[tor-bugs] #16651 [Tor]: Tor fails to build on OpenBSD 5.8 due to libevent config options

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#16651: Tor fails to build on OpenBSD 5.8 due to libevent config options
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 Reporter:  teor                                 |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
 Priority:  Medium                               |  needs_review
Component:  Tor                                  |      Milestone:  Tor:
 Severity:  Normal                               |  0.2.7.x-final
 Keywords:  bsd, 027-backport, libevent,         |        Version:
  PostFreeze027, pre028-patch,                   |     Resolution:
  TorCoreTeam201511                              |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
  Sponsor:                                       |
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Changes (by teor):

 * keywords:  bsd, 027-backport, libevent, PostFreeze027, pre028-patch =>
     bsd, 027-backport, libevent, PostFreeze027, pre028-patch,
     TorCoreTeam201511


Comment:

 I think we could get this finished in November, if not, let's push it to
 December at the latest.

 We also need to work out what to do if the variable contains "no":
 terminate configure and tell the user to install libevent?

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