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Re: [tor-bugs] #21306 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Be more helpful in the "cannot connect to tor control" error case
#21306: Be more helpful in the "cannot connect to tor control" error case
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Reporter: arma | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: #10059 | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Changes (by mcs):
* cc: brade, mcs, phoul (added)
Comment:
As gk said, in many cases it would help if users were shown the messages
that tor generated during startup. Unfortunately, if Tor Launcher is not
able to connect to the control port due to AV software or if tor exits
before Tor Launcher can connect, fixing #10059 may not help. Tor Launcher
really needs a way to capture the messages that go to stderr; hopefully
that is something we can address when we port Tor Launcher to use the
WebExtensions APIs (we will probably need to use
https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions/Native_Messaging, which means we
will have the "opportunity" to wrap tor in such a way that stderr output
is sent back to Tor Launcher).
In the near term, suggestions for improved error messages are welcome.
Colin, do you happen to have any text for these cases, e.g., text you will
someday add to the support portal?
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21306#comment:4>
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