[tor-bugs] #7514 [Vidalia]: "Configure controlport automatically" is mysteriously missing when Vidalia couldn't start Tor

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#7514: "Configure controlport automatically" is mysteriously missing when Vidalia
couldn't start Tor
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 Reporter:  arma     |          Owner:  chiiph         
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  needs_revision 
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:                 
Component:  Vidalia  |        Version:  Vidalia: 0.2.20
 Keywords:           |         Parent:                 
   Points:           |   Actualpoints:                 
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Changes (by chiiph):

  * status:  needs_review => needs_revision


Comment:

 Have you tried having an old tor, starting Vidalia but not starting tor,
 then enabling the automatic control port, and finally starting tor? It
 should fail, because it never checks the version before setting this
 value. It works as it is right now, because the checkbox isn't displayed
 if Vidalia doesn't know anything about tor.

 You should add version checking to prevent this situation.

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