[tor-bugs] #9173 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Relocate RelativeLink functionality to Firefox patch

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#9173: Relocate RelativeLink functionality to Firefox patch
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     Reporter:  mikeperry             |      Owner:  mcs
         Type:  defect                |     Status:  reopened
     Priority:  critical              |  Milestone:
    Component:  Firefox Patch Issues  |    Version:
   Resolution:                        |   Keywords:  tbb-usability
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Changes (by mcs):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 Kathy Brade and I discovered that if the browser is started from a shell
 after cd'ing down into the TBB directory structure, a "." component may be
 included in the binary path at a low enough point to confuse the code we
 added that crawls up the directory hierarchy.  The result is that the
 browser will look for its profiles in the wrong directory.  Here is a fix:

 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/brade/tor-
 browser.git/commit/df38389ed9ef4dd8545416eae6ecd155d9b2189c

 I suggest just taking this fix for ESR24-based bundles (e.g., TBB 3.5),
 but it could be back-ported to the FF17-based bundles if people think it
 is important.

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