[tor-bugs] #2362 [Tor Relay]: get-text always reports Log entry

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#2362: get-text always reports Log entry
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 Reporter:  atagar     |       Owner:                    
     Type:  defect     |      Status:  new               
 Priority:  minor      |   Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Relay  |     Version:                    
 Keywords:             |      Parent:                    
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Changes (by arma):

  * milestone:  => Tor: 0.2.3.x-final


Comment:

 The trouble here is that logs are a linelist, so a controller that appends
 a new log entry to the linelist will leave the old one around, and our
 original behavior goal was to have the stdout log entry only when there
 aren't any others.

 Option one is to ignore it until a controller that uses Tor where stdout
 is relevant actually wants to do this behavior of modifying log lines. Is
 arm there yet, atagar?

 Option two is to tag torrc options with "not for save" or something. Ugh.

 Option three is to special-case a stdout log and not write it if it's the
 only line and it wasn't explicitly asked for. Semi-ugh.

 Option four is ...?

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