[tor-bugs] #19661 [Core Tor/Tor]: tor refuses to use /dev/null as a config file

Tue Oct 18 23:57:43 UTC 2016

#19661: tor refuses to use /dev/null as a config file
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 Reporter:  weasel                               |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.0.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.2.8.5-rc
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  easy, lorax, integration, review-    |  Actual Points:
  group-10                                       |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  .1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 I've reviewed this patch, and it seems simple enough, and trivially
 correct.
 And it does solve the problem in general for almost all files read by tor.

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