Re: [T(A)ILS-dev] Bug#623203: vidalia: config script kills …

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Author: Dererk
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To: intrigeri+debian
CC: 623203, tails-dev
Old-Topics: [T(A)ILS-dev] vidalia: config script kills system-wide Tor daemon while instructed to let it alone
Subject: Re: [T(A)ILS-dev] Bug#623203: vidalia: config script kills system-wide Tor daemon while instructed to let it alone
On 18/04/11 07:35, intrigeri+debian@??? wrote:
> Package: vidalia
> Version: 0.2.10-3
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch
>
> Hi,
>
> vidalia.config script contains wrong logic I think: it kills the
> system-wide Tor daemon if vidalia/tor-daemon-interaction is set to
> "nothing" or "one-off". According to the debconf templates, "nothing"
> means:
>
>    * No configuration:
>      leave Tor running for now. Vidalia will not be able to
>      communicate with Tor until it is manually reconfigured - see
>      "/usr/share/doc/vidalia/README.Debian" for more details;

>
> In that case, I don't think Vidalia's config script should interfere
> in any way with the system-wide Tor daemon.
>
> On the other hand, when this debconf parameter has the "permanent"
> value, I think Vidalia's config script should stop it as documented:
>
>    * Permanent takeover:
>      stop Tor and simply let Vidalia handle starting it whenever you
>      run Vidalia (not usable on a multi-user system).

Hi intrigeri+debian,

I might have not properly followed you, since what you suggest the asked
debconf templates options to do are what they are doing.

Do you experience a different behaviour than the selected ones?



Cheers,

Dererk

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