         Points:  .25
 Reviewer:                                    |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by sysrqb):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => duplicate


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 sisbell]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 sysrqb]:
 > > As mentioned in #30518, we don't use GeoIP on Android. Tor currently
 has the default:
 > > {{{
 > >   V(GeoIPFile,                   FILENAME,
 > >     SHARE_DATADIR PATH_SEPARATOR "tor" PATH_SEPARATOR "geoip"),
 > >   V(GeoIPv6File,                 FILENAME,
 > >     SHARE_DATADIR PATH_SEPARATOR "tor" PATH_SEPARATOR "geoip6"),
 > > }}}
 > >
 > > and the current tor binary does not override the default
 SHARE_DATADIR, so tor will only find the GeopIPFiles if they are in
 `/usr/local/share/tor/geoip` (which will never be the case on Android).
 >
 > In the case of setting exit nodes, we use the controlConnection. Does
 setting the geoIp file also not work through the control connection? If it
 does work, we can still support geoIp.
 >
 >
 > {{{
 > controlConnection.setConf("GeoIPFile",
 config.getGeoIpFile().getCanonicalPath());
 > controlConnection.setConf("GeoIPv6File",
 config.getGeoIpv6File().getCanonicalPath
 >                         ());
 > }}}
 >
 Ah! I missed that. Thanks for pointing that out. I don't know of a reason
 why that wouldn't work.

 Let's resolve this in #28766.

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