[tor-bugs] #10416 [Tor]: Tor won't start on Windows when path contains non-ascii characters

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#10416: Tor won't start on Windows when path contains non-ascii characters
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     Reporter:  iktsuarpok  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal      |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor         |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.25
   Resolution:              |   Keywords:  windows, unicode
Actual Points:              |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * cc: helix, mikeperry, mcs (added)


Comment:

 TBB people -- can we trace what command line Tor is getting in this
 situation?  Are we losing the non-ascii characters between the launcher
 and Tor, or between Tor and the filesystem call?

 Also, could somebody refresh me on why this needs to be an absolute path?
 I know I've had it explained to me before, but I didn't see the
 explanation here or on #9593 when I checked.

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