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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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