[Whonix-devel] #25140 [Core Tor/Tor]: Parse only .torrc files in torrc.d directory

Wed Feb 7 20:51:58 CET 2018

#25140: Parse only .torrc files in torrc.d directory
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 Reporter:  iry           |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High          |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.3.3.1-alpha
 Severity:  Major         |     Resolution:
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Comment (by iry):

 Current result from the discussion on @tor-dev:
 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2018-February/012902.html

 * %include /etc/torrc.d means parsing all the files in the directory
 * implement %include /etc/torrc.d/*.extension syntax
 * let Tor log each config file it loads
 * warn on potentially unexpected files
 * document *.conf as the recommend usage
 * document how to manually migrate from * to *.conf
 * recommend /etc/torrc.d/*.conf as "a default extension for packagers"

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