[tor-bugs] #26568 [Core Tor/Tor]: --ControlPortWriteToFile reports port 0 on --ControlPort=auto, not opened port

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#26568: --ControlPortWriteToFile reports port 0 on --ControlPort=auto, not opened
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 Reporter:  karalabe                             |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.5.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
 Severity:  Major                                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  regression?, auto, control, port,    |  Actual Points:
  invalid, empty                                 |
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Changes (by teor):

 * keywords:  auto, control, port, invalid, empty => regression?, auto,
     control, port, invalid, empty
 * version:   => Tor: unspecified
 * milestone:   => Tor: 0.3.5.x-final


Comment:

 Hi, thanks for this bug report.
 Which branch and commit are you using?

 Questions for the developers:
 Are we writing the file before we assign and open the control port?
 Or did we change one of the control port functions in the refactor?

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