[tor-relays] What is the different between Tor browser and Torsource code

[dave` dave]

i guess you have not understand me right:
i downloaded the source code and i had few changes and i compiled it
without errors.
now i want to use my new source code that i created:
how can i do that, never used source code before its a new thing for me.


On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 12:21 PM, Keifer Bly <keifer.bly at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, it seems like this is not something you’d need to change the source
> code for. On the tor browser connection screen, instead of clicking
> “connect” click “configure”. From here you can preconfigure the settings of
> a local proxy server as well as  exclusively what ports you want the tor
> browser to configure and listen on.
>
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>
> As for the tor browser vs tor source code, the tor browser is a modified
> version of Firefox which is preconfigured to use the tor network, which was
> created from the source code.
>
>
>
> As for configuring how many relays you want to use in your tor connection,
> I am not sure of a way to configure exactly how many relays you want to
> connect through, however, you could try adding this to your torrc file
>
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> ExcludeSingleHopRelays 1
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> Adding this should force your tor connection to go through at least three
> relays no matter what, as opposed to less than that.
>
> *From: *dave` dave <daved7082 at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Sunday, June 10, 2018 1:23 AM
> *To: *tor-relays at lists.torproject.org
> *Subject: *Re: [tor-relays] What is the different between Tor browser and
> Torsource code
>
>
>
> i have to change it because there is no other way to make it work the way
> i want if i won't change the source code.
>
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> On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 11:11 AM, dawuud <dawuud at riseup.net> wrote:
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>
> maybe you don't need to change the source code to get
> tor to do what you want because the control port can be used
> to tell tor how to build circuits, number of hops etc.
> you can learn about this in the control port specification,
> in the specifications git repo.
>
> also, instead of copying files around as Georg suggests you can
> change the tor browser settings to use whatever socks and control port.
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 10:53:55AM +0300, dave` dave wrote:
> > Actually i don't understand what you said or how to do that. can you
> expand
> > please?
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 10:39 AM, Georg Koppen <gk at torproject.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > dave` dave:
> > > > I know that i can download Tor Browser and use it as a regular
> browser
> > > with
> > > > a touch of anonymity. but, if i want to change a few things in Tor i
> can
> > > > change in .torrc file like the ExitNode, EntryNodeetc.. as i have
> here in
> > > > Tor's manual:
> > > >
> > > > https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en
> > > >
> > > > but, if i want to change a way more series things i need to change it
> > > from
> > > > the source code for example the numbers of Nodes-hop make 1 one or 8
> > > hop's:
> > > >
> > > > https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en
> > > >
> > > > after changing the source code i and to install it:
> > > >
> > > > ./configure && make install
> > > >
> > > > more info:
> > > >
> > > > https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-doc-unix.html.en
> > > >
> > > > after changing thw source code as i want it compiled without any
> > > > error's(Ubuntu 16.04 VMware).
> > > >
> > > > after the compiling im in kind of in dead end don't know what to do.
> > > >
> > > > i want to use the source code that i edit as a i use in regular
> > > Tor-Browser
> > > > can i do that?
> > >
> > > Yes, just copy it over the tor which we ship in
> > > tor-browser_$YOUR-LOCALE/Browser/TorBrowser/Tor
> > >
> > > Georg
> > >
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