[tor-bugs] #1101 [Tor Client]: getinfo config-file doesn't handle relative paths well

Wed Dec 7 16:10:36 UTC 2011

#1101: getinfo config-file doesn't handle relative paths well
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 Reporter:  arma                |           Type:  defect    
   Status:  new                 |       Priority:  major     
Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final  |      Component:  Tor Client
  Version:  0.2.1.19            |     Resolution:  None      
 Keywords:  easy                |         Parent:            
   Points:                      |   Actualpoints:            
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Comment(by nickm):

 >Still, as per our discussion  here's an initial commit which prepends CWD
 on POSIX systems for filenames which do not start with '/' or '.'.

 Hm.  Why not prepend CWD to paths that start with "." ?  After all,
 "./torrc" isn't an absolute path.

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