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Re: [tor-bugs] #12468 [Tor bundles/installation]: TBB unconditionally logs all Firefox output to disk
#12468: TBB unconditionally logs all Firefox output to disk
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Reporter: rransom | Owner: erinn
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone:
Component: Tor bundles/installation | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Actual Points: | Parent ID:
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Comment (by rransom):
Replying to [comment:4 cypherpunks]:
> > Which version of Ubuntu are you using? (I can't easily test on Ubuntu
now, but other people will want to know.) Are you using the standard
configuration/state (i.e. default configuration of Unity started from the
default desktop manager, and without running Nautilus from a terminal)?
>
> It happens for Ubuntu 14.04. It's possible to test with installation CD
in virtual environment. No any changes need.
I can't currently run a VM.
> > Which file descriptors are incorrectly reported as terminals?
>
> 1 and 2. (stdout and stderr)
>
> > Are messages that a program sends to stdout displayed to the user
immediately? Are messages that a program sends to stderr displayed to the
user immediately?
>
> Ubuntu writes such stdout to `.cache/upstart/gnome-session-Unity.log`.
Invisible for user.
Crud. Using a pty for that is a horrible idea, and it'll break more than
just TBB.
I've attached a series of ('''untested''') patches that should turn off
all output to stdout and stderr unless the user explicitly passes the
`--debug` option.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/12468#comment:10>
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