[tor-commits] [torspec/master] Clarify that CString bug is output-only

nickm at torproject.org nickm at torproject.org
Mon Feb 23 15:43:09 UTC 2015


commit f079eb102a421622bbd46ab6ef2e8d7c5ebdbeb0
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Mon Feb 23 10:43:07 2015 -0500

    Clarify that CString bug is output-only
---
 control-spec.txt |   13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/control-spec.txt b/control-spec.txt
index 1c90967..871c353 100644
--- a/control-spec.txt
+++ b/control-spec.txt
@@ -133,10 +133,15 @@
     Read \n \t \r and \0 ... \377 as C escapes.
     Treat a backslash followed by any other character as that character.
 
-  Currently, many of the QuotedString instances below are in fact
-  CStrings.  We intend to fix this in future versions of Tor, and
-  document which ones were broken.  (See bugtracker ticket #14555
-  for a bit more information.)
+  Currently, many of the QuotedString instances below that Tor
+  outputs are in fact CStrings.  We intend to fix this in future
+  versions of Tor, and document which ones were broken.  (See
+  bugtracker ticket #14555 for a bit more information.)
+
+  Note that this bug exists only in strings generated by Tor for the
+  Tor controller; Tor should parse input QuotedStrings from the
+  controller correctly.
+
 
 2.2. Commands from controller to Tor
 



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